FY 2009 - 2022 EEOC Charge Receipts for SC

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* 1061 1332 1370 1232 1168 1118 1278 1296 1167 1165 1008 1004 1007 1158
% of US total charges* 1.1% 1.3% 1.4% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6%
Race 443 546 584 482 509 417 545 546 454 403 360 381 402 388
% of US race charges 1.3% 1.5% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8%
% of total state charges 41.8% 41.0% 42.6% 39.1% 43.6% 37.3% 42.6% 42.1% 38.9% 34.6% 35.7% 37.9% 39.9% 33.5%
Sex 327 395 405 383 319 363 373 392 367 398 347 311 302 309
% of US sex charges 1.2% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.6%
% of total state charges 30.8% 29.7% 29.6% 31.1% 27.3% 32.5% 29.2% 30.2% 31.4% 34.2% 34.4% 31.0% 30.0% 26.7%
National Origin 93 105 88 84 74 62 51 52 62 55 55 48 65 48
% of US National Origin charges 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 0.9%
% of total state charges 8.8% 7.9% 6.4% 6.8% 6.3% 5.5% 4.6% 4.0% 5.3% 4.7% 5.5% 4.8% 6.5% 4.1%
Religion* 29 34 37 42 32 33 42 39 36 24 32 22 34 182
% of US Religion charges* 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% 0.9% 1.4% 1.3%
% of total state charges* 2.7% 2.6% 2.7% 3.4% 2.7% 3.0% 3.3% 3.0% 3.1% 2.1% 3.2% 2.2% 3.4% 15.7%
Color 25 23 20 17 22 20 19 41 38 18 25 22 35 63
% of US Color charges 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1.3% 1.2% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% 1.5%
% of total state charges 2.4% 1.7% 1.5% 1.4% 1.9% 1.8% 1.5% 3.2% 3.3% 1.5% 2.5% 2.2% 3.5% 5.4%
Retaliation (All) 390 468 508 478 474 483 558 617 604 653 588 586 574 599
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.7% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6%
% of total state charges 36.8% 35.1% 37.1% 38.8% 40.6% 43.2% 43.7% 47.6% 51.8% 56.1% 58.3% 58.4% 57.0% 51.7%
Retaliation (Title VII) 355 433 463 413 405 415 468 495 473 509 481 449 426 460
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 1.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6%
% of total state charges 33.5% 32.5% 33.8% 33.5% 34.7% 37.1% 36.6% 38.2% 40.5% 43.7% 47.7% 44.7% 42.3% 39.7%
Age 227 274 268 232 271 228 245 266 210 205 166 149 176 147
% of US Age charges 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.3% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3%
% of total state charges 21.4% 20.6% 19.6% 16.9% 23.2% 20.4% 19.2% 20.5% 18.0% 17.6% 16.5% 14.8% 17.5% 12.7%
Disability 200 312 309 264 283 289 367 366 330 356 299 288 344 364
% of US Disability charges 0.9% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 1.5%
% of total state charges 18.9% 23.4% 22.6% 21.4% 24.2% 25.8% 28.7% 28.2% 28.3% 30.6% 29.7% 28.7% 34.2% 31.4%
Equal Pay Act 6 21 20 14 9 20 23 14 27 22 17 12 10 9
% of US EPA charges 0.6% 2.0% 2.2% 1.3% 0.9% 2.1% 2.5% 1.3% 2.7% 2.1% 1.5% 1.2% 1.0% 0.9%
% of total state charges 0.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.1% 0.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.1% 2.3% 1.9% 1.7% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8%
GINA** 0 3 2 6 2 5 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 ‡
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 1.5% 0.8% 2.1% 0.6% 1.5% 0.3% 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% ‡
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 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.