H1B Report
State comparison

Rhode Island vs Washington

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
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricRhode IslandWashington
Total filings29,799422,396▲
National share %0.31%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#33#6▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share17.1%20.1%
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
FY20261,090
Washington
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,235
FY201111,359
FY201213,218
FY201315,493
FY201417,921
FY201521,665
FY201623,151
FY201725,476
FY201826,842
FY20194,453
FY202032,427
FY202144,510
FY202238,067
FY202337,614
FY202434,089
FY202536,307
FY202628,569

Top 5 sponsors — Rhode Island

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Rhode Island

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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