The 5% of U.S. animal farms with the most violations accounted for 85% of all violations found on animal farms during fiscal years 2005–2019

% of farms investigated (ranked by number of violations) % of violations
95%–100% 87.0%
91%–95% 4.5%
86%–90% 2.6%
81%–85% 1.7%
76%–80% 1.2%
71%–75% 0.8%
66%–70% 0.6%
61%–65% 0.4%
56%–60% 0.3%
51%–55% 0.2%
46%–50% 0.2%
41%–45% 0.1%
36%–40% 0.1%
31%–35% 0.1%
26%–30% 0.1%
21%–25% 0.0%
16%–20% 0.0%
11%–15% 0.0%
6%–10% 0.0%
1%–5% 0.0%

Note: There were 801 investigations of U.S. animal farms between fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2019.

Source: Authors' analysis of U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Compliance Action Data  (U.S. DOL-WHD 2020f).

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