State comparison

Florida vs New York

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.

Summary

Florida and New York differ substantially in H-1B visa sponsorship volume. New York leads decisively with 779,382 total filings compared to Florida's 294,620—a ratio of roughly 2.6 to 1. This reflects New York's concentration of multinational firms, financial services, technology hubs, and large employers across Manhattan and surrounding metros.

Florida's 294,620 filings place it as a significant H-1B destination in its own right, driven by Miami's growing tech and finance sectors, as well as tourism, hospitality, and professional services employers. The gap underscores New York's dominance in attracting and sponsoring foreign talent, though both states rank among the top H-1B sponsorship jurisdictions nationally.

Florida vs New York H-1B
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State A

Florida

FLRank #9

State B

New York

NYRank #3

Key metrics

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

Metric	Florida	New York
Total filings	294,620	779,382▲
National share %	3.16%	8.35%▲
Rank nationally	#9	#3▲
Top sponsor	TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
Top sponsor share	3.5%	2.5%
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Florida

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	15,130
FY2011	15,230
FY2012	16,370
FY2013	15,285
FY2014	17,644
FY2015	20,402
FY2016	20,850
FY2017	21,815
FY2018	23,174
FY2019	2,725
FY2020	17,210
FY2021	24,009
FY2022	19,623
FY2023	20,526
FY2024	17,975
FY2025	20,089
FY2026	6,563

New York

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	41,791
FY2011	41,780
FY2012	44,516
FY2013	42,575
FY2014	48,882
FY2015	55,025
FY2016	58,674
FY2017	54,974
FY2018	58,296
FY2019	6,707
FY2020	46,888
FY2021	67,785
FY2022	47,736
FY2023	50,649
FY2024	45,271
FY2025	50,305
FY2026	17,528

Top 5 sponsors — Florida

1TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED5,8803.5%
2INFOSYS LIMITED5,8803.5%
3Deloitte Consulting LLP5,2693.1%
4UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA3,2291.9%
5COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP3,0891.8%

Top 5 sponsors — New York

1Ernst & Young U.S. LLP11,3512.5%
2JPMorgan Chase & Co.7,2081.6%
3GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC6,4911.4%
4INFOSYS LIMITED6,2531.4%
5TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED5,4901.2%

Top 5 occupations — Florida

115-1252Software Developers78,228
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts26,434
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other19,674
415-1251Computer Programmers11,846
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers10,561

Top 5 occupations — New York

115-1252Software Developers127,566
213-2051Financial and Investment Analysts53,542
315-1211Computer Systems Analysts43,076
415-2051Data Scientists37,071
515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other34,721

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