H1B Report
State comparison

Arkansas vs California

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
Arkansas
ARRank #26
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricArkansasCalifornia
Total filings48,3791,684,275▲
National share %0.52%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#26#1▲
Top sponsorWAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.INFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share22.1%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Arkansas
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,368
FY20111,681
FY20121,890
FY20132,443
FY20142,329
FY20153,015
FY20163,406
FY20172,781
FY20183,522
FY2019496
FY20204,170
FY20215,638
FY20223,498
FY20233,294
FY20243,425
FY20254,284
FY20261,139
California
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201063,120
FY201165,699
FY201276,412
FY201383,865
FY201498,525
FY2015115,758
FY2016119,754
FY2017119,409
FY2018128,477
FY201916,784
FY2020116,018
FY2021177,848
FY2022123,097
FY2023123,478
FY2024102,108
FY2025110,926
FY202642,997

Top 5 sponsors — Arkansas

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Arkansas

Top 5 occupations — California

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