In this paper, 277 contaminated sites with organic contaminants in China were analyzed based on their contaminants of concern, industry and regional distribution. It was found that the industry that contributed the most was the chemical industry, with a contribution rate of 37.9%. Among all sites with mixed contaminants, heavy metals were the most encountered co-contaminants, accounting for 58.5%. Compared with the dominating contaminants of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons in Europe and USA, our analysis showed that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was the most predominating contaminant of concern in China, accounting for 54.9% of all 277 sites. Total petroleum hydrocarbons and BTEX, accounted for 49.5% and 36.8%, respectively, were ranked the second and third organic contaminants that were encountered. The analysis on the regional distribution showed that the contamination in the south was more severe than that in the north, and the number of contaminated sites was more significant in the well-developed areas in the east region than that in the west. In particular, it was found that the contamination of organics co-mingled with heavy metals were commonly encountered in the southwest and central south regions. Furthermore, the analysis results showed that the typical contaminants of concern were closely related to the industries. Specifically, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were most commonly found in the coking industry, total petroleum hydrocarbons in the machinery manufacturing industry, chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons in the chlorine-alkali manufacturing industry, and polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and dioxins in the electronic waste recycling industry. The results of this study can provide valuable references for the contamination investigation, as well as insight for the management of contaminated sites.