H1B Report
State comparison

Colorado vs California

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
Colorado
CORank #20
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricColoradoCalifornia
Total filings96,2641,684,275▲
National share %1.03%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#20#1▲
Top sponsorUniversity of ColoradoINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share5.9%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Colorado
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,668
FY20113,630
FY20124,379
FY20134,891
FY20145,811
FY20156,830
FY20166,502
FY20176,576
FY20187,377
FY20191,049
FY20206,477
FY20219,318
FY20227,358
FY20237,572
FY20246,099
FY20256,447
FY20262,280
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

Top 5 sponsors — Colorado

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Colorado

Top 5 occupations — California

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