H1B Report
State comparison

Connecticut 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
Connecticut
CTRank #18
State B
North Carolina
NCRank #11

Key metrics

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

MetricConnecticutNorth Carolina
Total filings122,501270,482▲
National share %1.31%2.90%▲
Rank nationally#18#11▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share8.2%7.1%
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
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 — Connecticut

Top 5 sponsors — North Carolina

Top 5 occupations — Connecticut

Top 5 occupations — North Carolina

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