H1B Report
State comparison

California vs New Hampshire

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
New Hampshire
NHRank #38

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaNew Hampshire
Total filings1,727,358▲25,508
National share %18.07%▲0.27%
Rank nationally#1▲#38
Top sponsorGoogle LLCINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share4.6%5.2%
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
New Hampshire
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,121
FY20111,185
FY20121,526
FY20131,558
FY20141,676
FY20152,078
FY20161,906
FY20171,417
FY20181,662
FY2019186
FY20201,560
FY20212,254
FY20221,613
FY20231,550
FY20241,283
FY20251,637
FY20261,296

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — New Hampshire

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — New Hampshire

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