State comparison

New York vs California

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.

Summary

California and New York are the two largest H-1B sponsorship hubs in the United States, though California significantly outpaces New York in filing volume.

California dominates with 753,475 H-1B filings, more than double New York's activity. This reflects California's concentration of technology, engineering, and innovation-driven industries, particularly in the Bay Area and Southern California tech corridors. New York, by contrast, has filed 308,634 H-1B petitions, driven largely by finance, media, and professional services in the New York City metropolitan area.

Both states remain top destinations for H-1B sponsorship, but California's filing count underscores its role as the primary magnet for skilled foreign workers in technology and advanced industries.

California vs New York H-1B filings
H-1B sponsorship by state
California H-1B visa comparison
New York H-1B activity
US state H-1B statistics

State A

New York

NYRank #3

State B

California

CARank #1

Key metrics

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

Metric	New York	California
Total filings	308,634	753,475▲
National share %	8.05%	19.66%▲
Rank nationally	#3	#1▲
Top sponsor	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	Google LLC
Top sponsor share	3.3%	6.7%
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers