H-1B by state · fiscal year 2026

H-1B Approvals by State

Every state and territory ranked by H-1B approvals in fiscal year 2026 to date.

Rank	State	Approvals	Employers
1	California	85,782	10,756
2	Texas	45,616	6,664
3	New York	32,150	6,475
4	New Jersey	28,204	3,374
5	Virginia	27,957	1,797
6	Illinois	19,887	2,814
7	Massachusetts	17,081	2,491
8	Pennsylvania	12,146	1,705
9	Michigan	11,521	1,708
10	Georgia	10,619	2,053
11	Florida	10,583	2,742
12	Maryland	10,397	969
13	North Carolina	9,300	1,238
14	Washington	8,944	1,082
15	Ohio	6,104	1,239
16	Tennessee	5,111	683
17	Arizona	4,815	820
18	Minnesota	4,559	775
19	Missouri	4,398	701
20	Arkansas	3,311	194
21	Connecticut	3,132	686
22	Indiana	3,111	613
23	Wisconsin	2,792	541
24	Colorado	2,749	646
25	Rhode Island	2,089	130
26	Utah	1,763	482
27	South Carolina	1,666	419
28	Iowa	1,460	292
29	Delaware	1,396	408
30	District of Columbia	1,338	425
31	Kentucky	1,337	255
32	Kansas	1,238	316
33	Oregon	1,236	320
34	Louisiana	1,228	259
35	Alabama	1,132	293
36	Nebraska	1,083	208
37	South Dakota	963	73
38	Oklahoma	898	252
39	Idaho	865	84
40	Nevada	842	307
41	New Mexico	686	158
42	New Hampshire	604	190
43	Mississippi	452	106
44	West Virginia	402	70
45	North Dakota	291	100
46	Maine	271	71
47	Guam	255	80
48	Vermont	235	62
49	Alaska	210	53
50	Montana	173	65
51	Wyoming	169	93
52	Hawaii	162	63
53	Puerto Rico	56	48
54	U.S. Virgin Islands	11	10

Counts are USCIS decisions on H-1B petitions in fiscal year 2026 to date (new jobs, extensions, transfers and amendments), not people. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, data provided November 2, 2026. The numbers update every week.