H1B Report
State comparison

North Carolina 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.

State A
North Carolina
NCRank #11
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricNorth CarolinaCalifornia
Total filings270,4821,684,275▲
National share %2.90%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#11#1▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share7.1%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

North Carolina
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20106,858
FY20117,783
FY201210,413
FY201311,668
FY201413,551
FY201517,414
FY201618,848
FY201717,134
FY201818,491
FY20192,470
FY202020,828
FY202127,391
FY202221,680
FY202324,281
FY202421,021
FY202522,261
FY20268,390
California
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201063,120
FY201165,699
FY201276,412
FY201383,865
FY201498,525
FY2015115,758
FY2016119,754
FY2017119,409
FY2018128,477
FY201916,784
FY2020116,018
FY2021177,848
FY2022123,097
FY2023123,478
FY2024102,108
FY2025110,926
FY202642,997

Top 5 sponsors — North Carolina

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — North Carolina

Top 5 occupations — California

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