Business
Visualized: The Top 25 U.S. Newspapers by Daily Circulation
Visualized: The Top 25 U.S. Newspapers by Daily Circulation
Most people today—more than 8 in 10 Americans—get their news via digital devices, doing their reading on apps, listening to podcasts, or scrolling through social media feeds.
It’s no surprise then that over the last year, only one U.S. newspaper of the top 25 most popular in the country saw positive growth in their daily print circulations.
Based on data from Press Gazette, this visual stacks up the amount of daily newspapers different U.S. publications dole out and how that’s changed year-over-year.
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The most widely circulated physical newspaper is the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) by a long shot—sending out almost 700,000 copies a day. But it is important to note that this number is an 11% decrease since 2021.
Here’s a closer look at the data.
Rank | Newspaper | Average Daily Print Circulation | Year-Over-Year Change |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | Wall Street Journal | 697,493 | −11% |
#2 | New York Times | 329,781 | −9% |
#3 | USA Today | 159,233 | −13% |
#4 | Washington Post | 159,040 | −12% |
#5 | New York Post | 146,649 | −2% |
#6 | Los Angeles Times | 142,382 | −14% |
#7 | Chicago Tribune | 106,156 | −16% |
#8 | Star Tribune | 103,808 | −9% |
#9 | Tampa Bay Times | 102,266 | −26% |
#10 | Newsday | 97,182 | −12% |
#11 | Seattle Times | 86,406 | −10% |
#12 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser | 79,096 | −5% |
#13 | Arizona Republic | 70,216 | −10% |
#14 | Boston Globe | 68,806 | −11% |
#15 | Dallas Morning News | 65,369 | −10% |
#16 | Houston Chronicle | 65,084 | −17% |
#17 | Philadelphia Inquirer | 61,180 | −20% |
#18 | San Francisco Chronicle | 60,098 | −12% |
#19 | Denver Post | 57,265 | −13% |
#20 | Chicago Sun-Times | 57,222 | −7% |
#21 | The Buffalo News | 56,005 | −15% |
#22 | Daily News | 55,653 | −18% |
#23 | Villages Daily Sun | 49,183 | 3% |
#24 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 48,246 | −11% |
#25 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | 47,832 | −13% |
These papers, although experiencing negative growth when it comes to print, are still extremely popular and widely-read publications digitally—not only in the U.S., but worldwide. For example, the New York Times reported having reached 9 million subscribers globally earlier this year.
The one paper with increased print circulation was The Villages Daily Sun, which operates out of a retirement community in Florida. Elderly people tend to be the most avid readers of print papers. Another Florida newspaper, the Tampa Bay Times, was the worst performer at -26%.
In total, 2,500 U.S. newspapers have shut down since 2005. One-third of American newspapers are expected to be shuttered by 2025. This particularly impacts small communities and leaves many across America in ‘news deserts.’
Print vs. Digital Newspapers
Regardless of print’s downturn, digital subscriptions remain much higher for most of these papers. As one example, The Washington Post has over 3 million online subscribers, compared to their 159,000 print readers.
To put things in perspective, around 24 million print papers now circulate throughout the U.S. on any given day. But looking back at the industry’s peak in the 1980s, almost 64 million were distributed on any given weekday.
And digital is not done growing. Newsroom hires have been ramping up for “digital-native” news sites—publications that started online and never had a print version. On the flipside, employment at traditional papers has more than halved since 2008.
Problems with Media
American news media can be extremely divisive. Many newsrooms across the country play into fear, sensationalism, and partisan politics.
Digital news only makes this worse, utilizing algorithms designed to keep a person’s eyes on the page longer, pushing stories with narratives a person shows interest in, and often taking them down a rabbit hole of fringe information—sometimes towards the extremes.
Additionally, the business of journalism is an increasingly less lucrative industry. Most revenue comes from digital ads running on news sites—so rather than selling the news to consumers, it’s the time and attention of consumers that is being sold to advertisers. Furthermore, some of the best quality content is locked up behind subscription-based paywalls.
Print may actually be one way to avoid some of the more obvious issues, particularly because there’s no way to track the data on which stories you read. But all publications still have inherent bias, of course, and it’s clear that print papers are not bouncing back any time soon.
Markets
Visualizing Major Layoffs At U.S. Corporations
This infographic highlights the accelerating pace of layoffs so far in 2022, as businesses cut costs ahead of a potential recession.

Visualizing Major Layoffs at U.S. Corporations
Hiring freezes and layoffs are becoming more common in 2022, as U.S. businesses look to slash costs ahead of a possible recession.
Understandably, this has a lot of people worried. In June 2022, Insight Global found that 78% of American workers fear they will lose their job in the next recession. Additionally, 56% said they aren’t financially prepared, and 54% said they would take a pay cut to avoid being laid off.
In this infographic, we’ve visualized major layoffs announced in 2022 by publicly-traded U.S. corporations.
Note: Due to gaps in reporting, as well as the very large number of U.S. corporations, this list may not be comprehensive.
An Emerging Trend
Layoffs have surged considerably since April of this year. See the table below for high-profile instances of mass layoffs.
Company | Industry | Layoffs (#) | Month |
---|---|---|---|
Peloton | Consumer Discretionary | 2,800 | February |
Funko | Consumer Discretionary | 258 | April |
Robinhood | Financial Services | ~400 | April |
Nektar Therapeutics | Biotechnology | 500 | April |
Carvana | Automotive | 2,500 | May |
Doma | Financial Services | 310 | May |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | Financial Services | ~500 | June |
Tesla | Automotive | 200 | June |
Coinbase | Financial Services | 1,100 | June |
Netflix | Technology | 300 | June |
CVS Health | Pharmaceutical | 208 | June |
StartTek | Technology | 472 | June |
Ford | Automotive | 8,000 | July |
Rivian | Automotive | 840 | July |
Peloton | Consumer Discretionary | 2,000 | July |
LoanDepot | Financial Services | 2,000 | July |
Invitae | Biotechnology | 1,000 | July |
Lyft | Technology | 60 | July |
Meta | Technology | 350 | July |
Technology | <30 | July | |
Vimeo | Technology | 72 | July |
Robinhood | Financial Services | ~795 | August |
Here’s a brief rundown of these layoffs, sorted by industry.
Automotive
Ford has announced the biggest round of layoffs this year, totalling roughly 8,000 salaried employees. Many of these jobs are in Ford’s legacy combustion engine business. According to CEO Jim Farley, these cuts are necessary to fund the company’s transition to EVs.
We absolutely have too many people in some places, no doubt about it.
– Jim Farley, CEO, Ford
Speaking of EVs, Rivian laid off 840 employees in July, amounting to 6% of its total workforce. The EV startup pointed to inflation, rising interest rates, and increasing commodity prices as factors. The firm’s more established competitor, Tesla, cut 200 jobs from its autopilot division in the month prior.
Last but not least is online used car retailer, Carvana, which cut 2,500 jobs in May. The company experienced rapid growth during the pandemic, but has since fallen out of grace. Year-to-date, the company’s shares are down more than 80%.
Financial Services
Fearing an impending recession, Coinbase has shed 1,100 employees, or 18% of its total workforce. Interestingly, Coinbase does not have a physical headquarters, meaning the entire company operates remotely.
A recession could lead to another crypto winter, and could last for an extended period. In past crypto winters, trading revenue declined significantly.
Brian Armstrong, CEO, Coinbase
Around the same time, JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced it would fire hundreds of home-lending employees. While an exact number isn’t available, we’ve estimated this to be around 500 jobs, based on the original Bloomberg article. Wells Fargo, another major U.S. bank, has also cut 197 jobs from its home mortgage division.
The primary reason for these cuts is rising mortgage rates, which are negatively impacting the demand for homes.
Technology
Within tech, Meta and Twitter are two of the most high profile companies to begin making layoffs. In Meta’s case, 350 custodial staff have been let go due to reduced usage of the company’s offices.
Many more cuts are expected, however, as Facebook recently reported its first revenue decline in 10 years. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear he expects the company to do more with fewer resources, and managers have been encouraged to report “low performers” for “failing the company”.
Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here.
– Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta
Also in July, Twitter laid off 30% of its talent acquisition team. An exact number was not available, but the team was estimated to have less than 100 employees. The company has also enacted a hiring freeze as it stumbles through a botched acquisition by Elon Musk.
More Layoffs to Come…
Layoffs are expected to continue throughout the rest of this year, as metrics like consumer sentiment enter a decline. Rising interest rates, which make it more expensive for businesses to borrow money, are also having a negative impact on growth.
In fact just a few days ago, trading platform Robinhood announced it was letting go 23% of its staff. After accounting for its previous layoffs in April (9% of the workforce), it’s fair to estimate that this latest round will impact nearly 800 people.
Personal Finance
Mapped: The Salary You Need to Buy a Home in 50 U.S. Cities
Is owning a home still realistic? This map lays out the salary you’d need to buy a home in 50 different U.S. metro areas.

This is the Salary You Need to Buy a Home in 50 U.S. Cities
Depending on where you live, owning a home may seem like a far off dream or it could be fairly realistic. In New York City, for example, a person needs to be making at least six figures to buy a home, but in Cleveland you could do it with just over $45,000 a year.
This visual, using data from Home Sweet Home, maps out the annual salary you’d need for home ownership in 50 different U.S. cities.
Note: The map above refers to entire metro areas and uses Q1 2022 data on median home prices. The necessary salary was calculated by the source, looking at the base cost of principal, interest, property tax, and homeowner’s insurance.
Home Ownership Across the U.S.
San Jose is by far the most expensive city when it comes to purchasing a home. A person would need to earn over $330,000 annually to pay off the mortgage at a monthly rate of $7,718.
Here’s a closer look at the numbers:
Rank | Metro Area | Median Home Price | Salary Needed |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | San Jose | $1,875,000 | $330,758 |
#2 | San Francisco | $1,380,000 | $249,685 |
#3 | San Diego | $905,000 | $166,828 |
#4 | Los Angeles | $792,500 | $149,127 |
#5 | Seattle | $746,200 | $140,768 |
#6 | Boston | $639,000 | $130,203 |
#7 | New York City | $578,100 | $129,459 |
#8 | Denver | $662,200 | $121,888 |
#9 | Austin | $540,700 | $114,679 |
#10 | Washington, D.C. | $553,000 | $110,327 |
#11 | Portland | $570,500 | $109,267 |
#12 | Riverside/San Bernardino | $560,000 | $106,192 |
#13 | Sacramento | $545,000 | $105,934 |
#14 | Miami | $530,000 | $103,744 |
#15 | Salt Lake City | $556,900 | $100,970 |
#16 | Providence | $406,700 | $88,477 |
#17 | Phoenix | $474,500 | $86,295 |
#18 | Las Vegas | $461,100 | $84,116 |
#19 | Raleigh | $439,100 | $83,561 |
#20 | Dallas | $365,400 | $81,165 |
#21 | Orlando | $399,900 | $79,573 |
#22 | Chicago | $325,400 | $76,463 |
#23 | Tampa | $379,900 | $75,416 |
#24 | Houston | $330,800 | $74,673 |
#25 | Minneapolis | $355,800 | $74,145 |
#26 | Baltimore | $350,900 | $73,803 |
#27 | Nashville | $387,200 | $73,502 |
#28 | Jacksonville | $365,900 | $73,465 |
#29 | Hartford | $291,000 | $73,165 |
#30 | Charlotte | $379,900 | $72,348 |
#31 | San Antonio | $321,100 | $70,901 |
#32 | Atlanta | $350,300 | $69,619 |
#33 | Philadelphia | $297,900 | $69,569 |
#34 | Richmond | $354,500 | $68,629 |
#35 | Milwaukee | $298,800 | $65,922 |
#36 | Kansas City | $287,400 | $60,507 |
#37 | Columbus | $274,300 | $59,321 |
#38 | Virginia Beach | $289,900 | $59,245 |
#39 | New Orleans | $281,100 | $57,853 |
#40 | Birmingham | $289,500 | $55,662 |
#41 | Indianapolis | $271,600 | $53,586 |
#42 | Memphis | $259,300 | $52,691 |
#43 | Cincinnati | $244,300 | $51,840 |
#44 | Buffalo | $202,300 | $51,525 |
#45 | Detroit | $224,300 | $50,302 |
#46 | St Louis | $216,700 | $48,988 |
#47 | Louisville | $235,400 | $48,121 |
#48 | Cleveland | $192,700 | $45,448 |
#49 | Oklahoma City | $198,200 | $45,299 |
#50 | Pittsburgh | $185,700 | $42,858 |
Perhaps surprisingly, Boston residents need slightly higher earnings than New Yorkers to buy a home. The same is also true in Seattle and Los Angeles. Meanwhile, some of the cheapest cities to start buying up real estate in are Oklahoma City and Cleveland.
As of April, the rate of home ownership in the U.S. is 65%. This number represents the share of homes that are occupied by the owner, rather than rented out or vacant.
The American Dream Home
As of the time of this data (Q1 2022), the national yearly fixed mortgage rate sat at 4% and median home price at $368,200. This put the salary needed to buy a home at almost $76,000—the median national household income falls almost $9,000 below that.
But what kind of homes are people looking to purchase? Depending on where you live the type of home and square footage you can get will be very different.
In New York City, for example, there are fairly few stand-alone, single-family houses in the traditional sense—only around 4,000 are ever on the market. People in the Big Apple tend to buy condominiums or multi-family units.
Additionally, if you’re looking for luxury, not even seven figures will get you much in the big cities. In Miami, a million dollars will only buy you 833 square feet of prime real estate.
One thing is for sure: the typical American dream home of the big house with a yard and white picket fence is more attainable in smaller metro areas with ample suburbs.
Buying vs. Renting
The U.S. median household income is $67,500, meaning that today the typical family could only afford a home in about 15 of the 50 metro areas highlighted above, including New Orleans, Buffalo, and Indianapolis.
With the income gap widening in the U.S., the rental market remains a more attractive option for many, especially as prices are finally tapering off. The national median rent price was down nearly 3% from June to July for two-bedroom apartments.
At the end of the day, buying a home can be an important investment and may provide a sense of security, but it will be much easier to do in certain types of cities.
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