diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Stories/StoryTable.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Stories/StoryTable.tsx
index e44fd13bb..5b7dd6d76 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Stories/StoryTable.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Stories/StoryTable.tsx
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ const StoryTable: FunctionComponent<Props> = props => (
                 Pending
               </TableCell>
             </Localized>
-            <Localized id="stories-column-totalCount">
-              <TableCell className={styles.totalCountColumn}>Total</TableCell>
+            <Localized id="stories-column-publishedCount">
+              <TableCell className={styles.totalCountColumn}>
+                Published
+              </TableCell>
             </Localized>
             <Localized id="stories-column-status">
               <TableCell className={styles.statusColumn}>Status</TableCell>
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/test/stories/__snapshots__/stories.spec.tsx.snap b/src/core/client/admin/test/stories/__snapshots__/stories.spec.tsx.snap
index d1e7e37f8..21316410a 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/test/stories/__snapshots__/stories.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/test/stories/__snapshots__/stories.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ exports[`renders empty stories 1`] = `
             <th
               className="TableCell-root StoryTable-totalCountColumn TableCell-header"
             >
-              Total
+              Published
             </th>
             <th
               className="TableCell-root StoryTable-statusColumn TableCell-header"
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ exports[`renders stories 1`] = `
             <th
               className="TableCell-root StoryTable-totalCountColumn TableCell-header"
             >
-              Total
+              Published
             </th>
             <th
               className="TableCell-root StoryTable-statusColumn TableCell-header"
diff --git a/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl b/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
index fd8bb2a32..91a18581d 100644
--- a/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
+++ b/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ stories-column-status = Status
 stories-column-clickToModerate = Click title to moderate story
 stories-column-reportedCount = Reported
 stories-column-pendingCount = Pending
-stories-column-totalCount = Total
+stories-column-publishedCount = Published
 
 stories-status-popover =
   .description = A dropdown to change the story status