H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Louisiana

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
Louisiana
LARank #34

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaLouisiana
Total filings1,684,275▲29,061
National share %18.05%▲0.31%
Rank nationally#1▲#34
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDIBM India Private Limited
Top sponsor share3.2%6.7%
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
Louisiana
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20102,028
FY20111,616
FY20121,661
FY20131,663
FY20141,838
FY20152,703
FY20162,191
FY20171,943
FY20181,794
FY2019191
FY20201,455
FY20212,277
FY20221,778
FY20231,910
FY20241,601
FY20251,750
FY2026662

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Louisiana

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Louisiana

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