FY 2009 - 2022 EEOC Charge Receipts for DC

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* 713 673 746 694 766 635 694 651 546 550 548 414 395 510
% of US total charges* 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7%
Race 281 288 282 259 300 239 274 232 219 164 213 135 181 170
% of US race charges 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.6% 0.8% 0.8%
% of total state charges 39.4% 42.8% 37.8% 37.3% 39.2% 37.6% 39.5% 35.6% 40.1% 29.8% 38.9% 32.6% 45.8% 33.3%
Sex 234 211 236 220 216 189 225 200 161 157 200 128 145 154
% of US sex charges 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
% of total state charges 32.8% 31.4% 31.6% 31.7% 28.2% 29.8% 32.4% 30.7% 29.5% 28.5% 36.5% 30.9% 36.7% 30.2%
National Origin 102 106 122 112 132 91 104 70 80 105 62 57 63 60
% of US National Origin charges 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% 1.1% 0.7% 1.0% 1.5% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1%
% of total state charges 14.3% 15.8% 16.4% 16.1% 17.2% 14.3% 16.4% 10.8% 14.7% 19.1% 11.3% 13.8% 15.9% 11.8%
Religion* 52 34 40 37 45 27 36 34 34 39 36 22 32 96
% of US Religion charges* 1.5% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.4% 1.3% 0.9% 1.3% 0.7%
% of total state charges* 7.3% 5.1% 5.4% 5.3% 5.9% 4.3% 5.2% 5.2% 6.2% 7.1% 6.6% 5.3% 8.1% 18.8%
Color 28 36 37 23 32 25 33 32 25 44 44 37 53 55
% of US Color charges 1.0% 1.3% 1.3% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 1.4% 1.3% 1.0% 1.5% 1.3%
% of total state charges 3.9% 5.3% 5.0% 3.3% 4.2% 3.9% 4.8% 4.9% 4.6% 8.0% 8.0% 8.9% 13.4% 10.8%
Retaliation (All) 274 275 279 275 319 258 305 271 253 266 286 227 254 276
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%
% of total state charges 38.4% 40.9% 37.4% 39.6% 41.6% 40.6% 43.9% 41.6% 46.3% 48.4% 52.2% 54.8% 64.3% 54.1%
Retaliation (Title VII) 238 245 237 239 265 211 260 223 219 217 231 187 214 218
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8%
% of total state charges 33.4% 36.4% 31.8% 34.4% 34.6% 33.2% 37.5% 34.3% 40.1% 39.5% 42.2% 45.2% 54.2% 42.7%
Age 167 179 180 166 154 134 159 132 120 127 114 84 74 96
% of US Age charges 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.8%
% of total state charges 23.4% 26.6% 24.1% 22.3% 20.1% 21.1% 22.9% 20.3% 22.0% 23.1% 20.8% 20.3% 18.7% 18.8%
Disability 135 151 165 146 197 154 167 177 126 142 169 132 132 159
% of US Disability charges 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6%
% of total state charges 18.9% 22.4% 22.1% 21.0% 25.7% 24.3% 24.1% 27.2% 23.1% 25.8% 30.8% 31.9% 33.4% 31.2%
Equal Pay Act 7 11 13 12 10 12 15 11 10 7 15 11 14 10
% of US EPA charges 0.7% 1.1% 1.4% 1.1% 1.0% 1.3% 1.6% 1.0% 1.0% 0.7% 1.3% 1.1% 1.4% 1.0%
% of total state charges 1.0% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.3% 1.9% 2.2% 1.7% 1.8% 1.3% 2.7% 2.7% 3.5% 2.0%
GINA** 0 1 5 0 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 6 4 8
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 0.5% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.6% 1.7% 0.0% 1.8% 0.0% 1.4% 0.9% 1.8%
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.1% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.6% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 1.4% 1.0% 1.6%

*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.