H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Nebraska

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
Nebraska
NERank #36

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaNebraska
Total filings1,684,275▲27,925
National share %18.05%▲0.30%
Rank nationally#1▲#36
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDBoard of Regents of the University of Nebraska
Top sponsor share3.2%8.0%
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
Nebraska
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,117
FY20111,089
FY20121,243
FY20131,388
FY20141,708
FY20151,816
FY20162,014
FY20172,083
FY20182,442
FY2019294
FY20201,882
FY20212,770
FY20221,912
FY20231,999
FY20241,724
FY20251,751
FY2026693

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Nebraska

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Nebraska

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