H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Delaware

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
Delaware
DERank #27

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaDelaware
Total filings1,727,358▲47,627
National share %18.07%▲0.50%
Rank nationally#1▲#27
Top sponsorGoogle LLCJPMorgan Chase & Co.
Top sponsor share4.6%10.5%
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
FY202686,080
Delaware
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,824
FY20112,152
FY20122,348
FY20133,172
FY20143,184
FY20153,761
FY20163,522
FY20173,360
FY20183,932
FY2019323
FY20202,898
FY20213,840
FY20222,700
FY20233,053
FY20242,665
FY20252,754
FY20262,139

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Delaware

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Delaware

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