H1B Report
State comparison

Delaware vs New Jersey

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
Delaware
DERank #27
State B
New Jersey
NJRank #4

Key metrics

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

MetricDelawareNew Jersey
Total filings46,636534,212▲
National share %0.50%5.72%▲
Rank nationally#27#4▲
Top sponsorJPMorgan Chase & Co.COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Top sponsor share10.6%3.3%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Delaware
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,824
FY20112,152
FY20122,348
FY20133,172
FY20143,184
FY20153,761
FY20163,522
FY20173,360
FY20183,932
FY2019323
FY20202,898
FY20213,840
FY20222,700
FY20233,053
FY20242,665
FY20252,754
FY20261,148
New Jersey
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201022,533
FY201123,613
FY201227,861
FY201329,795
FY201436,783
FY201547,664
FY201648,372
FY201742,571
FY201840,743
FY20194,478
FY202031,318
FY202141,952
FY202233,547
FY202334,837
FY202429,700
FY202529,182
FY20269,263

Top 5 sponsors — Delaware

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Delaware

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

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