H1B Report
State comparison

Illinois vs New Hampshire

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
New Hampshire
NHRank #38

Key metrics

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

MetricIllinoisNew Hampshire
Total filings438,152▲25,508
National share %4.58%▲0.27%
Rank nationally#5▲#38
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share4.3%5.2%
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
FY202618,163
New Hampshire
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,121
FY20111,185
FY20121,526
FY20131,558
FY20141,676
FY20152,078
FY20161,906
FY20171,417
FY20181,662
FY2019186
FY20201,560
FY20212,254
FY20221,613
FY20231,550
FY20241,283
FY20251,637
FY20261,296

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 sponsors — New Hampshire

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — New Hampshire

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