H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Kansas

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
Kansas
KSRank #32

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaKansas
Total filings1,684,275▲36,398
National share %18.05%▲0.39%
Rank nationally#1▲#32
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.2%4.0%
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
Kansas
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,639
FY20111,713
FY20122,046
FY20132,233
FY20142,424
FY20152,599
FY20162,768
FY20172,738
FY20182,801
FY2019339
FY20202,178
FY20213,029
FY20222,379
FY20232,257
FY20242,141
FY20252,286
FY2026828

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Kansas

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Kansas

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