List of civil rights agencies in the United States

This is a list of state-level agencies in the United States dedicated to advancing human and civil rights. There are 44 such agencies. ^{[1] [2]}

State	Agency
Alaska	Commission for Human Rights [3]
Arizona	Attorney General's Office – Civil Rights Division [4]
Arkansas	Fair Housing Commission [5]
California	Attorney General's Office – Civil Rights Department [6]
Colorado	Civil Rights Divison [7]
Connecticut	Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities [8]
Delaware	Secretary of State's Division of Human and Civil Rights [9]
District of Columbia	Office of Human Rights
Florida	Commission on Human Relations [10] Office of Civil Rights [11]
Georgia (U.S. state)	Commission on Equal Opportunity [12]
Hawaii	Civil Rights Commission [13]
Idaho	Human Rights Commission [14]
Illinois	Illinois Department of Human Rights [15]
Indiana	Civil Rights Commission [16]
Iowa	Civil Rights Commission [17]
Kansas	Human Rights Commission [18]
Kentucky	Commission on Human Rights [19]
Louisiana	Commission on Human Rights [20]
Maine	Human Rights Commission [21]
Maryland	Commission on Human Relations [22]
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination [23]
Michigan	Michigan Department of Civil Rights [24]
Minnesota	Minnesota Department of Human Rights [25]
Missouri	Commission on Human Rights [26]
Montana	Human Rights Bureau [27]
Nebraska	Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission [28]
Nevada	Equal Rights Commission [29]
New Hampshire	Commission for Human Rights [30]
New Jersey	Division on Civil Rights [31]
New Mexico	Human Rights Bureau [32]
New York	New York State Division of Human Rights [33]
North Carolina	Civil Rights Division [34]
North Dakota	Department of Labor and Human Rights [35]
Ohio	Ohio Civil Rights Commission [36]
Oklahoma	Office of Civil Rights Enforcement [37]
Oregon	Civil Rights Commission [38]
Pennsylvania	Human Relations Commission [39]
Rhode Island	Commission for Human Rights [40]
South Carolina	Human Affairs Commission [41]
South Dakota	Division of Human Rights [42]
Tennessee	Human Rights Commission [43]
Texas	Civil Rights Division [44]
Utah	Antidiscrimination and Labor Division [45]
Vermont	Human Rights Commision [46]
Virginia	Office of Civil Rights [47]
Washington (state)	State Human Rights Commission [48]
West Virginia	Human Rights Commission [49]
Wisconsin	Equal Rights Division [50]
Wyoming	Department of Workforce Services: Your Labor Rights [51]

See also

• Civil rights in the United States
• Human rights in the United States

References

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3. "Alaska State Commission for Human Rights". humanrights.alaska.gov. Archived from the original on October 2, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
4. "Civil Rights | Attorney General's Office". www.azag.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
5. "Fair Housing - Inspector General". Inspector General. Archived from the original on September 15, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
6. "CRD | Civil Rights Department". calcivilrights.ca.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
7. "Home | Colorado Civil Rights Division". ccrd.colorado.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
8. "Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
9. "Division of Human and Civil Rights - State of Delaware". Division of Human and Civil Rights - State of Delaware. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
10. "Florida Commission on Human Relations". Florida Commission on Human Relations. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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12. "Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity". gceo.georgia.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
13. "About Us | Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission". labor.hawaii.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
14. Idaho, Access. "Home". Idaho Human Rights Commission. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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18. "Kansas Human Rights Commission". www.khrc.net. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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21. "Home | Maine Human Rights Commission". www.maine.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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23. "Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
24. "Michigan Department of Civil Rights". www.michigan.gov. Archived from the original on September 14, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
25. "Minnesota Department of Human Rights". Minnesota.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
26. "Human Rights Commission | Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations". labor.mo.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
27. "Human Rights Bureau". erd.dli.mt.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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32. "New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions > Labor Relations > Human Rights > Human Rights Information". www.dws.state.nm.us. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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34. "Civil Rights Division | NC OAH". www.oah.nc.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
35. "Home". Department of Labor and Human Rights. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
36. "Ohio Civil Rights Commission". civ.ohio.gov. Archived from the original on September 3, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
37. "Civil Rights Enforcement". Oklahoma Attorney General (049). Retrieved October 10, 2025.
38. "BOLI : Welcome Page : Civil Rights : State of Oregon". www.oregon.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
39. "Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission". www.pa.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
40. "Home- Rhode Island -Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights". www.richr.ri.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
41. "Home | Human Affairs Commission". schac.sc.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
42. "Human Rights Commission". dlr.sd.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
43. "Civil Rights Enforcement Division". www.tn.gov. Archived from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
44. "Employment Discrimination - Texas Workforce Commission". www.twc.texas.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
45. "Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor (UALD)". Utah Labor Commission. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
46. "Home Page | Human Rights Commission". hrc.vermont.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
47. "Civil Rights". www.oag.state.va.us. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
48. "WSHRC |". www.hum.wa.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
49. "Human Rights Commission | Office of Inspector General". oig.wv.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
50. "Equal Rights Division - Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development". dwd.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
51. "Your Labor Rights". Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. Retrieved October 10, 2025.