FY 2009 - 2022 EEOC Charge Receipts for WA

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* 1299 1247 1346 1190 1285 1159 1243 1369 1198 1135 1091 1004 871 2168
% of US total charges* 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% 3.0%
Race 371 357 432 325 366 352 400 419 384 318 330 314 308 397
% of US race charges 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.9%
% of total state charges 28.6% 28.6% 32.1% 27.3% 28.5% 30.4% 32.2% 30.6% 32.1% 28.0% 30.2% 31.3% 35.4% 18.3%
Sex 369 368 370 359 425 352 351 442 361 391 348 318 309 367
% of US sex charges 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.6% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.9%
% of total state charges 28.4% 29.5% 27.5% 30.2% 33.1% 30.4% 28.2% 32.3% 30.1% 34.4% 31.9% 31.7% 35.5% 16.9%
National Origin 180 166 225 175 153 141 182 179 150 143 146 128 131 140
% of US National Origin charges 1.6% 1.5% 1.9% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 2.0% 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2.5%
% of total state charges 13.9% 13.3% 16.7% 14.7% 11.9% 12.2% 15.7% 13.1% 12.5% 12.6% 13.4% 12.7% 15.0% 6.5%
Religion* 50 66 110 100 112 56 73 76 75 53 59 44 50 1069
% of US Religion charges* 1.5% 1.7% 2.6% 2.6% 3.0% 1.6% 2.1% 2.0% 2.2% 1.9% 2.2% 1.8% 2.1% 7.7%
% of total state charges* 3.8% 5.3% 8.2% 8.4% 8.7% 4.8% 5.9% 5.6% 6.3% 4.7% 5.4% 4.4% 5.7% 49.3%
Color 57 52 75 39 55 67 54 54 72 55 51 64 76 64
% of US Color charges 1.9% 1.9% 2.6% 1.5% 1.7% 2.4% 2.0% 1.7% 2.2% 1.7% 1.5% 1.8% 2.1% 1.6%
% of total state charges 4.4% 4.2% 5.6% 3.3% 4.3% 5.8% 4.3% 3.9% 6.0% 4.8% 4.7% 6.4% 8.7% 3.0%
Retaliation (All) 480 507 520 491 566 541 576 658 616 613 564 592 544 849
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.4% 1.6% 1.4% 1.6% 1.4% 2.2%
% of total state charges 37.0% 40.7% 38.6% 41.3% 44.0% 46.7% 46.3% 48.1% 51.4% 54.0% 51.7% 59.0% 62.5% 39.2%
Retaliation (Title VII) 385 409 401 367 425 407 433 495 458 457 459 435 422 655
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 2.3%
% of total state charges 29.6% 32.8% 29.8% 30.8% 33.1% 35.1% 34.8% 36.2% 38.2% 40.3% 42.1% 43.3% 48.5% 30.2%
Age 358 335 355 326 365 334 350 331 305 304 270 255 207 250
% of US Age charges 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.5% 2.2%
% of total state charges 27.6% 26.9% 26.4% 24.2% 28.4% 28.8% 28.2% 24.2% 25.5% 26.8% 24.7% 25.4% 23.8% 11.5%
Disability 405 395 436 422 485 423 433 477 446 423 400 406 345 550
% of US Disability charges 1.9% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.4% 2.2%
% of total state charges 31.2% 31.7% 32.4% 35.5% 37.7% 36.5% 34.8% 34.8% 37.2% 37.3% 36.7% 40.4% 39.6% 25.4%
Equal Pay Act 19 17 15 10 12 9 11 14 19 27 13 17 11 21
% of US EPA charges 2.0% 1.6% 1.6% 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 1.2% 1.3% 1.9% 2.5% 1.2% 1.7% 1.1% 2.2%
% of total state charges 1.5% 1.4% 1.1% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.6% 2.4% 1.2% 1.7% 1.3% 1.0%
GINA** 0 0 1 5 39 4 1 4 7 4 1 6 6 16
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 1.8% 11.7% 1.2% 0.3% 1.7% 3.4% 1.8% 0.5% 1.4% 1.4% 3.6%
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 3.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%

*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.