H1B Report
State comparison

Illinois vs Oklahoma

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
Oklahoma
OKRank #37

Key metrics

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

MetricIllinoisOklahoma
Total filings428,17025,876
National share %4.59%0.28%
Rank nationally#5#37
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDUniversity of Oklahoma
Top sponsor share4.4%7.6%
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
Oklahoma
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,288
FY20111,457
FY20121,657
FY20131,577
FY20141,846
FY20152,047
FY20162,015
FY20171,740
FY20181,898
FY2019197
FY20201,475
FY20212,006
FY20221,574
FY20231,555
FY20241,333
FY20251,670
FY2026541

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Oklahoma

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