US Code growth 1991-2025
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| author | Mantzaris, Christopher Fošner, Ajda |
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| contents | This is the first scientific article since 2010 counting the words which are effective and permanent federal law in the United States (US) Code. The latest version of the US Code --published in 2025-- is the largest since 1991, encompassing over 24.4 million words. The low since 1991 was 1993 at roughly 15 million words. The word count grew in 30 out of 33 years. The average characters per word --potentially indicative of complexity-- grew even in all 33 years. The research also touches upon why it is undesirable for laws to be longer and longer and mentions possible remedies. |
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| spellingShingle | US Code growth 1991-2025 Mantzaris, Christopher Fošner, Ajda Digital Libraries General Economics Economics This is the first scientific article since 2010 counting the words which are effective and permanent federal law in the United States (US) Code. The latest version of the US Code --published in 2025-- is the largest since 1991, encompassing over 24.4 million words. The low since 1991 was 1993 at roughly 15 million words. The word count grew in 30 out of 33 years. The average characters per word --potentially indicative of complexity-- grew even in all 33 years. The research also touches upon why it is undesirable for laws to be longer and longer and mentions possible remedies. |
| title | US Code growth 1991-2025 |
| topic | Digital Libraries General Economics Economics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.13747 |