H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Indiana

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
Indiana
INRank #22

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaIndiana
Total filings1,727,358▲89,962
National share %18.07%▲0.94%
Rank nationally#1▲#22
Top sponsorGoogle LLCCummins Inc.
Top sponsor share4.6%10.4%
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
Indiana
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,472
FY20113,838
FY20124,341
FY20134,281
FY20145,510
FY20156,151
FY20166,399
FY20176,115
FY20186,913
FY2019829
FY20206,022
FY20217,842
FY20225,902
FY20236,265
FY20245,254
FY20256,211
FY20264,617

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Indiana

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Indiana

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