H1B Report
State comparison

Colorado vs North 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
Colorado
CORank #20
State B
North Carolina
NCRank #11

Key metrics

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

MetricColoradoNorth Carolina
Total filings96,264270,482▲
National share %1.03%2.90%▲
Rank nationally#20#11▲
Top sponsorUniversity of ColoradoINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share5.9%7.1%
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
North Carolina
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20106,858
FY20117,783
FY201210,413
FY201311,668
FY201413,551
FY201517,414
FY201618,848
FY201717,134
FY201818,491
FY20192,470
FY202020,828
FY202127,391
FY202221,680
FY202324,281
FY202421,021
FY202522,261
FY20268,390

Top 5 sponsors — Colorado

Top 5 sponsors — North Carolina

Top 5 occupations — Colorado

Top 5 occupations — North Carolina

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