FY 2009 - 2022 EEOC Charge Receipts for MD

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* 1835 2927 2301 2480 2537 2499 2349 2291 2374 1914 1739 1645 1819 1856
% of US total charges* 2.0% 2.9% 2.3% 2.5% 2.7% 2.8% 2.6% 2.5% 2.8% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.7% 2.5%
Race 744 1234 917 976 946 925 886 874 887 634 574 571 702 602
% of US race charges 2.2% 3.4% 2.6% 2.9% 2.9% 3.0% 2.9% 2.7% 3.1% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6% 3.2% 2.9%
% of total state charges 40.5% 42.2% 39.9% 39.4% 37.3% 37.0% 37.7% 38.1% 37.4% 33.1% 33.0% 34.7% 38.6% 32.4%
Sex 594 813 657 671 686 653 626 635 693 565 488 467 539 479
% of US sex charges 2.1% 2.8% 2.3% 2.2% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.7% 2.3% 2.1% 2.2% 2.5% 2.4%
% of total state charges 32.4% 27.8% 28.6% 27.1% 27.0% 26.1% 26.6% 27.7% 29.2% 29.5% 28.1% 28.4% 29.6% 25.8%
National Origin 207 322 247 256 243 262 244 189 254 138 153 158 175 126
% of US National Origin charges 1.9% 2.8% 2.1% 2.4% 2.3% 2.7% 2.5% 1.9% 3.1% 1.9% 2.2% 2.5% 2.7% 2.3%
% of total state charges 11.3% 11.0% 10.7% 10.3% 9.6% 10.5% 9.8% 8.2% 10.7% 7.2% 8.8% 9.6% 9.6% 6.8%
Religion* 76 132 113 103 117 98 98 97 81 77 65 59 87 266
% of US Religion charges* 2.2% 3.5% 2.7% 2.7% 3.1% 2.8% 2.8% 2.5% 2.4% 2.7% 2.4% 2.5% 3.6% 1.9%
% of total state charges* 4.1% 4.5% 4.9% 4.2% 4.6% 3.9% 4.2% 4.2% 3.4% 4.0% 3.7% 3.6% 4.8% 14.3%
Color 68 111 82 97 113 110 77 93 104 99 99 123 159 136
% of US Color charges 2.3% 4.0% 2.9% 3.6% 3.6% 4.0% 2.8% 3.0% 3.2% 3.1% 2.9% 3.5% 4.5% 3.3%
% of total state charges 3.7% 3.8% 3.6% 3.9% 4.5% 4.4% 3.3% 4.1% 4.4% 5.2% 5.7% 7.5% 8.7% 7.3%
Retaliation (All) 734 1171 881 1029 1115 1122 1007 1067 1150 938 823 837 987 905
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 2.2% 3.2% 2.4% 2.7% 2.9% 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% 3.1% 2.4% 2.1% 2.2% 2.6% 2.4%
% of total state charges 40.0% 40.0% 38.3% 41.5% 43.9% 44.9% 42.9% 46.6% 48.4% 49.0% 47.3% 50.9% 54.3% 48.8%
Retaliation (Title VII) 642 1052 787 910 969 988 867 892 980 761 639 649 798 711
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 2.2% 3.4% 2.5% 2.9% 3.1% 3.2% 2.8% 2.7% 3.1% 2.5% 2.1% 2.3% 2.9% 2.5%
% of total state charges 35.0% 35.9% 34.2% 36.7% 38.2% 39.5% 36.9% 38.9% 41.3% 39.8% 36.7% 39.5% 43.9% 38.3%
Age 437 556 440 528 549 478 447 478 431 372 305 291 331 244
% of US Age charges 1.9% 2.4% 1.9% 2.3% 2.6% 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 2.1%
% of total state charges 23.8% 19.0% 19.1% 22.9% 21.6% 19.1% 19.0% 20.9% 18.2% 19.4% 17.5% 17.7% 18.2% 13.1%
Disability 380 667 553 606 631 623 614 576 617 549 528 566 579 660
% of US Disability charges 1.8% 2.7% 2.1% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4% 2.1% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.6%
% of total state charges 20.7% 22.8% 24.0% 24.4% 24.9% 24.9% 26.1% 25.1% 26.0% 28.7% 30.4% 34.4% 31.8% 35.6%
Equal Pay Act 13 25 23 25 23 27 17 16 25 29 29 18 41 21
% of US EPA charges 1.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.9% 1.8% 1.5% 2.5% 2.7% 2.6% 1.8% 4.2% 2.2%
% of total state charges 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 0.7% 0.7% 1.1% 1.5% 1.7% 1.1% 2.3% 1.1%
GINA** 0 2 5 13 8 7 7 10 7 0 8 5 12 6
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 4.6% 2.4% 2.1% 2.1% 4.2% 3.4% 0.0% 3.8% 1.1% 2.7% 1.4%
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.7% 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.