H1B Report
State comparison

Texas vs Kentucky

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
Texas
TXRank #2
State B
Kentucky
KYRank #31

Key metrics

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

MetricTexasKentucky
Total filings993,563▲37,536
National share %10.65%▲0.40%
Rank nationally#2▲#31
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.8%9.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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
Kentucky
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,620
FY20111,600
FY20122,018
FY20131,890
FY20142,170
FY20152,403
FY20162,624
FY20172,626
FY20182,762
FY2019278
FY20202,656
FY20213,943
FY20222,570
FY20232,832
FY20242,342
FY20252,376
FY2026826

Top 5 sponsors — Texas

Top 5 sponsors — Kentucky

Top 5 occupations — Texas

Top 5 occupations — Kentucky

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