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Document Count by Category

The table below is dynamically updated based on XML-derived document counts from the year 2000 onwards. Years prior to 2000 are static and based on a historical count. The current year's data is incremented as documents are published.

Year Presidential Documents Rules Proposed Rules Notices* Unknown Corrections† FR Documents‡
2026 124 1,303 822 9,645 0 - 11,894
2025 471 2,441 1,498 19,280 0 - 23,690
2024 307 3,248 1,769 25,506 0 - 30,830
2023 295 3,018 2,102 22,902 0 - 28,317
2022 316 3,168 2,044 22,505 0 - 28,033
2021 376 3,257 2,094 21,985 0 - 27,712
2020 326 3,352 2,149 22,480 1 - 28,308
2019 268 2,964 2,132 21,804 0 - 27,168
2018 260 3,368 2,097 22,025 0 - 27,750
2017 275 3,281 1,837 22,137 0 - 27,530
2016 297 3,854 2,419 24,557 0 - 31,127
2015 266 3,408 2,342 23,961 0 - 29,977
2014 253 3,543 2,401 23,971 0 - 30,168
2013 258 3,658 2,594 24,261 0 - 30,771
2012 272 3,708 2,518 24,377 0 - 30,875
2011 238 3,805 2,898 26,161 1 - 33,103
2010 280 3,564 2,445 26,178 4 - 32,471
2009 267 3,468 2,014 24,868 46 - 30,663
2008 218 3,819 2,412 25,275 0 93 31,817
2007 224 3,590 2,295 24,561 4 144 30,818
2006 219 3,730 2,343 25,026 17 170 31,505
2005 217 3,978 2,510 25,355 2 171 32,233
2004 251 4,176 2,427 25,314 17 192 32,377
2003 234 4,285 2,597 25,418 3 268 32,805
2002 216 4,173 2,635 25,738 9 323 33,094
2001 251 4,136 2,515 24,826 16 259 32,003
2000 220 4,491 2,724 25,464 66 360 33,325
1999 4,684 3,281 26,074 34,039
1998 4,899 3,042 26,313 34,254
1997 4,584 2,881 26,260 33,725
1996 4,937 3,208 24,485 32,630
1995 4,713 3,339 23,133 31,185
1994 4,867 3,372 23,669 31,908
1993 4,369 3,207 24,017 31,593
1992 4,155 3,170 24,063 31,388
1991 4,416 3,099 23,427 30,942
1990 4,334 3,041 22,999 30,374
1989 4,714 3,194 22,218 30,126
1988 4,697 3,240 22,047 29,984
1987 4,581 3,423 22,052 30,056
1986 4,589 3,185 21,546 29,320
1985 4,843 3,381 22,833 31,057
1984 5,154 3,350 26,047 34,551
1983 6,049 3,907 27,580 37,536
1982 6,288 3,729 28,621 38,638
1981 6,481 3,862 30,090 40,433
1980 7,745 5,347 33,670 46,762
1979 7,611 5,824 29,211 42,646
1978 7,001 4,550 28,705 40,256
1977 7,031 4,188 28,381 39,600
1976 7,401 3,875 27,223 38,499
  • * Before Jan. 1, 2000, notices were categorized as "Other" in prior statistics reporting, and as such are classified as "Unknown" in this table.
  • † Beginning Jan. 1, 2009, Correction documents were published within the document category of the document being corrected.
  • ‡ The first Federal Register was issued on March 14, 1936