Total Number of Local U.S. Newspapers: 2005 & 2023

There has been a net loss of 2,886 papers since 2005.

bar graph representing the total number of local U.S. newspapers in 2005 and 2023

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Chart: Zoe Manzanetti, Governing, via Medill Local News InitiativeSource: Local News Initiative DatabaseEmbedCreated with Datawrapper