H1B Report
State comparison

Connecticut 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
Connecticut
CTRank #18
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricConnecticutCalifornia
Total filings122,5011,684,275▲
National share %1.31%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#18#1▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share8.2%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Connecticut
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20105,688
FY20115,885
FY20127,828
FY20137,447
FY20148,917
FY201510,142
FY201610,035
FY20178,133
FY20188,894
FY20191,085
FY20208,644
FY202110,273
FY20227,177
FY20237,683
FY20246,239
FY20256,296
FY20262,135
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 — Connecticut

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Connecticut

Top 5 occupations — California

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