H1B Report
State comparison

Minnesota vs Virginia

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
Virginia
VARank #13

Key metrics

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

MetricMinnesotaVirginia
Total filings127,560248,095▲
National share %1.37%2.66%▲
Rank nationally#17#13▲
Top sponsorTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDCapital One Services, LLC
Top sponsor share6.7%3.1%
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
Virginia
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,220
FY201111,062
FY201212,424
FY201313,122
FY201415,475
FY201519,045
FY201618,903
FY201717,856
FY201818,564
FY20192,254
FY202016,803
FY202121,729
FY202217,103
FY202316,711
FY202415,165
FY202515,711
FY20264,948

Top 5 sponsors — Minnesota

Top 5 sponsors — Virginia

Top 5 occupations — Minnesota

Top 5 occupations — Virginia

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