H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Kansas

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
New Jersey
NJRank #4
State B
Kansas
KSRank #32

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyKansas
Total filings534,212▲36,398
National share %5.72%▲0.39%
Rank nationally#4▲#32
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.3%4.0%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

New Jersey
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201022,533
FY201123,613
FY201227,861
FY201329,795
FY201436,783
FY201547,664
FY201648,372
FY201742,571
FY201840,743
FY20194,478
FY202031,318
FY202141,952
FY202233,547
FY202334,837
FY202429,700
FY202529,182
FY20269,263
Kansas
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,639
FY20111,713
FY20122,046
FY20132,233
FY20142,424
FY20152,599
FY20162,768
FY20172,738
FY20182,801
FY2019339
FY20202,178
FY20213,029
FY20222,379
FY20232,257
FY20242,141
FY20252,286
FY2026828

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 sponsors — Kansas

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Kansas

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