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State comparison

Minnesota 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
Minnesota
MNRank #17
State B
North Carolina
NCRank #11

Key metrics

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

MetricMinnesotaNorth Carolina
Total filings127,560270,482▲
National share %1.37%2.90%▲
Rank nationally#17#11▲
Top sponsorTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share6.7%7.1%
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
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 — Minnesota

Top 5 sponsors — North Carolina

Top 5 occupations — Minnesota

Top 5 occupations — North Carolina

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