FY 2009 - 2022 EEOC Charge Receipts for TN

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* 3530 3608 3307 3280 2988 3221 2726 2740 2640 2331 2393 2359 2256 2599
% of US total charges* 3.8% 3.6% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2% 3.6% 3.1% 3.0% 3.1% 3.1% 3.3% 3.5% 3.3% 3.5%
Race 1465 1516 1314 1276 1121 1361 1052 1022 970 834 889 880 863 902
% of US race charges 4.4% 4.2% 3.7% 3.8% 3.4% 4.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.4% 3.4% 3.7% 4.0% 3.9% 4.3%
% of total state charges 41.5% 42.0% 39.7% 38.9% 37.5% 42.3% 38.6% 37.3% 36.7% 35.8% 37.2% 37.3% 38.3% 34.7%
Sex 1061 1062 965 998 912 948 863 931 815 787 812 760 712 850
% of US sex charges 3.8% 3.7% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.6% 3.3% 3.5% 3.2% 3.2% 3.5% 3.6% 3.3% 4.3%
% of total state charges 30.1% 29.4% 29.2% 30.4% 30.5% 29.4% 31.7% 34.0% 30.9% 33.8% 33.9% 32.2% 31.6% 32.7%
National Origin 167 192 225 158 122 150 157 131 112 84 124 122 119 130
% of US National Origin charges 1.5% 1.7% 1.9% 1.5% 1.1% 1.6% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 2.4%
% of total state charges 4.7% 5.3% 6.8% 4.8% 4.1% 4.7% 4.9% 4.8% 4.2% 3.6% 5.2% 5.2% 5.3% 5.0%
Religion* 105 125 102 121 88 79 80 79 95 78 74 82 69 288
% of US Religion charges* 3.1% 3.3% 2.5% 3.2% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 3.4% 2.9% 2.1%
% of total state charges* 3.0% 3.5% 3.1% 3.7% 2.9% 2.5% 2.9% 2.9% 3.6% 3.3% 3.1% 3.5% 3.1% 11.1%
Color 102 105 66 56 50 79 70 68 61 73 85 112 104 112
% of US Color charges 3.5% 3.8% 2.3% 2.1% 1.6% 2.9% 2.5% 2.2% 1.9% 2.3% 2.5% 3.1% 2.9% 2.7%
% of total state charges 2.9% 2.9% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.3% 3.1% 3.6% 4.7% 4.6% 4.3%
Retaliation (All) 1250 1270 1299 1286 1220 1283 1243 1329 1318 1176 1368 1372 1276 1513
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 3.7% 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.2% 3.4% 3.3% 3.2% 3.3% 3.0% 3.5% 3.6% 3.4% 4.0%
% of total state charges 35.4% 35.2% 39.3% 39.2% 40.8% 39.8% 45.6% 48.5% 49.9% 50.5% 57.2% 58.2% 56.6% 58.2%
Retaliation (Title VII) 1095 1085 1138 1115 1021 1044 973 1065 1060 938 1065 1038 972 1200
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 3.8% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.2% 3.4% 3.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1% 3.5% 3.7% 3.5% 4.2%
% of total state charges 31.0% 30.1% 34.4% 34.0% 34.2% 32.4% 35.7% 38.9% 40.2% 40.2% 44.5% 44.0% 43.1% 46.2%
Age 809 782 660 733 589 594 556 545 528 452 523 463 488 416
% of US Age charges 3.6% 3.4% 2.8% 3.2% 2.8% 2.9% 2.7% 2.6% 2.9% 2.7% 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 3.6%
% of total state charges 22.9% 21.7% 20.0% 22.2% 19.7% 18.4% 20.4% 19.9% 20.0% 19.4% 21.9% 19.6% 21.6% 16.0%
Disability 760 890 785 808 813 844 811 861 808 725 769 777 819 857
% of US Disability charges 3.5% 3.5% 3.0% 3.1% 3.1% 3.3% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 3.2% 3.2% 3.4% 3.4%
% of total state charges 21.5% 24.7% 23.7% 24.6% 27.2% 26.2% 29.8% 31.4% 30.6% 31.1% 32.1% 32.9% 36.3% 33.0%
Equal Pay Act 23 50 41 35 33 33 41 45 34 30 39 40 37 37
% of US EPA charges 2.4% 4.8% 4.5% 3.2% 3.2% 3.5% 4.4% 4.2% 3.4% 2.8% 3.5% 4.1% 3.8% 3.9%
% of total state charges 0.7% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.5% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4%
GINA** 0 7 12 6 7 7 5 5 3 4 3 5 12 6
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 3.5% 4.9% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1.5% 2.1% 1.5% 1.8% 1.4% 1.1% 2.7% 1.4%
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 0.2%

*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.