News deserts and digital news counties, 2025
News desert - No local media available Watchlist - At imminent risk of becoming a news desert Digital site - Has at least one digital news site Has at least one other non-digital local news source available
A U.S. map of counties with varying access to local news in 2025. 213 counties are news deserts with no local media available, with an additional 247 counties at risk of becoming news deserts. 471 counties only have at least one digital news site.
