H1B Report
State comparison

MP vs Illinois

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
MP
MPRank #54
State B
Illinois
ILRank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricMPIllinois
Total filings2,378428,170▲
National share %0.03%4.59%▲
Rank nationally#54#5▲
Top sponsorCHINESE BIBLE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL INC.INFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share7.5%4.4%
Top occupationAccountants and AuditorsSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

MP
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201054
FY201172
FY2012376
FY201391
FY2014174
FY201580
FY2016177
FY2017350
FY2018338
FY201910
FY202097
FY2021124
FY202256
FY2023123
FY202476
FY2025151
FY202629
Illinois
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201017,542
FY201118,596
FY201222,351
FY201324,513
FY201427,412
FY201532,770
FY201635,186
FY201732,082
FY201831,959
FY20194,058
FY202027,702
FY202139,044
FY202229,930
FY202327,890
FY202423,732
FY202525,222
FY20268,181

Top 5 sponsors — MP

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — MP

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

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