H1B Report
State index

H-1B filings by US state

Worksite-state distribution of H-1B Labor Condition Applications. Filter by region, switch between absolute filings and per-100k-workers, and see which states are gaining or losing share year over year.

Total filings
8,977,209
States tracked
59
Top-5 concentration
50.5%
of all H-1B filings
Biggest YoY mover
CA +1.1 pp
California
Map metric

Filings intensity

H-1B filings by US stateAlaska: 3,939 filingsAlabama: 28,896 filingsArkansas: 50,108 filingsArizona: 141,524 filingsCalifornia: 1,727,358 filingsColorado: 98,360 filingsConnecticut: 124,904 filingsDistrict of Columbia: 57,202 filingsDelaware: 47,627 filingsFlorida: 302,281 filingsGeorgia: 317,771 filingsHawaii: 8,435 filingsIowa: 44,149 filingsIdaho: 12,732 filingsIllinois: 438,152 filingsIndiana: 89,962 filingsKansas: 37,496 filingsKentucky: 38,440 filingsLouisiana: 29,738 filingsMassachusetts: 347,025 filingsMaryland: 147,708 filingsMaine: 9,400 filingsMichigan: 253,745 filingsMinnesota: 129,651 filingsMissouri: 105,780 filingsMississippi: 12,424 filingsMontana: 3,234 filingsNorth Carolina: 278,273 filingsNorth Dakota: 7,683 filingsNebraska: 28,573 filingsNew Hampshire: 25,508 filingsNew Jersey: 544,088 filingsNew Mexico: 16,682 filingsNevada: 24,207 filingsNew York: 801,603 filingsOhio: 210,176 filingsOklahoma: 26,495 filingsOregon: 72,694 filingsPennsylvania: 296,830 filingsRhode Island: 29,799 filingsSouth Carolina: 43,291 filingsSouth Dakota: 5,740 filingsTennessee: 93,894 filingsTexas: 1,026,223 filingsUtah: 45,733 filingsVirginia: 253,562 filingsVermont: 5,234 filingsWashington: 422,396 filingsWisconsin: 85,275 filingsWest Virginia: 8,245 filingsWyoming: 2,701 filings
01,727,358

Biggest share movers, FY2025 → FY2026

Year-over-year change in each state’s share of national H-1B filings (in percentage points). Positive bars = gained share; negative = lost.

59 states

#CodeStateFilingsTrend FY2010–FY2026
1CACalifornia
1,727,358
2TXTexas
1,026,223
3NYNew York
801,603
4NJNew Jersey
544,088
5ILIllinois
438,152
6WAWashington
422,396
7MAMassachusetts
347,025
8GAGeorgia
317,771
9FLFlorida
302,281
10PAPennsylvania
296,830
11NCNorth Carolina
278,273
12MIMichigan
253,745
13VAVirginia
253,562
14OHOhio
210,176
15MDMaryland
147,708
16AZArizona
141,524
17MNMinnesota
129,651
18CTConnecticut
124,904
19MOMissouri
105,780
20COColorado
98,360
21TNTennessee
93,894
22INIndiana
89,962
23WIWisconsin
85,275
24OROregon
72,694
25DCDistrict of Columbia
57,202
26ARArkansas
50,108
27DEDelaware
47,627
28UTUtah
45,733
29IAIowa
44,149
30SCSouth Carolina
43,291
31KYKentucky
38,440
32KSKansas
37,496
33RIRhode Island
29,799
34LALouisiana
29,738
35ALAlabama
28,896
36NENebraska
28,573
37OKOklahoma
26,495
38NHNew Hampshire
25,508
39NVNevada
24,207
40NMNew Mexico
16,682
41IDIdaho
12,732
42MSMississippi
12,424
43MEMaine
9,400
44HIHawaii
8,435
45WVWest Virginia
8,245
46NDNorth Dakota
7,683
47GUGU
7,351
48SDSouth Dakota
5,740
49VTVermont
5,234
50AKAlaska
3,939
51PRPuerto Rico
3,409
52MTMontana
3,234
53WYWyoming
2,701
54MPMP
2,404
55VIVirgin Islands
1,069
56MHMH
10
57PWPW
10
58FMFM
5
59ASAS
5

WARN layoff data tracked for 6 states (CA, TX, NJ, IL, MA, VA); blank means not tracked, not zero. About the layoffs data