H1B Report
State comparison

Colorado vs Washington

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
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricColoradoWashington
Total filings98,360422,396▲
National share %1.03%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#20#6▲
Top sponsorUniversity of ColoradoMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share5.8%20.1%
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
FY20264,376
Washington
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,235
FY201111,359
FY201213,218
FY201315,493
FY201417,921
FY201521,665
FY201623,151
FY201725,476
FY201826,842
FY20194,453
FY202032,427
FY202144,510
FY202238,067
FY202337,614
FY202434,089
FY202536,307
FY202628,569

Top 5 sponsors — Colorado

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Colorado

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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