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State comparison

New Jersey vs Montana

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
Montana
MTRank #52

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyMontana
Total filings534,212▲3,134
National share %5.72%▲0.03%
Rank nationally#4▲#52
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPMontana State University
Top sponsor share3.3%20.2%
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
Montana
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010152
FY2011163
FY2012137
FY2013156
FY2014134
FY2015205
FY2016191
FY2017194
FY2018230
FY201929
FY2020159
FY2021310
FY2022224
FY2023272
FY2024261
FY2025221
FY202696

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 sponsors — Montana

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Montana

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