H1B Report
State comparison

Illinois vs Puerto Rico

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
Puerto Rico
PRRank #51

Key metrics

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

MetricIllinoisPuerto Rico
Total filings438,152▲3,409
National share %4.58%▲0.04%
Rank nationally#5▲#51
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDTECHLAND LLC
Top sponsor share4.3%20.1%
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
Puerto Rico
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010407
FY2011309
FY2012311
FY2013207
FY2014209
FY2015214
FY2016202
FY2017562
FY2018154
FY201913
FY2020103
FY2021114
FY202285
FY2023105
FY2024156
FY2025140
FY2026118

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 sponsors — Puerto Rico

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Puerto Rico

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