H1B Report
State comparison

Illinois vs Delaware

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
Illinois
ILRank #5
State B
Delaware
DERank #27

Key metrics

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

MetricIllinoisDelaware
Total filings428,170▲46,636
National share %4.59%▲0.50%
Rank nationally#5▲#27
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDJPMorgan Chase & Co.
Top sponsor share4.4%10.6%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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
Delaware
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,824
FY20112,152
FY20122,348
FY20133,172
FY20143,184
FY20153,761
FY20163,522
FY20173,360
FY20183,932
FY2019323
FY20202,898
FY20213,840
FY20222,700
FY20233,053
FY20242,665
FY20252,754
FY20261,148

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 sponsors — Delaware

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Delaware

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