In 2002, West Virginia had 22 daily newspapers and 12 Sunday newspapers. The following table shows leading West Virginia newspapers with their approximate 2002 circulations:
| AREA | NAME | DAILY | SUNDAY |
| *The Sunday edition is a combination of the Gazette and the Daily Mail. | |||
| Charleston | Gazette (m,S) | 50,194 | 91,834* |
| Daily Mail (m,S) | 35,802 | 91,834* | |
| Huntington | Herald–Dispatch (m,S) | 35,143 | 41,125 |
| Wheeling Intelligencer/News Register | (m,e,S) | 21,571 | 43,903 |
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