H1B Report
State comparison

Illinois vs Montana

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
Montana
MTRank #52

Key metrics

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

MetricIllinoisMontana
Total filings428,170▲3,134
National share %4.59%▲0.03%
Rank nationally#5▲#52
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDMontana State University
Top sponsor share4.4%20.2%
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
Montana
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010152
FY2011163
FY2012137
FY2013156
FY2014134
FY2015205
FY2016191
FY2017194
FY2018230
FY201929
FY2020159
FY2021310
FY2022224
FY2023272
FY2024261
FY2025221
FY202696

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 sponsors — Montana

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Montana

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