| Publication | 2015 overall circulation |
|---|---|
| Audited Circulation | |
| San Diego Reader | 97,878 |
| Chicago Reader | 89,225 |
| The Austin Chronicle | 71,997 |
| Village Voice (New York) | 70,394 |
| Sacramento News & Review | 70,121 |
| Phoenix New Times | 69,187 |
| Washington City Paper (Washington, D.C.) | 63,540 |
| Westword (Denver) | 62,520 |
| Pittsburgh City Paper | 61,118 |
| The Stranger (Seattle) | 58,587 |
| Shepherd Express (Milwaukee) | 56,856 |
| Seattle Weekly | 54,978 |
| Dallas Observer | 50,192 |
| Circulation from publishers’ statements | |
| LA Weekly (Los Angeles) | 84,953 |
| Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | 63,557 |
| Las Vegas Weekly | 57,637 |
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Self-reported circulation |
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| SF Weekly (San Francisco) | 65,674 |
| Willamette Week (Portland, Ore.) | 65,000 |
| Metro Silicon Valley (San Jose, Calif.) | 55,000 |
| The Inlander (Spokane, Wash.) | 50,306 |
Note: Data reflect the most recent published statements in 2015 and the 2014 statement for the corresponding month. Source: Alliance for Audited Media, Verified Audit Circulation, Circulation Verification Council and Association of Alternative Newsmedia. “State of the News Media 2016”
