Editing Executive order (section)

== Table of U.S. presidents using executive orders ==
{{see also|List of United States federal executive orders}}
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! [[President of the United States|President]]
! Number<br />issued<ref name="peters">{{cite web|author=Gerhard Peters|title=The American Presidency Project / Executive Orders|access-date=August 26, 2015|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/data/orders.php}}</ref><ref name="Federal Register">{{Cite web|title=Executive Orders|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders|access-date=January 21, 2021|website=[[Federal Register]]}}</ref>
! Starting with<br />EO {{Abbr|no.|number}}<ref name="peters" /><ref name="Federal Register" />
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| {{sortname|George|Washington|Presidency of George Washington}}
| 8
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|John|Adams|Presidency of John Adams}}
| 1
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|Thomas|Jefferson|Presidency of Thomas Jefferson}}
| 4
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|James|Madison|Presidency of James Madison}}
| 1
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|James|Monroe|Presidency of James Monroe}}
| 1
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|John Quincy|Adams|List of executive actions by John Quincy Adams}}
| 3
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|Andrew|Jackson|List of executive actions by Andrew Jackson}}
| 12
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|Martin|Van Buren|Presidency of Martin Van Buren}}
| 10
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|William Henry|Harrison}}
| 0
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|John|Tyler|Presidency of John Tyler}}
| 17
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|James K.|Polk|Presidency of James K. Polk}}
| 18
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|Zachary|Taylor}}
| 5
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|Millard|Fillmore|Presidency of Millard Fillmore}}
| 12
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|Franklin|Pierce|Presidency of Franklin Pierce}}
| 35
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|James|Buchanan|Presidency of James Buchanan}}
| 16
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|Abraham|Lincoln|Presidency of Abraham Lincoln}}
| 48
| 1
|-
| {{sortname|Andrew|Johnson|Presidency of Andrew Johnson}}
| 79
| 3
|-
| {{sortname|Ulysses S.|Grant|Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant}}
| 217
| 8
|-
| {{sortname|Rutherford B.|Hayes|Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes}}
| 92
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|James A.|Garfield|Presidency of James A. Garfield}}
| 6
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{sortname|Chester A.|Arthur|Presidency of Chester A. Arthur}}
| 96
| 21
|-
| {{sortname|Grover|Cleveland|First presidency of Grover Cleveland}} (first term)
| 113
| 24
|-
| {{sortname|Benjamin|Harrison|Presidency of Benjamin Harrison}}
| 143
| 28
|-
| {{sortname|Grover|Cleveland|Second presidency of Grover Cleveland}} (second term)
| 140
| 30
|-
| {{sortname|William|McKinley|List of executive actions by William McKinley}}
| 185
| 97
|-
| {{sortname|Theodore|Roosevelt|List of executive actions by Theodore Roosevelt}}
| 1,081
| 141
|-
| {{sortname|William Howard|Taft|List of executive actions by William Howard Taft}}
| 724
| 1051
|-
| {{sortname|Woodrow|Wilson|List of executive actions by Woodrow Wilson}}
| 1,803
| 1744
|-
| {{sortname|Warren G.|Harding|List of executive actions by Warren G. Harding}}
| 522
| 3416
|-
| {{sortname|Calvin|Coolidge|List of executive actions by Calvin Coolidge}}
| 1,203
| 3886
|-
| {{sortname|Herbert|Hoover|List of executive actions by Herbert Hoover}}
| 968
| 5075
|-
| {{sortname|Franklin D.|Roosevelt|List of executive actions by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}
| 3,721
| 6071
|-
| {{sortname|Harry S.|Truman|List of executive actions by Harry S. Truman}}
| 907
| 9538
|-
| {{sortname|Dwight D.|Eisenhower|List of executive actions by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}
| 484
| 10432
|-
| {{sortname|John F.|Kennedy|List of executive actions by John F. Kennedy}}
| 214
| 10914
|-
| {{sortname|Lyndon B.|Johnson|List of executive actions by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| 325
| 11128
|-
| {{sortname|Richard|Nixon|List of executive actions by Richard Nixon}}
| 346
| 11452
|-
| {{sortname|Gerald R.|Ford|List of executive actions by Gerald Ford}}
| 169
| 11798
|-
| {{sortname|Jimmy|Carter|List of executive actions by Jimmy Carter}}
| 320
| 11967
|-
| {{sortname|Ronald|Reagan|List of executive actions by Ronald Reagan}}
| 381
| 12287
|-
| {{sortname|George H. W.|Bush|List of executive actions by George H. W. Bush}}
| 166
| 12668
|-
| {{sortname|Bill|Clinton|List of executive actions by Bill Clinton}}
| 364
| 12834
|-
| {{sortname|George W.|Bush|List of executive actions by George W. Bush}}
| 291
| 13198
|-
| {{sortname|Barack|Obama|List of executive actions by Barack Obama}}
| 276
| 13489
|-
| {{sortname|Donald|Trump|List of executive orders in the first presidency of Donald Trump}} (first term)
| 220
| 13765
|-
| {{sortname|Joe|Biden|List of executive actions by Joe Biden}}
| 162
| 13985
|-
| {{sortname|Donald|Trump|List of executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump}} (second term) ([[incumbent]])
| 152{{efn|{{As of|df=US|2025|5|12
}}.}}
| 14147
|-
|}
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