H1B Report
State comparison

North Carolina vs Texas

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
Texas
TXRank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricNorth CarolinaTexas
Total filings270,482993,563▲
National share %2.90%10.65%▲
Rank nationally#11#2▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share7.1%3.8%
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
Texas
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201028,668
FY201131,431
FY201237,947
FY201342,217
FY201451,851
FY201562,552
FY201668,466
FY201766,163
FY201864,506
FY20198,319
FY202059,117
FY202190,790
FY202284,528
FY202391,294
FY202483,888
FY202590,478
FY202631,348

Top 5 sponsors — North Carolina

Top 5 sponsors — Texas

Top 5 occupations — North Carolina

Top 5 occupations — Texas

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