H1B Report
State comparison

Illinois vs Nevada

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
Nevada
NVRank #39

Key metrics

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

MetricIllinoisNevada
Total filings428,170▲23,135
National share %4.59%▲0.25%
Rank nationally#5▲#39
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Top sponsor share4.4%7.0%
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
Nevada
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,190
FY20111,129
FY20121,225
FY20131,119
FY20141,231
FY20151,350
FY20161,398
FY20171,473
FY20181,678
FY2019160
FY20201,394
FY20211,999
FY20221,486
FY20231,771
FY20241,713
FY20252,073
FY2026746

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 sponsors — Nevada

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Nevada

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