How Many Papers Investment Companies Own in Each State


Number of Investment-Owned Newspapers in Each State (2016)

Investment companies have simultaneously been expanding their portfolios and consolidating or closing newspapers. In some states, investment companies merged or closed papers, reducing their footprint in the state. In others, they maintained or expanded their portfolio, but centralized production. A few states even remained relatively unchanged. The following table lists the number of investment-company-owned newspapers by state, according to our 2016 database.

 

State Number of Papers
Massachusetts 141
California 112
Illinois 83
Texas 82
Ohio 74
Pennsylvania 61
New York 42
Florida 40
North Carolina 40
Oklahoma 35
Virginia 33
Michigan 29
Arkansas 27
Maryland 24
Missouri 21
Colorado 20
Iowa 20
Indiana 19
Kentucky 18
West Virginia 17
Nebraska 16
Kansas 15
Connecticut 14
Alabama 12
South Carolina 12
Louisiana 11
Georgia 10
Minnesota 10
New Hampshire 8
Delaware 6
Tennessee 6
Arizona 5
New Jersey 4
Maine 3
New Mexico 3
Alaska 2
Oregon 2
Mississippi 1
North Dakota 1
Nevada 1
Rhode Island 1
Utah 1