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).