H1B Report
State comparison

South Carolina 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
South Carolina
SCRank #30
State B
New York
NYRank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricSouth CarolinaNew York
Total filings41,872779,382▲
National share %0.45%8.35%▲
Rank nationally#30#3▲
Top sponsorMedical University of South Carolina and AffiliatesErnst & Young U.S. LLP
Top sponsor share3.4%2.5%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

South Carolina
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,591
FY20111,628
FY20121,795
FY20131,672
FY20142,085
FY20152,802
FY20162,952
FY20172,907
FY20183,228
FY2019382
FY20202,604
FY20214,165
FY20223,031
FY20233,336
FY20243,100
FY20253,370
FY20261,224
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 — South Carolina

Top 5 sponsors — New York

Top 5 occupations — South Carolina

Top 5 occupations — New York

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