H1B Report
State comparison

Minnesota vs New York

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 York
NYRank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricMinnesotaNew York
Total filings127,560779,382▲
National share %1.37%8.35%▲
Rank nationally#17#3▲
Top sponsorTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDErnst & Young U.S. LLP
Top sponsor share6.7%2.5%
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 York
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201041,791
FY201141,780
FY201244,516
FY201342,575
FY201448,882
FY201555,025
FY201658,674
FY201754,974
FY201858,296
FY20196,707
FY202046,888
FY202167,785
FY202247,736
FY202350,649
FY202445,271
FY202550,305
FY202617,528

Top 5 sponsors — Minnesota

Top 5 sponsors — New York

Top 5 occupations — Minnesota

Top 5 occupations — New York

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