H1B Report
State comparison

Texas vs Montana

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
Montana
MTRank #52

Key metrics

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

MetricTexasMontana
Total filings993,563▲3,134
National share %10.65%▲0.03%
Rank nationally#2▲#52
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDMontana State University
Top sponsor share3.8%20.2%
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
Montana
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010152
FY2011163
FY2012137
FY2013156
FY2014134
FY2015205
FY2016191
FY2017194
FY2018230
FY201929
FY2020159
FY2021310
FY2022224
FY2023272
FY2024261
FY2025221
FY202696

Top 5 sponsors — Texas

Top 5 sponsors — Montana

Top 5 occupations — Texas

Top 5 occupations — Montana

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