FY 2009 - 2022 EEOC Charge Receipts for VA

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* 3216 3146 3181 3201 3095 3051 2844 2945 2730 2594 2265 1974 1827 2271
% of US total charges* 3.4% 3.1% 3.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 2.7% 3.1%
Race 1298 1243 1280 1161 1177 1155 1068 1069 966 875 767 676 667 704
% of US race charges 3.9% 3.5% 3.6% 3.5% 3.6% 3.7% 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 3.6% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 3.4%
% of total state charges 40.4% 39.5% 40.2% 36.3% 38.0% 37.9% 37.6% 36.3% 35.4% 33.7% 33.9% 34.2% 36.5% 31.0%
Sex 970 905 953 951 947 927 868 881 818 814 753 657 526 593
% of US sex charges 3.5% 3.1% 3.3% 3.1% 3.4% 3.6% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2% 3.3% 3.2% 3.1% 2.5% 3.0%
% of total state charges 30.2% 28.8% 30.0% 29.7% 30.6% 30.4% 30.5% 29.9% 30.0% 31.4% 33.2% 33.3% 28.8% 26.1%
National Origin 331 290 310 307 338 276 253 261 228 215 188 192 156 167
% of US National Origin charges 3.0% 2.6% 2.6% 2.8% 3.2% 2.9% 2.6% 2.7% 2.7% 3.0% 2.7% 3.0% 2.4% 3.0%
% of total state charges 10.3% 9.2% 9.7% 9.6% 10.9% 9.0% 8.3% 8.9% 8.4% 8.3% 8.3% 9.7% 8.5% 7.4%
Religion* 133 126 130 118 135 128 122 135 105 102 99 68 69 360
% of US Religion charges* 3.9% 3.3% 3.1% 3.1% 3.6% 3.6% 3.4% 3.5% 3.1% 3.6% 3.6% 2.8% 2.9% 2.6%
% of total state charges* 4.1% 4.0% 4.1% 3.7% 4.4% 4.2% 4.3% 4.6% 3.8% 3.9% 4.4% 3.4% 3.8% 15.9%
Color 77 62 91 79 94 99 99 109 91 62 78 105 119 139
% of US Color charges 2.6% 2.2% 3.2% 3.0% 3.0% 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 2.8% 2.0% 2.3% 2.9% 3.3% 3.4%
% of total state charges 2.4% 2.0% 2.9% 2.5% 3.0% 3.2% 3.5% 3.7% 3.3% 2.4% 3.4% 5.3% 6.5% 6.1%
Retaliation (All) 1024 975 1110 1118 1207 1307 1182 1242 1201 1113 1055 993 939 1226
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 3.0% 2.7% 3.0% 3.0% 3.1% 3.4% 3.1% 3.0% 3.1% 2.8% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 3.2%
% of total state charges 31.8% 31.0% 34.9% 34.9% 39.0% 42.8% 41.6% 42.2% 44.0% 42.9% 46.6% 50.3% 51.4% 54.0%
Retaliation (Title VII) 909 843 966 960 1018 1100 993 1025 987 912 841 775 691 909
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 3.1% 2.7% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.6% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 2.8% 2.8% 2.5% 3.2%
% of total state charges 28.3% 26.8% 30.4% 30.0% 32.9% 36.1% 34.9% 34.8% 36.2% 35.2% 37.1% 39.3% 37.8% 40.0%
Age 704 677 692 673 624 600 593 583 518 534 444 352 339 337
% of US Age charges 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 3.2% 2.9% 2.5% 2.4% 2.9%
% of total state charges 21.9% 21.5% 21.8% 21.2% 20.2% 19.7% 20.9% 19.8% 19.0% 20.6% 19.6% 17.8% 18.6% 14.8%
Disability 672 770 770 845 826 767 786 921 864 819 757 714 655 824
% of US Disability charges 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1% 2.9% 2.7% 3.3%
% of total state charges 20.9% 24.5% 24.2% 26.4% 26.7% 25.1% 27.6% 31.3% 31.6% 31.6% 33.4% 36.2% 35.9% 36.3%
Equal Pay Act 38 31 25 32 38 34 41 38 36 46 42 51 43 30
% of US EPA charges 4.0% 3.0% 2.7% 3.0% 3.7% 3.6% 4.4% 3.5% 3.6% 4.3% 3.8% 5.2% 4.4% 3.1%
% of total state charges 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.8% 1.9% 2.6% 2.4% 1.3%
GINA** 0 6 7 9 8 14 8 13 10 5 7 5 3 10
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 3.0% 2.9% 3.2% 2.4% 4.2% 2.4% 5.5% 4.9% 2.3% 3.3% 1.1% 0.7% 2.3%
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%

*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.