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  Race-Based Charges (Charges filed with EEOC) FY 1997 - FY 2022

                      
                        

          
          
                        Race-Based Charges (Charges filed with EEOC) FY 1997 - FY 2022
              


          
  The following chart represents the total number of charges  filed and resolved under Title VII alleging race-based discrimination.

The data are compiled by the Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics from data compiled from EEOC's Charge Data System and, from FY 2004 forward, EEOC's Integrated Mission System.

This does not include charges filed with state or local Fair Employment Practices Agencies.

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			FY 1997
			FY 1998
			FY 1999
			FY 2000
			FY 2001
			FY 2002
			FY 2003
			FY 2004
			FY 2005
			FY 2006
			FY 2007
			FY 2008
			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
		**Receipts**
			29,199
			28,820
			28,819
			28,945
			28,912
			29,910
			28,526
			27,696
			26,740
			27,238
			30,510
			33,937
			33,579
			35,890
			35,395
			33,512
			33,068
			31,073
			31,027
			32,309
			28,528
			24,600
			23,976
			22,064
			20,908
			20,992
		**Resolutions**
			36,419
			35,716
			35,094
			33,188
			32,077
			33,199
			30,702
			29,631
			27,411
			25,992
			25,882
			28,321
			31,129
			37,559
			40,534
			38,426
			33,978
			30,429
			31,782
			33,936
			34,229
			30,564
			26,317
			22,719
			20,714
			19,927
		**Resolutions By Type**
		**Settlements**
			1,206
			1,460
			2,138
			2,802
			2,549
			3,059
			2,890
			2,927
			2,801
			3,039
			2,945
			3,069
			3,065
			3,325
			3,307
			3,020
			2,709
			2,274
			2,610
			2,280
			1,949
			1,501
			1,503
			1,546
			1,662
			1,548
		****
			3.3%
			4.1%
			6.1%
			8.4%
			7.9%
			9.2%
			9.4%
			9.9%
			10.2%
			11.7%
			11.4%
			10.8%
			9.8%
			8.9%
			8.2%
			7.9%
			8.0%
			7.5%
			8.2%
			6.7%
			5.7%
			4.9%
			5.7%
			6.8%
			8.0%
			7.8%
		**Withdrawals w/Benefits**
			912
			823
			1,036
			1,150
			1,203
			1,200
			1,125
			1,088
			1,167
			1,177
			1,235
			1,435
			1,530
			1,567
			1,657
			1,545
			1,621
			1,500
			1,430
			1,503
			1,437
			1,320
			1,192
			1,158
			1,174
			1,280
		****
			2.5%
			2.3%
			3.0%
			3.5%
			3.8%
			3.6%
			3.7%
			3.7%
			4.3%
			4.5%
			4.8%
			5.1%
			4.9%
			4.2%
			4.1%
			4.0%
			4.8%
			4.9%
			4.5%
			4.4%
			4.2%
			4.3%
			4.5%
			5.1%
			5.7%
			6.4%
		**Administrative Closures**
			8,395
			7,871
			7,213
			5,727
			5,626
			5,043
			4,759
			4,261
			3,674
			3,436
			3,931
			3,964
			4,803
			5,018
			5,719
			4,571
			4,516
			4,263
			4,368
			4,444
			4,280
			3,416
			3,155
			3,086
			2,989
			3,166
		****
			23.1%
			22.0%
			20.6%
			17.3%
			17.5%
			15.2%
			15.5%
			14.4%
			13.4%
			13.2%
			15.2%
			14.0%
			15.4%
			13.4%
			14.1%
			11.9%
			13.3%
			14.0%
			13.7%
			13.1%
			12.5%
			11.2%
			12.0%
			13.6%
			14.4%
			15.9%
		**No Reasonable Cause**
			24,988
			24,515
			23,148
			21,319
			20,302
			21,853
			20,506
			20,166
			18,608
			17,324
			16,773
			18,792
			20,530
			26,319
			28,602
			28,111
			24,175
			21,737
			22,696
			25,000
			25,840
			23,460
			19,977
			16,566
			14,582
			13,668
		****
			68.6%
			68.6%
			66.0%
			64.2%
			63.3%
			65.8%
			66.8%
			68.1%
			67.9%
			66.7%
			64.8%
			66.4%
			66.0%
			70.1%
			70.6%
			73.2%
			71.1%
			71.4%
			71.4%
			73.7%
			75.5%
			76.8%
			75.9%
			72.9%
			70.4%
			68.6%
		**Reasonable Cause**
			918
			1,047
			1,559
			2,190
			2,397
			2,044
			1,422
			1,189
			1,161
			1,016
			998
			1,061
			1,201
			1,330
			1,248
			1,179
			957
			655
			678
			709
			723
			867
			490
			363
			307
			265
		****
			2.5%
			2.9%
			4.4%
			6.6%
			7.5%
			6.2%
			4.6%
			4.0%
			4.2%
			3.9%
			3.9%
			3.7%
			3.9%
			3.5%
			3.1%
			3.1%
			2.8%
			2.2%
			2.1%
			2.1%
			2.1%
			2.8%
			1.9%
			1.6%
			1.5%
			1.3%
		**Successful Conciliations**
			248
			287
			382
			529
			691
			580
			392
			330
			377
			292
			285
			355
			392
			377
			322
			450
			424
			215
			254
			268
			302
			413
			169
			143
			111
			115
		****
			0.7%
			0.8%
			1.1%
			1.6%
			2.2%
			1.7%
			1.3%
			1.1%
			1.4%
			1.1%
			1.1%
			1.3%
			1.3%
			1.0%
			0.8%
			1.2%
			1.2%
			0.7%
			0.8%
			0.8%
			0.9%
			1.4%
			0.6%
			0.6%
			0.5%
			0.6%
		**Unsuccessful Conciliations**
			670
			760
			1,177
			1,661
			1,706
			1,464
			1,030
			859
			784
			724
			713
			706
			809
			953
			926
			729
			533
			440
			424
			441
			421
			454
			321
			220
			196
			150
		****
			1.8%
			2.1%
			3.4%
			5.0%
			5.3%
			4.4%
			3.4%
			2.9%
			2.9%
			2.8%
			2.8%
			2.5%
			2.6%
			2.5%
			2.3%
			1.9%
			1.6%
			1.4%
			1.3%
			1.3%
			1.2%
			1.5%
			1.2%
			1.0%
			0.9%
			0.8%
		**Merit Resolutions**
			3,036
			3,330
			4,733
			6,142
			6,149
			6,303
			5,437
			5,204
			5,129
			5,232
			5,178
			5,565
			5,796
			6,222
			6,212
			5,744
			5,287
			4,429
			4,718
			4,492
			4,109
			3,688
			3,185
			3,067
			3,143
			3,093
		****
			8.3%
			9.3%
			13.5%
			18.5%
			19.2%
			19.0%
			17.7%
			17.6%
			18.7%
			20.1%
			20.0%
			19.6%
			18.6%
			16.6%
			15.3%
			14.9%
			15.6%
			14.6%
			14.8%
			13.2%
			12.0%
			12.1%
			12.1%
			13.5%
			15.2%
			15.5%
		**Monetary Benefits (Millions)***
			$41.8
			$32.2
			$53.2
			$61.7
			$86.5
			$81.1
			$69.6
			$61.1
			$76.5
			$61.4
			$67.7
			$79.3
			$82.4
			$84.4
			$83.3
			$100.9
			$112.7
			$74.9
			$88.4
			$79.0
			$75.9
			$71.3
			$79.8
			$74.8
			$99.3
			$77.7

** Does not include monetary benefits obtained through litigation.*

*The total of individual percentages may not always sum to 100% due to rounding.*

*EEOC total workload includes charges carried over from previous fiscal years, new charge receipts and charges transferred to EEOC from Fair Employment Practice Agencies (FEPAs). Resolution of charges each year may therefore exceed receipts for that year because workload being resolved is drawn from a combination of pending, new receipts and FEPA transfer charges rather than from new charges only.*

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