H1B Report
State comparison

New York vs Mississippi

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 York
NYRank #3
State B
Mississippi
MSRank #42

Key metrics

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

MetricNew YorkMississippi
Total filings779,38212,030
National share %8.35%0.13%
Rank nationally#3#42
Top sponsorErnst & Young U.S. LLPUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center
Top sponsor share2.5%10.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

New York
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201041,791
FY201141,780
FY201244,516
FY201342,575
FY201448,882
FY201555,025
FY201658,674
FY201754,974
FY201858,296
FY20196,707
FY202046,888
FY202167,785
FY202247,736
FY202350,649
FY202445,271
FY202550,305
FY202617,528
Mississippi
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010681
FY2011648
FY2012645
FY2013668
FY2014678
FY2015792
FY2016839
FY2017745
FY2018760
FY2019123
FY2020778
FY20211,012
FY2022807
FY2023818
FY2024827
FY2025898
FY2026311

Top 5 sponsors — New York

Top 5 occupations — New York

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