H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Connecticut

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
California
CARank #1
State B
Connecticut
CTRank #18

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaConnecticut
Total filings1,684,275▲122,501
National share %18.05%▲1.31%
Rank nationally#1▲#18
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.2%8.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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
Connecticut
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20105,688
FY20115,885
FY20127,828
FY20137,447
FY20148,917
FY201510,142
FY201610,035
FY20178,133
FY20188,894
FY20191,085
FY20208,644
FY202110,273
FY20227,177
FY20237,683
FY20246,239
FY20256,296
FY20262,135

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Connecticut

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Connecticut

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