H1B Report
State comparison

California vs South Carolina

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
South Carolina
SCRank #30

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaSouth Carolina
Total filings1,684,275▲41,872
National share %18.05%▲0.45%
Rank nationally#1▲#30
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDMedical University of South Carolina and Affiliates
Top sponsor share3.2%3.4%
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
South Carolina
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,591
FY20111,628
FY20121,795
FY20131,672
FY20142,085
FY20152,802
FY20162,952
FY20172,907
FY20183,228
FY2019382
FY20202,604
FY20214,165
FY20223,031
FY20233,336
FY20243,100
FY20253,370
FY20261,224

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — South Carolina

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — South Carolina

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