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