H1B Report
State comparison

Tennessee vs California

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
Tennessee
TNRank #21
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricTennesseeCalifornia
Total filings91,5141,684,275▲
National share %0.98%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#21#1▲
Top sponsorST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITALINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.8%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Tennessee
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,342
FY20113,463
FY20124,547
FY20134,269
FY20144,584
FY20155,161
FY20165,653
FY20176,860
FY20187,266
FY2019863
FY20206,443
FY20219,457
FY20227,041
FY20237,023
FY20246,300
FY20256,968
FY20262,274
California
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201063,120
FY201165,699
FY201276,412
FY201383,865
FY201498,525
FY2015115,758
FY2016119,754
FY2017119,409
FY2018128,477
FY201916,784
FY2020116,018
FY2021177,848
FY2022123,097
FY2023123,478
FY2024102,108
FY2025110,926
FY202642,997

Top 5 sponsors — Tennessee

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Tennessee

Top 5 occupations — California

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