H1B Report
State comparison

Minnesota vs New Jersey

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
Minnesota
MNRank #17
State B
New Jersey
NJRank #4

Key metrics

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

MetricMinnesotaNew Jersey
Total filings127,560534,212▲
National share %1.37%5.72%▲
Rank nationally#17#4▲
Top sponsorTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Top sponsor share6.7%3.3%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Minnesota
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20104,615
FY20115,684
FY20126,900
FY20137,194
FY20148,998
FY20159,977
FY20169,939
FY201710,390
FY201810,909
FY20191,324
FY20208,822
FY202111,511
FY20227,783
FY20237,930
FY20246,851
FY20256,557
FY20262,176
New Jersey
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201022,533
FY201123,613
FY201227,861
FY201329,795
FY201436,783
FY201547,664
FY201648,372
FY201742,571
FY201840,743
FY20194,478
FY202031,318
FY202141,952
FY202233,547
FY202334,837
FY202429,700
FY202529,182
FY20269,263

Top 5 sponsors — Minnesota

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Minnesota

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

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