H1B Report
State comparison

District of Columbia 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
District of Columbia
DCRank #25
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricDistrict of ColumbiaCalifornia
Total filings56,2361,684,275▲
National share %0.60%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#25#1▲
Top sponsorGeorgetown UniversityINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.2%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

District of Columbia
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,698
FY20113,492
FY20123,570
FY20133,687
FY20143,727
FY20154,100
FY20164,134
FY20174,203
FY20184,217
FY2019536
FY20203,765
FY20214,214
FY20222,938
FY20233,382
FY20242,791
FY20252,920
FY2026862
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 — District of Columbia

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — District of Columbia

Top 5 occupations — California

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