H1B Report
State comparison

New York vs Virginia

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
Virginia
VARank #13

Key metrics

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

MetricNew YorkVirginia
Total filings779,382248,095
National share %8.35%2.66%
Rank nationally#3#13
Top sponsorErnst & Young U.S. LLPCapital One Services, LLC
Top sponsor share2.5%3.1%
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
Virginia
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,220
FY201111,062
FY201212,424
FY201313,122
FY201415,475
FY201519,045
FY201618,903
FY201717,856
FY201818,564
FY20192,254
FY202016,803
FY202121,729
FY202217,103
FY202316,711
FY202415,165
FY202515,711
FY20264,948

Top 5 sponsors — New York

Top 5 occupations — New York

Top 5 occupations — Virginia

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