H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Michigan

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
Michigan
MIRank #12

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaMichigan
Total filings1,727,358▲253,745
National share %18.07%▲2.65%
Rank nationally#1▲#12
Top sponsorGoogle LLCUniversity of Michigan
Top sponsor share4.6%4.3%
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
Michigan
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20107,900
FY20118,306
FY20129,919
FY201311,535
FY201413,919
FY201518,319
FY201620,970
FY201720,222
FY201821,739
FY20193,053
FY202017,256
FY202124,816
FY202217,550
FY202317,784
FY202414,908
FY202514,821
FY202610,728

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Michigan

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Michigan

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