FY 2009 - 2021 EEOC Charge Receipts for PR

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
TOTAL CHARGES 348 355 332 407 366 393 373 360 421 379 329 212 199
% of US total charges 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
Race 7 18 11 9 6 7 12 15 11 6 9 7 7
% of US race charges 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
% of total state charges 2.0% 5.1% 3.3% 2.2% 1.6% 1.8% 3.2% 4.2% 2.6% 1.6% 2.7% 3.3% 3.5%
Sex 114 97 76 113 106 102 86 79 83 84 86 46 52
% of US sex charges 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
% of total state charges 32.8% 27.3% 22.9% 27.8% 29.0% 26.0% 23.1% 21.9% 19.7% 22.2% 26.1% 21.7% 26.1%
National Origin 25 45 25 40 13 31 19 15 15 8 11 10 7
% of US National Origin charges 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
% of total state charges 7.2% 12.7% 7.5% 9.8% 3.6% 7.9% 4.8% 4.2% 3.6% 2.1% 3.3% 4.7% 3.5%
Religion 10 14 11 4 17 9 8 7 15 14 13 4 7
% of US Religion charges 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.2% 0.3%
% of total state charges 2.9% 3.9% 3.3% 1.0% 4.6% 2.3% 2.1% 1.9% 3.6% 3.7% 4.0% 1.9% 3.5%
Color 5 19 7 9 6 11 12 13 10 6 13 7 9
% of US Color charges 0.2% 0.7% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
% of total state charges 1.4% 5.4% 2.1% 2.2% 1.6% 2.8% 3.2% 3.6% 2.4% 1.6% 4.0% 3.3% 4.5%
Retaliation (All) 99 99 100 143 121 151 124 131 117 108 104 70 61
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
% of total state charges 28.4% 27.9% 30.1% 35.1% 33.1% 38.4% 33.2% 36.4% 27.8% 28.5% 31.6% 33.0% 30.7%
Retaliation (Title VII) 76 75 70 94 86 115 78 73 68 61 66 35 28
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
% of total state charges 21.8% 21.1% 21.1% 23.1% 23.5% 29.3% 20.9% 20.3% 16.2% 16.1% 20.1% 16.5% 14.1%
Age 88 100 73 87 108 126 124 102 159 154 85 67 72
% of US Age charges 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 0.9% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
% of total state charges 25.3% 28.2% 22.0% 26.2% 29.5% 32.1% 33.2% 28.3% 37.8% 40.6% 25.8% 31.6% 36.2%
Disability 124 111 146 180 159 158 159 173 172 138 148 104 77
% of US Disability charges 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3%
% of total state charges 35.6% 31.3% 44.0% 44.2% 43.4% 40.2% 42.6% 48.1% 40.9% 36.4% 45.0% 49.1% 38.7%
Equal Pay Act 3 3 1 2 0 3 4 7 2 8 18 9 7
% of US EPA charges 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4% 0.7% 0.2% 0.8% 1.6% 0.9% 0.7%
% of total state charges 0.9% 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0% 0.8% 1.1% 1.9% 0.5% 2.1% 5.5% 4.2% 3.5%
GINA* 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0%
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0%

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