H1B Report
State comparison

District of Columbia vs Texas

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
Texas
TXRank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricDistrict of ColumbiaTexas
Total filings56,236993,563
National share %0.60%10.65%
Rank nationally#25#2
Top sponsorGeorgetown UniversityINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.2%3.8%
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
Texas
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201028,668
FY201131,431
FY201237,947
FY201342,217
FY201451,851
FY201562,552
FY201668,466
FY201766,163
FY201864,506
FY20198,319
FY202059,117
FY202190,790
FY202284,528
FY202391,294
FY202483,888
FY202590,478
FY202631,348

Top 5 occupations — District of Columbia

Top 5 occupations — Texas

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