H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Puerto Rico

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
Puerto Rico
PRRank #51

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaPuerto Rico
Total filings1,684,275▲3,339
National share %18.05%▲0.04%
Rank nationally#1▲#51
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDTECHLAND LLC
Top sponsor share3.2%20.9%
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
Puerto Rico
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010407
FY2011309
FY2012311
FY2013207
FY2014209
FY2015214
FY2016202
FY2017562
FY2018154
FY201913
FY2020103
FY2021114
FY202285
FY2023105
FY2024156
FY2025140
FY202648

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Puerto Rico

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Puerto Rico

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