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State comparison

West Virginia 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
West Virginia
WVRank #45
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricWest VirginiaCalifornia
Total filings7,9801,684,275▲
National share %0.09%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#45#1▲
Top sponsorWest Virginia UniversityINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share24.4%3.2%
Top occupationPhysicians, All OtherSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

West Virginia
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010545
FY2011441
FY2012491
FY2013519
FY2014431
FY2015579
FY2016619
FY2017526
FY2018528
FY201982
FY2020422
FY2021626
FY2022435
FY2023445
FY2024409
FY2025661
FY2026221
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 — West Virginia

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — West Virginia

Top 5 occupations — California

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