H1B Report
State comparison

Puerto Rico vs Illinois

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
Puerto Rico
PRRank #51
State B
Illinois
ILRank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricPuerto RicoIllinois
Total filings3,339428,170▲
National share %0.04%4.59%▲
Rank nationally#51#5▲
Top sponsorTECHLAND LLCINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share20.9%4.4%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Puerto Rico
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010407
FY2011309
FY2012311
FY2013207
FY2014209
FY2015214
FY2016202
FY2017562
FY2018154
FY201913
FY2020103
FY2021114
FY202285
FY2023105
FY2024156
FY2025140
FY202648
Illinois
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201017,542
FY201118,596
FY201222,351
FY201324,513
FY201427,412
FY201532,770
FY201635,186
FY201732,082
FY201831,959
FY20194,058
FY202027,702
FY202139,044
FY202229,930
FY202327,890
FY202423,732
FY202525,222
FY20268,181

Top 5 sponsors — Puerto Rico

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Puerto Rico

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

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