H1B Report
State comparison

Rhode Island 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
Rhode Island
RIRank #33
State B
Texas
TXRank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricRhode IslandTexas
Total filings29,269993,563▲
National share %0.31%10.65%▲
Rank nationally#33#2▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share17.4%3.8%
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
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 — Rhode Island

Top 5 sponsors — Texas

Top 5 occupations — Rhode Island

Top 5 occupations — Texas

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