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

http://www.baxterbulletin.com

(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