H1B Report
State comparison

Illinois vs Kansas

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
Kansas
KSRank #32

Key metrics

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

MetricIllinoisKansas
Total filings438,152▲37,496
National share %4.58%▲0.39%
Rank nationally#5▲#32
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share4.3%3.8%
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
FY202618,163
Kansas
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,639
FY20111,713
FY20122,046
FY20132,233
FY20142,424
FY20152,599
FY20162,768
FY20172,738
FY20182,801
FY2019339
FY20202,178
FY20213,029
FY20222,379
FY20232,257
FY20242,141
FY20252,286
FY20261,926

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 sponsors — Kansas

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Kansas

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