Top 10 Arkansas Daily Newspapers by Circulation
*Data as of August 2025.
1. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
https://www.arkansasonline.com
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is the newspaper of record in the U.S. state of Arkansas, printed in Little Rock with a northwest edition published in Lowell. It is distributed for sale in all 75 of Arkansas’ counties.
2. Northwest Arkansas Democrat‑Gazette
https://nwaonline.com
Serving Fayetteville and surrounding counties since its 2016 consolidation, this daily broadsheet is the region’s leading source of news.
Daily Circulation: ~17,807
3. Southwest Times Record
https://www.swtimes.com
Fort Smith’s daily newspaper since 1884, covering Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma, owned by Gannett.
Daily Circulation: ~13,297
4. Pine Bluff Commercial
https://www.pbcommercial.com
Serving Southeast Arkansas since 1897, this broadsheet won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for editorial writing.
Daily Circulation: N/A
5. Texarkana Gazette
http://www.texarkanagazette.com
Daily broadsheet since 1875, serving a nine-county area around Texarkana under WEHCO Media.
Daily Circulation: ~2,476
6. Log Cabin Democrat
https://www.thecabin.net
Based in Conway and in print since the early 1900s, it remains a key community daily under Paxton Media.
Daily Circulation: N/A
7. Jonesboro Sun
http://www.jonesborosun.com
Serving Northeast Arkansas since 1883, this regional daily reaches over 80,000 readers across seven counties.
Daily Circulation: N/A
8. The Baxter Bulletin
https://www.baxterbulletin.com
Covering Mountain Home and Baxter County since 1901 as a daily under Gannett.
Daily Circulation: N/A
9. Hot Springs Sentinel‑Record
https://hotsr.com
Family-owned daily since the early 20th century, covering city and Garland County news.
Daily Circulation: ~6,000
10. Batesville Daily Guard
(No standalone site; typically accessed via Paxton Media portals)
Daily since 1876, this Paxton Media-owned publication covers northeast Arkansas and agricultural news.
Daily Circulation: N/A