H1B Report
State comparison

Iowa vs Washington

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
Iowa
IARank #29
State B
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricIowaWashington
Total filings44,149422,396▲
National share %0.46%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#29#6▲
Top sponsorThe University of IowaMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share11.4%20.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Iowa
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,971
FY20112,308
FY20122,513
FY20132,607
FY20143,168
FY20153,208
FY20162,940
FY20173,095
FY20183,409
FY2019463
FY20202,902
FY20213,809
FY20222,540
FY20232,754
FY20242,344
FY20252,387
FY20261,731
Washington
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,235
FY201111,359
FY201213,218
FY201315,493
FY201417,921
FY201521,665
FY201623,151
FY201725,476
FY201826,842
FY20194,453
FY202032,427
FY202144,510
FY202238,067
FY202337,614
FY202434,089
FY202536,307
FY202628,569

Top 5 sponsors — Iowa

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Iowa

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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