How to cite a government website in MLA

To cite a government website in a reference entry in MLA style 9th edition include the following elements:

Author(s) name: Give the name of the editor, author, or compiler if available. If none, start with the title.
Title of the website: Titles are italicized when independent. If part of a larger source add quotation marks and do not italize.
Publisher: Give the name of the publisher if available.
Year of publication: Give the year of publication if available.
URL: Copy URL in full from your browser, include http:// or https:// and do not list URLs created by shortening services.
Date of access: Give the day, month and year of retrieval, if date of publication is not available.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of a government website in MLA style 9th edition:

Author(s) name. Title of the website. Publisher, Year of publication, URL. Accessed Date of access.

Take a look at our works cited examples that demonstrate the MLA style guidelines in action:

Examples

A website by a government agency

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. HHS. www.hhs.gov/. Accessed 20 Apr. 2019.

A website by a government agency

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. consumerfinance.gov/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2019.

This citation style guide is based on the MLA Handbook (9^th edition).