H1B Report
State comparison

Puerto Rico vs New York

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
New York
NYRank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricPuerto RicoNew York
Total filings3,339779,382▲
National share %0.04%8.35%▲
Rank nationally#51#3▲
Top sponsorTECHLAND LLCErnst & Young U.S. LLP
Top sponsor share20.9%2.5%
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
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

Top 5 sponsors — Puerto Rico

Top 5 sponsors — New York

Top 5 occupations — Puerto Rico

Top 5 occupations — New York

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