H1B Report
State comparison

Hawaii vs Illinois

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
Hawaii
HIRank #44
State B
Illinois
ILRank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricHawaiiIllinois
Total filings8,258428,170▲
National share %0.09%4.59%▲
Rank nationally#44#5▲
Top sponsorUniversity of HawaiiINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share22.6%4.4%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Hawaii
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010787
FY2011655
FY2012725
FY2013615
FY2014602
FY2015598
FY2016557
FY2017552
FY2018539
FY201975
FY2020394
FY2021534
FY2022353
FY2023361
FY2024373
FY2025413
FY2026125
Illinois
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201017,542
FY201118,596
FY201222,351
FY201324,513
FY201427,412
FY201532,770
FY201635,186
FY201732,082
FY201831,959
FY20194,058
FY202027,702
FY202139,044
FY202229,930
FY202327,890
FY202423,732
FY202525,222
FY20268,181

Top 5 sponsors — Hawaii

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Hawaii

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

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