Department of Agriculture (USDA)
6,939,736Words in 792 parts
12.8Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.8Reading grade
72.1%Unchanged since 2017
60Flagged parts
2026-11-02Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 30.5 words on average; 23.0% over 40 words; 34.8% passive; 11.3 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 5.3% · prohibition 2.9% · paperwork 7.1% · obligation 22.5% · permission 9.7% · other 52.5%
- Checksum
d972c132d1004a2aac22b62a451853dce3bf7da0f75e925aeacd335d3f17c124changed since last refresh
Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9 CFR 320
RECORDS, REGISTRATION, AND REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share
+6.0 SD · Directive share
+3.2 SD · Restriction density
+1.9 SD · Reading grade
+1.8 SD |
1,984 | 2.09 |
| 13 | 9 CFR 116
RECORDS AND REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share
+6.5 SD · Restriction density
+3.0 SD · Directive share
+2.5 SD |
1,554 | 1.75 |
| 45 | 7 CFR 351
IMPORTATION OF PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS BY MAIL
High signals: Paperwork share
+3.2 SD · Directive share
+2.8 SD · Reading grade
+1.6 SD · Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
1,473 | 1.40 |
| 50 | 9 CFR 317
LABELING, MARKING DEVICES, AND CONTAINERS
High signals: Directive share
+2.2 SD · Reading grade
+1.8 SD · Size
+1.8 SD |
48,709 | 1.34 |
| 73 | 9 CFR 104
PERMITS FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS
High signals: Directive share
+3.3 SD · Restriction density
+3.3 SD · Paperwork share
+1.0 SD |
1,875 | 1.23 |
| 75 | 9 CFR 2
REGULATIONS
High signals: Directive share
+2.2 SD · Paperwork share
+1.8 SD · Restriction density
+1.4 SD · Reading grade
+1.4 SD · Size
+1.2 SD |
23,569 | 1.23 |
| 95 | 7 CFR 356
FORFEITURE PROCEDURES
High signals: Restriction density
+2.5 SD · Directive share
+2.3 SD · Paperwork share
+1.9 SD |
2,858 | 1.16 |
| 102 | 9 CFR 113
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS
High signals: Restriction density
+3.5 SD · Directive share
+2.4 SD · Size
+2.2 SD |
80,926 | 1.15 |
| 104 | 7 CFR 932
OLIVES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.7 SD · Directive share
+1.6 SD · Restriction density
+1.3 SD |
18,309 | 1.14 |
| 107 | 9 CFR 3
STANDARDS
High signals: Restriction density
+2.7 SD · Directive share
+2.7 SD · Size
+2.0 SD |
60,247 | 1.13 |
| 116 | 9 CFR 316
MARKING PRODUCTS AND THEIR CONTAINERS
High signals: Directive share
+2.9 SD · Restriction density
+1.8 SD · Reading grade
+1.0 SD |
3,679 | 1.10 |
| 139 | 9 CFR 381
POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS
High signals: Size
+2.5 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD |
103,331 | 1.06 |
| 153 | 7 CFR 989
RAISINS PRODUCED FROM GRAPES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA
High signals: Directive share
+1.6 SD · Restriction density
+1.5 SD · Paperwork share
+1.4 SD · Size
+1.4 SD |
29,499 | 1.05 |
| 160 | 7 CFR 905
ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT, TANGERINES, AND PUMMELOS GROWN IN FLORIDA
High signals: Directive share
+1.8 SD · Paperwork share
+1.8 SD · Restriction density
+1.4 SD |
14,039 | 1.05 |
| 167 | 7 CFR 274
ISSUANCE AND USE OF PROGRAM BENEFITS
High signals: Restriction density
+2.3 SD · Directive share
+2.1 SD · Size
+1.0 SD |
19,375 | 1.04 |
| 180 | 9 CFR 112
PACKAGING AND LABELING
High signals: Directive share
+2.5 SD · Restriction density
+2.0 SD |
6,763 | 1.03 |
| 199 | 9 CFR 325
TRANSPORTATION
High signals: Reading grade
+1.8 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD · Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
7,101 | 0.99 |
| 200 | 7 CFR 987
DOMESTIC DATES PRODUCED OR PACKED IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
High signals: Directive share
+1.6 SD · Restriction density
+1.4 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD |
16,418 | 0.99 |
| 206 | 7 CFR 245
DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS AND FREE MILK IN SCHOOLS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.5 SD · Size
+1.4 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD · Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
29,103 | 0.98 |
| 217 | 7 CFR 1209
MUSHROOM PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION ORDER
High signals: Restriction density
+1.7 SD · Directive share
+1.7 SD · Paperwork share
+1.0 SD |
12,441 | 0.97 |
| 232 | 7 CFR 272
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING STATE AGENCIES
High signals: Restriction density
+2.2 SD · Size
+1.8 SD · Directive share
+1.7 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD |
46,498 | 0.95 |
| 234 | 7 CFR 915
AVOCADOS GROWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA
High signals: Directive share
+1.7 SD · Restriction density
+1.2 SD · Paperwork share
+1.1 SD |
12,008 | 0.95 |
| 238 | 7 CFR 900
GENERAL REGULATIONS
High signals: Restriction density
+1.6 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD · Size
+1.3 SD |
26,995 | 0.95 |
| 247 | 7 CFR 273
CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS
High signals: Size
+2.7 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD · Restriction density
+1.3 SD · Paperwork share
+1.1 SD |
137,715 | 0.93 |
| 248 | 9 CFR 102
LICENSES FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.0 SD · Restriction density
+1.7 SD · Directive share
+1.7 SD |
2,069 | 0.93 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 5 U.S.C. 301: 1,446,097 words in 140 parts (20.8% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 1989: 760,293 words in 44 parts (11.0% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 901: 587,655 words in 32 parts (8.5% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 601: 496,917 words in 43 parts (7.2% of this agency's text)
- 42 U.S.C. 1480: 436,910 words in 19 parts (6.3% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 2011: 339,118 words in 16 parts (4.9% of this agency's text)
- 15 U.S.C. 714b: 321,904 words in 26 parts (4.6% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 9701: 307,206 words in 12 parts (4.4% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 1932: 296,030 words in 8 parts (4.3% of this agency's text)
- 21 U.S.C. 136: 294,396 words in 14 parts (4.2% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 7 CFR 1755: TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICIES ON SPECIFICATIONS, ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS, AND STANDARD CONTRACT FORMS (157,031 words)
- 7 CFR 1767: ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS FOR RUS ELECTRIC BORROWERS (142,767 words)
- 7 CFR 273: CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS (137,715 words)
- 7 CFR 2: DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT (107,479 words)
- 9 CFR 381: POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS (103,331 words)
- 9 CFR 93: IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND POULTRY, AND CERTAIN ANIMAL, BIRD, AND POULTRY PRODUCTS; REQUIREMENTS FOR MEANS OF CONVEYANCE AND SHIPPING CONTAINERS (98,968 words)
- 7 CFR 51: FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS) (97,184 words)
- 36 CFR 242: SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA (88,755 words)
- 7 CFR 1: ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (84,830 words)
- 9 CFR 113: STANDARD REQUIREMENTS (80,926 words)
Sub-agencies
- Agricultural Marketing Service
- Agricultural Research Service
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Commodity Credit Corporation
- Economic Research Service
- Farm Service Agency
- Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
- Food and Nutrition Service
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Forest Service
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Office of Advocacy and Outreach
- Office of Chief Financial Officer
- Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
- Office of Environmental Quality
- Office of Information Resources Management
- Office of Inspector General
- Office of Operations
- Office of Procurement and Property Management
- Office of Secretary of Agriculture
- Office of Transportation
- Rural Business-Cooperative Service
- Rural Housing Service
- Rural Utilities Service
- World Agricultural Outlook Board
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.