H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Utah

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
Utah
UTRank #28

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaUtah
Total filings1,684,275▲44,413
National share %18.05%▲0.48%
Rank nationally#1▲#28
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.2%9.2%
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
FY202642,997
Utah
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,406
FY20111,452
FY20121,753
FY20131,946
FY20142,369
FY20152,702
FY20162,887
FY20173,100
FY20183,359
FY2019405
FY20203,042
FY20214,835
FY20223,620
FY20233,740
FY20242,928
FY20253,449
FY20261,420

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Utah

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Utah

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