H1B Report
State comparison

Michigan vs Texas

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
Texas
TXRank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricMichiganTexas
Total filings248,270993,563▲
National share %2.66%10.65%▲
Rank nationally#12#2▲
Top sponsorUniversity of MichiganINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share4.4%3.8%
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
Texas
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201028,668
FY201131,431
FY201237,947
FY201342,217
FY201451,851
FY201562,552
FY201668,466
FY201766,163
FY201864,506
FY20198,319
FY202059,117
FY202190,790
FY202284,528
FY202391,294
FY202483,888
FY202590,478
FY202631,348

Top 5 sponsors — Michigan

Top 5 sponsors — Texas

Top 5 occupations — Michigan

Top 5 occupations — Texas

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