H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Idaho

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
Idaho
IDRank #41

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaIdaho
Total filings1,684,275▲12,253
National share %18.05%▲0.13%
Rank nationally#1▲#41
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDMicron Technology, Inc.
Top sponsor share3.2%22.9%
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
Idaho
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010463
FY2011638
FY2012644
FY2013635
FY2014609
FY2015778
FY2016887
FY2017874
FY2018908
FY201997
FY2020737
FY20211,179
FY2022913
FY2023797
FY2024752
FY20251,076
FY2026266

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Idaho

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Idaho

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