H1B Report
State comparison

Puerto Rico 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
Puerto Rico
PRRank #51
State B
Texas
TXRank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricPuerto RicoTexas
Total filings3,339993,563▲
National share %0.04%10.65%▲
Rank nationally#51#2▲
Top sponsorTECHLAND LLCINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share20.9%3.8%
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
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 — Puerto Rico

Top 5 sponsors — Texas

Top 5 occupations — Puerto Rico

Top 5 occupations — Texas

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