H1B Report
State comparison

Georgia vs Washington

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
Georgia
GARank #8
State B
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricGeorgiaWashington
Total filings317,771422,396▲
National share %3.32%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#8#6▲
Top sponsorCAPGEMINI AMERICA INCMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share3.7%20.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Georgia
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20109,498
FY201110,833
FY201212,734
FY201313,995
FY201417,729
FY201523,027
FY201624,861
FY201722,521
FY201823,311
FY20192,838
FY202019,614
FY202128,133
FY202223,441
FY202324,874
FY202422,646
FY202522,310
FY202615,406
Washington
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,235
FY201111,359
FY201213,218
FY201315,493
FY201417,921
FY201521,665
FY201623,151
FY201725,476
FY201826,842
FY20194,453
FY202032,427
FY202144,510
FY202238,067
FY202337,614
FY202434,089
FY202536,307
FY202628,569

Top 5 sponsors — Georgia

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Georgia

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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