FY 2009 - 2022 EEOC Charge Receipts for AR

The number for total charges reflects the number of individual charge filings. Because individuals often file charges claiming multiple types of discrimination, the number of total charges for any given fiscal year will be less than the total of the ten types of discrimination listed.

FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022
TOTAL CHARGES* 1591 1709 1666 2374 1524 1339 1372 1473 1371 1151 1200 1093 1107 1158
% of US total charges* 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 2.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%
Race 740 816 745 736 742 566 577 651 596 463 474 464 472 432
% of US race charges 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% 1.8% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1%
% of total state charges 46.5% 47.7% 44.7% 31.0% 48.7% 42.3% 42.1% 44.2% 43.5% 40.2% 39.5% 42.5% 42.6% 37.3%
Sex 466 475 499 1212 487 437 422 437 439 363 352 333 338 321
% of US sex charges 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 4.0% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%
% of total state charges 29.3% 27.8% 30.0% 51.1% 32.0% 32.6% 30.8% 29.7% 32.0% 31.5% 29.3% 30.5% 30.5% 27.7%
National Origin 55 79 65 76 57 75 78 78 68 45 54 57 47 76
% of US National Origin charges 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 1.4%
% of total state charges 3.5% 4.6% 3.9% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6% 5.8% 5.3% 5.0% 3.9% 4.5% 5.2% 4.2% 6.6%
Religion* 35 49 42 53 45 36 44 44 51 36 41 25 28 140
% of US Religion charges* 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% 1.5% 1.3% 1.5% 1.0% 1.2% 1.0%
% of total state charges* 2.2% 2.9% 2.5% 2.2% 3.0% 2.7% 3.2% 3.0% 3.7% 3.1% 3.4% 2.3% 2.5% 12.1%
Color 46 37 24 21 30 32 33 27 34 22 30 33 32 35
% of US Color charges 1.6% 1.3% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% 0.9% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
% of total state charges 2.9% 2.2% 1.4% 0.9% 2.0% 2.4% 2.4% 1.8% 2.5% 1.9% 2.5% 3.0% 2.9% 3.0%
Retaliation (All) 488 469 472 520 498 445 468 470 454 409 463 411 444 434
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 1.5% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1%
% of total state charges 30.7% 27.4% 28.3% 21.9% 32.7% 33.2% 34.1% 31.9% 33.1% 35.5% 38.6% 37.6% 40.1% 37.5%
Retaliation (Title VII) 422 401 405 426 424 376 393 381 369 335 380 335 357 368
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 1.5% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3%
% of total state charges 26.5% 23.5% 24.3% 17.9% 27.8% 28.1% 28.6% 25.9% 26.9% 29.1% 31.7% 30.6% 32.2% 31.8%
Age 321 309 278 303 297 266 267 259 261 249 256 204 186 180
% of US Age charges 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.6%
% of total state charges 20.2% 18.1% 16.7% 18.2% 19.5% 19.9% 19.5% 17.6% 19.0% 21.6% 21.3% 18.7% 16.8% 15.5%
Disability 346 424 446 407 350 381 407 439 414 339 366 363 391 375
% of US Disability charges 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.3% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5%
% of total state charges 21.7% 24.8% 26.8% 17.1% 23.0% 28.5% 29.7% 29.8% 30.2% 29.5% 30.5% 33.2% 35.3% 32.4%
Equal Pay Act 14 12 15 93 13 18 15 0 12 11 12 8 12 14
% of US EPA charges 1.5% 1.1% 1.6% 8.6% 1.3% 1.9% 1.6% 0.0% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 0.8% 1.2% 1.5%
% of total state charges 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 3.9% 0.9% 1.3% 1.1% 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 0.7% 1.1% 1.2%
GINA** 0 3 1 5 3 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 ‡
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 1.5% 0.4% 1.8% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% 0.5% 1.0% 0.7% 0.2% ‡
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% ‡

*Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), which prohibits genetic information discrimination in employment, took effect on November 21, 2009.

‡Text for the footnotes added.