McClatchy bought 32 Knight Ridder newspapers and is planning to keep 20. Of those 20 newspapers, 10 are in states that currently have no McClatchy papers. Almost half of those 10 are in the southeast, an area that has seen population increases in recent years, which likely contributes to the "high-growth" community status McClatchy requires. In addition, McClatchy has increased its number of papers in two other southeast states, North Carolina and South Carolina. Here's a detailed breakdown of daily cumulative circulation by state. 

Geography Matters: McClatchy Adds 4 Southeast States, Increases Circ in N.C., S.C.
State	Cum. Daily Circ. Pre-Purchase	Cum. Daily Circ. Post-Purchase
Alaska	66,448	66,448
California	553,981	593,408
Florida	0	452,840
Georgia	0	107,787
Idaho	0	63,023
Illinois	0	53,694
Kansas	0	93,833
Kentucky	0	114,234
Minnesota	381,094	381,094
Mississippi	0	46,598
Missouri	0	275,747
N.C.	164,294	390,376
Pennsylvania	0	24,395
S.C.	61,312	226,238
Texas	0	223,098
Washington	169,594	227,380
These calculations of cumulative daily circulation were made by adding daily circulation figures together for each McClatchy newspaper in the state, based on ABC reporting as of Sept. 30, 2004 (recorded in E&P 2005 yearbook).