Note: the totals here are derived only from entries matched to current parent companies. They are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome.
| Rank | Major Industry | Total Penalties | Number of Records  |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | information services | $20,007,684 | 16 |
| 23 | tobacco | $3,740,425,130 | 61 |
| 45 | paints and coatings | $242,184,350 | 148 |
| 44 | apparel | $380,210,924 | 163 |
| 46 | real estate | $201,553,752 | 237 |
| 32 | media | $1,813,664,972 | 256 |
| 30 | household and personal care products | $2,220,740,366 | 317 |
| 47 | industrial services | $193,874,182 | 342 |
| 42 | heavy equipment | $416,931,254 | 345 |
| 48 | hotels | $134,463,151 | 356 |
| 17 | medical equipment and supplies | $7,028,935,927 | 371 |
| 39 | housewares and home furnishings | $684,551,410 | 425 |
| 41 | beverages | $468,766,236 | 434 |
| 10 | information technology | $16,433,932,542 | 435 |
| 36 | miscellaneous energy products and systems | $1,168,686,950 | 643 |
| 31 | entertainment | $2,202,623,454 | 683 |
| 19 | oilfield services and supplies | $4,539,192,228 | 709 |
| 14 | electrical and electronic equipment | $9,696,444,638 | 912 |
| 38 | restaurants and foodservice | $694,799,094 | 922 |
| 43 | industrial equipment | $381,869,956 | 1,076 |
| 8 | wholesalers | $25,293,969,880 | 1,086 |
| 4 | motor vehicles | $46,950,728,206 | 1,100 |
| 27 | pipelines | $3,087,539,930 | 1,188 |
| 33 | agribusiness | $1,799,336,803 | 1,233 |
| 21 | business services | $3,893,687,198 | 1,237 |
| 11 | telecommunications | $14,621,121,891 | 1,253 |
| 2 | pharmaceuticals | $116,245,163,450 | 1,270 |
| 15 | aerospace and military contracting | $7,680,136,563 | 1,326 |
| 35 | waste management and environmental services | $1,391,115,546 | 1,484 |
| 18 | automotive parts | $6,600,280,254 | 1,484 |
| 37 | paper and packaging | $943,715,402 | 1,650 |
| 28 | construction and engineering | $2,881,545,612 | 1,841 |
| 13 | miscellaneous manufacturing | $11,381,494,029 | 2,014 |
| 34 | metals | $1,630,223,745 | 2,350 |
| 26 | freight and logistics | $3,089,102,314 | 2,366 |
| 16 | miscellaneous services | $7,591,246,518 | 2,694 |
| 5 | utilities and power generation | $46,373,492,557 | 3,085 |
| 25 | airlines | $3,364,843,580 | 3,301 |
| 20 | private equity (including portfolio companies) | $3,955,630,100 | 3,706 |
| 22 | food products | $3,825,807,419 | 4,270 |
| 24 | building materials | $3,643,613,960 | 5,445 |
| 7 | chemicals | $28,035,317,907 | 5,505 |
| 6 | retailing | $28,334,341,503 | 6,328 |
| 3 | oil and gas | $55,565,445,820 | 6,561 |
| 1 | financial services | $387,559,149,282 | 7,719 |
| 12 | diversified | $12,305,943,996 | 8,737 |
| 40 | railroads | $548,027,989 | 8,821 |
| 9 | healthcare services | $23,311,696,485 | 13,343 |
| 29 | mining and minerals | $2,785,303,335 | 15,746 |
