H1B Report
State comparison

Utah vs Illinois

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
Utah
UTRank #28
State B
Illinois
ILRank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricUtahIllinois
Total filings44,413428,170▲
National share %0.48%4.59%▲
Rank nationally#28#5▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share9.2%4.4%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Utah
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,406
FY20111,452
FY20121,753
FY20131,946
FY20142,369
FY20152,702
FY20162,887
FY20173,100
FY20183,359
FY2019405
FY20203,042
FY20214,835
FY20223,620
FY20233,740
FY20242,928
FY20253,449
FY20261,420
Illinois
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201017,542
FY201118,596
FY201222,351
FY201324,513
FY201427,412
FY201532,770
FY201635,186
FY201732,082
FY201831,959
FY20194,058
FY202027,702
FY202139,044
FY202229,930
FY202327,890
FY202423,732
FY202525,222
FY20268,181

Top 5 sponsors — Utah

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Utah

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

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