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State comparison

Michigan vs North Carolina

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
Michigan
MIRank #12
State B
North Carolina
NCRank #11

Key metrics

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

MetricMichiganNorth Carolina
Total filings248,270270,482▲
National share %2.66%2.90%▲
Rank nationally#12#11▲
Top sponsorUniversity of MichiganINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share4.4%7.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Michigan
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20107,900
FY20118,306
FY20129,919
FY201311,535
FY201413,919
FY201518,319
FY201620,970
FY201720,222
FY201821,739
FY20193,053
FY202017,256
FY202124,816
FY202217,550
FY202317,784
FY202414,908
FY202514,821
FY20265,253
North Carolina
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20106,858
FY20117,783
FY201210,413
FY201311,668
FY201413,551
FY201517,414
FY201618,848
FY201717,134
FY201818,491
FY20192,470
FY202020,828
FY202127,391
FY202221,680
FY202324,281
FY202421,021
FY202522,261
FY20268,390

Top 5 sponsors — Michigan

Top 5 sponsors — North Carolina

Top 5 occupations — Michigan

Top 5 occupations — North Carolina

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