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U.S. Daily Newspapers by Circulation
Category
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Number
of Daily Newspapers Circulation
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Dailies
Over 50,000
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| Year |
Total |
Under
50,000 |
50,001-
100,000 |
100,001-
250,000 |
Over
250,000 |
Number |
Percentage
of Total |
| 1950 |
1,774 |
1,571 |
82 |
84 |
35 |
201 |
11.3 |
| 1955 |
1,760 |
1,548 |
94 |
82 |
36 |
212 |
12.0 |
| 1960 |
1,763 |
1,540 |
96 |
83 |
44 |
223 |
12.6 |
| 1965 |
1,751 |
1,510 |
111 |
88 |
42 |
241 |
13.8 |
| 1970 |
1,748 |
1,491 |
127 |
92 |
38 |
257 |
14.7 |
| 1975 |
1,756 |
1,504 |
135 |
81 |
36 |
252 |
14.4 |
| 1980 |
1,745 |
1,479 |
145 |
86 |
35 |
266 |
15.2 |
| 1985 |
1,676 |
1,418 |
141 |
82 |
35 |
258 |
15.4 |
| 1989 |
1,626 |
1,362 |
139 |
81 |
44 |
264 |
16.2 |
| 1990 |
1,611 |
1,343 |
143 |
82 |
43 |
268 |
16.6 |
| 1991 |
1,586 |
1,336 |
129 |
78 |
43 |
250 |
15.8 |
| 1992 |
1,570 |
1,323 |
132 |
72 |
43 |
247 |
15.7 |
| 1993 |
1,556 |
1,317 |
127 |
68 |
44 |
239 |
15.4 |
| 1994 |
1,548 |
1,308 |
129 |
70 |
41 |
240 |
15.5 |
| 1995 |
1,533 |
1,300 |
125 |
66 |
42 |
233 |
15.2 |
| 1996 |
1,520 |
1,289 |
126 |
64 |
41 |
231 |
15.2 |
| 1997 |
1,509 |
1,269 |
134 |
64 |
42 |
240 |
15.9 |
| 1998 |
1,489 |
1,258 |
128 |
64 |
39 |
234 |
15.7 |
| 1999 |
1,483 |
1,244 |
134 |
65 |
40 |
239 |
16.1 |
| 2000 |
1,480 |
1,257 |
118 |
67 |
38 |
223 |
15.1 |
| 2001 |
1,468 |
1,250 |
113 |
65 |
40 |
218 |
14.9 |
| 2002 |
1,457 |
1,238 |
114 |
67 |
38 |
219 |
15.0 |
| 2003 |
1,456 |
1,239 |
114 |
67 |
36 |
217 |
14.9 |
| 2004 |
1,457 |
1,244 |
109 |
67 |
37 |
213 |
14.6 |
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Source: Editor & Publisher
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