H1B Report
State comparison

Rhode Island 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
Rhode Island
RIRank #33
State B
New York
NYRank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricRhode IslandNew York
Total filings29,269779,382▲
National share %0.31%8.35%▲
Rank nationally#33#3▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDErnst & Young U.S. LLP
Top sponsor share17.4%2.5%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Rhode Island
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010834
FY20111,038
FY20121,323
FY20131,792
FY20142,225
FY20152,882
FY20162,458
FY20172,342
FY20182,279
FY2019295
FY20202,242
FY20212,777
FY20221,777
FY20231,803
FY20241,286
FY20251,356
FY2026560
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 — Rhode Island

Top 5 sponsors — New York

Top 5 occupations — Rhode Island

Top 5 occupations — New York

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