FOIA Data Overview

A government-wide snapshot of federal FOIA performance, built from agencies’ own annual reports.

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Requests Received vs. Processed

Government-wide, all reporting parent agencies

Backlog Trend

Total pending requests at fiscal year end
Figures are aggregated from parent-agency annual FOIA reports (FY 2013–present), sourced from FOIA.gov. Updated once per year when the new Annual Report data is published.

Top Agencies by Volume

Requests received, latest fiscal year

Volume vs. Cost Per Request

Each dot is an agency. Log scale on both axes.

System Health

Fastest, slowest, biggest backlogs — latest fiscal year