H1B Report
State comparison

Indiana vs Illinois

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
Indiana
INRank #22
State B
Illinois
ILRank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricIndianaIllinois
Total filings87,476428,170▲
National share %0.94%4.59%▲
Rank nationally#22#5▲
Top sponsorCummins Inc.INFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share10.4%4.4%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Indiana
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,472
FY20113,838
FY20124,341
FY20134,281
FY20145,510
FY20156,151
FY20166,399
FY20176,115
FY20186,913
FY2019829
FY20206,022
FY20217,842
FY20225,902
FY20236,265
FY20245,254
FY20256,211
FY20262,131
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

Top 5 sponsors — Indiana

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Indiana

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

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