H1B Report
State comparison

Kentucky 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
Kentucky
KYRank #31
State B
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricKentuckyWashington
Total filings38,440422,396▲
National share %0.40%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#31#6▲
Top sponsorTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share8.8%20.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Kentucky
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,620
FY20111,600
FY20122,018
FY20131,890
FY20142,170
FY20152,403
FY20162,624
FY20172,626
FY20182,762
FY2019278
FY20202,656
FY20213,943
FY20222,570
FY20232,832
FY20242,342
FY20252,376
FY20261,730
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 — Kentucky

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Kentucky

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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