FY 2009 - 2022 EEOC Charge Receipts for MS

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* 1754 1783 1844 1869 1973 1781 1832 1865 1812 1658 1271 1125 1048 1200
% of US total charges* 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2.0% 2.2% 2.2% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6%
Race 895 917 926 871 959 816 806 818 749 683 499 487 408 429
% of US race charges 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.9% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 2.8% 2.1% 2.2% 1.8% 2.0%
% of total state charges 51.0% 51.4% 50.2% 46.6% 48.6% 45.8% 44.0% 43.9% 41.3% 41.2% 39.3% 43.3% 38.9% 35.8%
Sex 465 516 481 605 559 548 509 527 556 514 393 365 342 330
% of US sex charges 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.2% 2.1% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7%
% of total state charges 26.5% 28.9% 26.1% 32.4% 28.3% 30.8% 27.8% 28.3% 30.7% 31.0% 30.9% 32.4% 32.6% 27.5%
National Origin 50 50 104 46 73 43 41 39 37 32 22 26 24 18
% of US National Origin charges 0.4% 0.4% 0.9% 0.4% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
% of total state charges 2.9% 2.8% 5.6% 2.5% 3.7% 2.4% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% 2.3% 2.3% 1.5%
Religion* 45 30 31 38 37 49 39 43 42 34 28 21 19 136
% of US Religion charges* 1.3% 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% 1.4% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 1.0%
% of total state charges* 2.6% 1.7% 1.7% 2.0% 1.9% 2.8% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 2.2% 1.9% 1.8% 11.3%
Color 13 22 12 13 15 7 15 39 19 18 6 15 19 18
% of US Color charges 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5% 1.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4%
% of total state charges 0.7% 1.2% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.4% 0.8% 2.1% 1.0% 1.1% 0.5% 1.3% 1.8% 1.5%
Retaliation (All) 446 486 451 564 642 609 615 710 738 677 510 438 395 475
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 2.1% 1.7% 1.3% 1.2% 1.0% 1.3%
% of total state charges 25.4% 27.3% 24.5% 30.2% 32.5% 34.2% 33.6% 38.1% 40.7% 40.8% 40.1% 38.9% 37.7% 39.6%
Retaliation (Title VII) 425 456 420 528 597 579 570 656 665 601 440 365 319 405
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.0% 1.5% 1.3% 1.1% 1.4%
% of total state charges 24.2% 25.6% 22.8% 28.3% 30.3% 32.5% 31.1% 35.2% 36.7% 36.2% 34.6% 32.4% 30.4% 33.8%
Age 253 283 263 283 291 257 291 299 285 260 270 178 202 195
% of US Age charges 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 1.3% 1.4% 1.7%
% of total state charges 14.4% 15.9% 14.3% 15.3% 14.7% 14.4% 15.9% 16.0% 15.7% 15.7% 21.2% 15.8% 19.3% 16.3%
Disability 249 239 328 337 325 283 369 418 412 380 312 269 279 281
% of US Disability charges 1.2% 0.9% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%
% of total state charges 14.2% 13.4% 17.8% 18.0% 16.5% 15.9% 20.1% 22.4% 22.7% 22.9% 24.5% 23.9% 26.6% 23.4%
Equal Pay Act 2 6 6 10 12 9 17 11 17 11 21 14 12 12
% of US EPA charges 0.2% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 1.8% 1.0% 1.7% 1.0% 1.9% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3%
% of total state charges 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 0.6% 0.9% 0.7% 1.7% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0%
GINA** 0 2 1 5 4 4 7 17 8 8 4 5 4 3
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 1.0% 0.4% 1.8% 1.2% 1.2% 2.1% 7.1% 3.9% 3.6% 1.9% 1.1% 0.9% 0.7%
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.9% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%

*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.