H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Missouri

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
Missouri
MORank #19

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaMissouri
Total filings1,684,275▲103,341
National share %18.05%▲1.11%
Rank nationally#1▲#19
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDCerner Technologies LLC
Top sponsor share3.2%5.8%
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
Missouri
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,906
FY20113,756
FY20124,716
FY20134,988
FY20146,200
FY20157,182
FY20167,973
FY20178,136
FY20188,794
FY20191,125
FY20208,228
FY202110,167
FY20227,082
FY20236,867
FY20245,759
FY20256,378
FY20262,084

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Missouri

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Missouri

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