The Department of Justice has uploaded FOIA data reported by agencies for fiscal year 2024. Below are the agencies that received the most FOIA requests descending from one to ten.
DHS: 911,535 requests
Justice: 132,527
Veterans Affairs: 105,725
Defense: 61,858
HHS: 51,800
USDA: 24,722
Nat’l Archives: 22,590
State: 22,306
Transportation: 18,345
EEOC: 18,083
All ten of these agencies appeared in the top ten in FY 2023, with all but the top three changing positions. NARA slipped from 4th in 2023, when it received 62,505 requests. Defense and HHS each moved up one position from 2023; USDA rose from 8th; Transportation slipped from 7th; State rose from 10th; and EEOC dropped from 9th.