State comparison

California vs Georgia

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.

Summary

California and Georgia rank among the top H-1B sponsoring states, but differ substantially in scale. California leads with 1.68 million all-time H-1B filings, reflecting its large tech, finance, and healthcare sectors. Georgia, with 310,000 total filings, ranks significantly lower but remains a major hub for H-1B visa sponsorship, particularly in Atlanta.

California's H-1B activity is more than five times larger than Georgia's, driven by concentrations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Georgia's filings center in the Atlanta metro area, serving its growing tech, logistics, and professional services industries. Both states continue to attract international talent through H-1B sponsorship, though California dominates the national share of visa petitions.

California vs Georgia H-1B
H-1B filings comparison
California H-1B sponsorship
Georgia H-1B sponsorship
H-1B visa by state

State A

California

CARank #1

State B

Georgia

GARank #8

Key metrics

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

Metric	California	Georgia
Total filings	1,727,358▲	317,771
National share %	18.07%▲	3.32%
Rank nationally	#1▲	#8
Top sponsor	Google LLC	CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
Top sponsor share	4.6%	3.7%
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

California

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	63,120
FY2011	65,699
FY2012	76,412
FY2013	83,865
FY2014	98,525
FY2015	115,758
FY2016	119,754
FY2017	119,409
FY2018	128,477
FY2019	16,784
FY2020	116,018
FY2021	177,848
FY2022	123,097
FY2023	123,478
FY2024	102,108
FY2025	110,926
FY2026	86,080

Georgia

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	9,498
FY2011	10,833
FY2012	12,734
FY2013	13,995
FY2014	17,729
FY2015	23,027
FY2016	24,861
FY2017	22,521
FY2018	23,311
FY2019	2,838
FY2020	19,614
FY2021	28,133
FY2022	23,441
FY2023	24,874
FY2024	22,646
FY2025	22,310
FY2026	15,406

Top 5 sponsors — California

1Google LLC47,4704.6%
2INFOSYS LIMITED31,7633.1%
3Apple Inc.23,1722.2%
4Meta Platforms, Inc11,7681.1%
5Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.11,0691.1%

Top 5 sponsors — Georgia

1CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC7,3953.7%
2INFOSYS LIMITED6,7443.4%
3TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED5,9653.0%
4COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP4,1132.1%
5Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.3,9362.0%

Top 5 occupations — California

115-1252Software Developers590,102
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts107,957
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other107,104
415-2051Data Scientists71,013
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers70,860

Top 5 occupations — Georgia

115-1252Software Developers105,528
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts35,723
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other24,669
415-1251Computer Programmers15,479
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers14,813

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