H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Virginia

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
Virginia
VARank #13

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaVirginia
Total filings1,684,275▲248,095
National share %18.05%▲2.66%
Rank nationally#1▲#13
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDCapital One Services, LLC
Top sponsor share3.2%3.1%
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
Virginia
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,220
FY201111,062
FY201212,424
FY201313,122
FY201415,475
FY201519,045
FY201618,903
FY201717,856
FY201818,564
FY20192,254
FY202016,803
FY202121,729
FY202217,103
FY202316,711
FY202415,165
FY202515,711
FY20264,948

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Virginia

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Virginia

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