H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Ohio

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
Ohio
OHRank #14

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaOhio
Total filings1,684,275▲205,550
National share %18.05%▲2.20%
Rank nationally#1▲#14
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.2%5.6%
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
Ohio
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20107,732
FY20118,583
FY201210,428
FY201311,642
FY201413,515
FY201516,066
FY201616,344
FY201715,466
FY201815,959
FY20191,994
FY202014,006
FY202118,778
FY202213,179
FY202313,640
FY202411,927
FY202512,084
FY20264,207

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Ohio

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Ohio

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