H1B Report
State comparison

Minnesota vs Washington

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
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricMinnesotaWashington
Total filings127,560407,237▲
National share %1.37%4.36%▲
Rank nationally#17#6▲
Top sponsorTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share6.7%20.6%
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
Washington
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,235
FY201111,359
FY201213,218
FY201315,493
FY201417,921
FY201521,665
FY201623,151
FY201725,476
FY201826,842
FY20194,453
FY202032,427
FY202144,510
FY202238,067
FY202337,614
FY202434,089
FY202536,307
FY202613,410

Top 5 sponsors — Minnesota

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Minnesota

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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