Top H-1B cities
The U.S. cities with the most H-1B (LCA) filings, FY2017–2026. Click any city for its local sponsorship breakdown, top employers, roles, and pay.
#CityFilings% of US
1New York, NY319,3425.9%2San Francisco, CA138,3492.5%3Seattle, WA119,2872.2%4Chicago, IL101,8971.9%5San Jose, CA101,4181.9%6Austin, TX100,8811.9%7Sunnyvale, CA95,3661.8%8Atlanta, GA91,4391.7%9Houston, TX91,1711.7%10Irving, TX77,8091.4%11Dallas, TX75,6501.4%12Plano, TX72,1121.3%13Mountain View, CA69,9611.3%14Redmond, WA69,4911.3%15Charlotte, NC66,1791.2%16Boston, MA65,5771.2%17Santa Clara, CA59,4031.1%18Bellevue, WA57,4511.1%19Jersey City, NJ45,2960.8%20San Diego, CA45,0790.8%21Alpharetta, GA43,4620.8%22Los Angeles, CA41,2620.8%23Phoenix, AZ41,1940.8%24Philadelphia, PA38,9710.7%25Palo Alto, CA35,1380.6%26Tampa, FL33,4820.6%27Washington, DC30,4090.6%28Pittsburgh, PA30,0500.6%29Columbus, OH30,0270.6%30Menlo Park, CA29,8220.5%31Irvine, CA27,8950.5%32Durham, NC26,8850.5%33Fremont, CA26,8040.5%34Richardson, TX26,7110.5%35Cupertino, CA25,9590.5%36Cambridge, MA24,7290.5%37Frisco, TX23,6820.4%38San Antonio, TX22,9460.4%39Miami, FL21,1590.4%40Bentonville, AR21,0030.4%41Princeton, NJ20,4330.4%42Mclean, VA20,3980.4%43Minneapolis, MN19,8360.4%44Indianapolis, IN19,4320.4%45Richmond, VA19,0220.3%46Brooklyn, NY17,9970.3%47Jacksonville, FL17,9220.3%48Raleigh, NC17,8720.3%49Pleasanton, CA17,7350.3%50Hartford, CT17,1750.3%51Cary, NC16,9280.3%52Wilmington, DE16,3230.3%53Edison, NJ16,2930.3%54Hillsboro, OR16,0080.3%55Cincinnati, OH15,9950.3%56Nashville, TN15,9690.3%57Herndon, VA15,1590.3%58Detroit, MI14,8220.3%59Dearborn, MI14,7760.3%60Denver, CO14,4310.3%61St. Louis, MO14,1690.3%62Reston, VA14,1610.3%63Salt Lake City, UT14,1550.3%64Auburn Hills, MI14,0940.3%65Milpitas, CA13,9780.3%66Baltimore, MD13,8880.3%67Fort Worth, TX13,7260.3%68Louisville, KY13,2220.2%69Memphis, TN13,1850.2%70Schaumburg, IL12,6220.2%71Troy, MI12,6000.2%72San Mateo, CA12,5910.2%73Redwood City, CA12,4180.2%74Orlando, FL12,3090.2%75Piscataway, NJ12,3020.2%76Omaha, NE12,0120.2%77Tempe, AZ12,0040.2%78Morrisville, NC11,9440.2%79Portland, OR11,6260.2%80Foster City, CA11,4860.2%81Arlington, VA11,1600.2%82Milwaukee, WI10,9370.2%83Scottsdale, AZ10,8740.2%84Madison, WI10,7410.2%85Chandler, AZ10,7320.2%86Ann Arbor, MI10,6630.2%87Farmington Hills, MI10,5600.2%88Westlake, TX10,4890.2%89Malvern, PA10,1960.2%90Waltham, MA10,1920.2%91Parsippany, NJ9,5280.2%92Mckinney, TX9,2190.2%93Riverwoods, IL9,1360.2%94Cumming, GA9,0640.2%95Cleveland, OH9,0020.2%96Bloomington, IL8,9770.2%97Dublin, OH8,9100.2%98San Ramon, CA8,8460.2%99Newark, NJ8,7140.2%100Las Vegas, NV8,4940.2%101Rockville, MD8,4360.2%102Bethesda, MD8,4180.2%103Oakland, CA8,3600.2%104Sacramento, CA8,3500.2%105Overland Park, KS8,2560.2%106Hoboken, NJ8,2300.2%107Somerset, NJ8,0320.1%108Round Rock, TX7,9240.1%109Bothell, WA7,8820.1%110Lake Mary, FL7,7840.1%111Santa Monica, CA7,7190.1%112Kansas City, MO7,6900.1%113Iselin, NJ7,6810.1%114South San Francisco, CA7,6770.1%115Englewood, CO7,6100.1%116Naperville, IL7,5980.1%117Stamford, CT7,5670.1%118Beaverton, OR7,5440.1%119Albany, NY7,2700.1%120Kirkland, WA7,2350.1%121Coppell, TX7,1380.1%122Novi, MI7,1270.1%123Ashburn, VA7,0600.1%124El Segundo, CA6,7850.1%125Southfield, MI6,7330.1%126Woodland Hills, CA6,6720.1%127Bronx, NY6,5200.1%128Pasadena, CA6,4520.1%129Burlington, MA6,4080.1%130Addison, TX6,3470.1%131Warren, MI6,2730.1%132Folsom, CA6,2530.1%133Eden Prairie, MN6,2490.1%134Norfolk, VA6,2210.1%135Bridgewater, NJ6,2160.1%136Deerfield, IL6,1980.1%137Collierville, TN6,1870.1%138Buffalo, NY6,0230.1%139Richfield, MN5,9310.1%140Greensboro, NC5,8800.1%141Maryland Heights, MO5,7880.1%142Mason, OH5,7580.1%143Birmingham, AL5,7190.1%144Long Island City, NY5,7190.1%145San Bruno, CA5,6540.1%146Quincy, MA5,6420.1%147Whippany, NJ5,6370.1%148Greenwood Village, CO5,5850.1%149Sterling, VA5,5540.1%150Mechanicsburg, PA5,5020.1%151Columbia, SC5,4930.1%152Duluth, GA5,4880.1%153Berkeley, CA5,404<0.1%154Boise, ID5,301<0.1%155Katy, TX5,270<0.1%156Rochester, NY5,146<0.1%157Natick, MA5,069<0.1%158Farmers Branch, TX5,025<0.1%159Franklin, TN4,985<0.1%160Oklahoma City, OK4,860<0.1%161Columbia, MD4,797<0.1%162Culver City, CA4,768<0.1%163Des Moines, IA4,743<0.1%164Torrance, CA4,729<0.1%165O'Fallon, MO4,722<0.1%166Saint Louis, MO4,681<0.1%167Framingham, MA4,619<0.1%168Boulder, CO4,606<0.1%169Lewisville, TX4,592<0.1%170Fort Mill, SC4,560<0.1%171Leander, TX4,541<0.1%172Carrollton, TX4,493<0.1%173Gaithersburg, MD4,486<0.1%174Spring, TX4,453<0.1%175Tucson, AZ4,392<0.1%176Thousand Oaks, CA4,359<0.1%177Grand Rapids, MI4,232<0.1%178Issaquah, WA4,232<0.1%179New Haven, CT4,166<0.1%180West Chester, PA4,156<0.1%181King of Prussia, PA4,134<0.1%182Brentwood, TN4,128<0.1%183Weehawken, NJ4,106<0.1%184Glen Allen, VA4,098<0.1%185Vienna, VA4,076<0.1%186Long Beach, CA4,074<0.1%187Basking Ridge, NJ4,073<0.1%188North Brunswick, NJ4,072<0.1%189South Plainfield, NJ4,064<0.1%190Exton, PA4,059<0.1%191Boca Raton, FL4,050<0.1%192Marietta, GA3,999<0.1%193Tallahassee, FL3,993<0.1%194Harrisburg, PA3,992<0.1%195Marlborough, MA3,977<0.1%196Fairfax, VA3,930<0.1%197Livonia, MI3,884<0.1%198Eagan, MN3,876<0.1%199La Jolla, CA3,869<0.1%200Little Rock, AR3,865<0.1%201Albuquerque, NM3,863<0.1%202Chesterfield, MO3,850<0.1%203Research Triangle Park, NC3,786<0.1%204Worcester, MA3,748<0.1%205Northbrook, IL3,731<0.1%206Carlsbad, CA3,715<0.1%207Middletown, NJ3,700<0.1%208New York City, NY3,698<0.1%209Allen, TX3,690<0.1%210Johns Creek, GA3,674<0.1%211Berkeley Heights, NJ3,672<0.1%212Woonsocket, RI3,637<0.1%213Chantilly, VA3,628<0.1%214Westborough, MA3,627<0.1%215St Louis, MO3,618<0.1%216Baton Rouge, LA3,608<0.1%217College Station, TX3,602<0.1%218Plainsboro, NJ3,574<0.1%219Plymouth, MI3,558<0.1%220Stanford, CA3,553<0.1%221New Orleans, LA3,542<0.1%222Peoria, IL3,531<0.1%223Sugar Land, TX3,466<0.1%224Cedar Rapids, IA3,458<0.1%225Lisle, IL3,448<0.1%226Temple Terrace, FL3,433<0.1%227The Woodlands, TX3,431<0.1%228Lansing, MI3,421<0.1%229East Palo Alto, CA3,409<0.1%230Sunrise, FL3,380<0.1%231Raritan, NJ3,367<0.1%232Oak Brook, IL3,361<0.1%233Providence, RI3,346<0.1%234Gainesville, FL3,323<0.1%235Owings Mills, MD3,304<0.1%236Aurora, IL3,275<0.1%237Buffalo Grove, IL3,270<0.1%238Tulsa, OK3,264<0.1%239Greenville, SC3,222<0.1%240Secaucus, NJ3,197<0.1%241Costa Mesa, CA3,178<0.1%242Windsor, CT3,176<0.1%243Hoffman Estates, IL3,170<0.1%244Flushing, NY3,147<0.1%245Fort Lauderdale, FL3,144<0.1%246Newport Beach, CA3,076<0.1%247Glendale, CA3,073<0.1%248Arlington Heights, IL3,055<0.1%249Suwanee, GA3,042<0.1%250Burlingame, CA3,034<0.1%251Franklin Lakes, NJ3,016<0.1%252Iowa City, IA3,016<0.1%253Chattanooga, TN2,996<0.1%254Burbank, CA2,994<0.1%255Bloomfield, CT2,978<0.1%256Charlottesville, VA2,970<0.1%257New Brunswick, NJ2,953<0.1%258Blue Ash, OH2,947<0.1%259Norcross, GA2,894<0.1%260Erie, PA2,855<0.1%261Syracuse, NY2,815<0.1%262Southlake, TX2,788<0.1%263Doral, FL2,787<0.1%264Centennial, CO2,767<0.1%265St. Petersburg, FL2,767<0.1%266Minnetonka, MN2,762<0.1%267Florham Park, NJ2,758<0.1%268Honolulu, HI2,753<0.1%269Pennington, NJ2,751<0.1%270Morristown, NJ2,746<0.1%271Germantown, MD2,745<0.1%272Allen Park, MI2,731<0.1%273Los Gatos, CA2,715<0.1%274Saint Paul, MN2,711<0.1%275Sandy Springs, GA2,688<0.1%276Alexandria, VA2,674<0.1%277Lehi, UT2,663<0.1%278White Plains, NY2,653<0.1%279Carmel, IN2,643<0.1%280Cranbury, NJ2,625<0.1%281Lincoln, NE2,541<0.1%282Dayton, OH2,495<0.1%283Norwalk, CT2,443<0.1%284Lexington, KY2,410<0.1%285Bedford, MA2,408<0.1%286Johnston, RI2,390<0.1%287Farmington, CT2,320<0.1%288Concord, NC2,211<0.1%289Wayne, PA2,193<0.1%290Springfield, MA2,159<0.1%291Lake Forest, IL2,093<0.1%292Lowell, AR2,020<0.1%293Jackson, MS1,901<0.1%294Littleton, CO1,870<0.1%295Manchester, CT1,849<0.1%296Lafayette, LA1,690<0.1%297Canton, MI1,655<0.1%298Dover, NH1,508<0.1%299Milford, MI1,340<0.1%300Fairfield, NJ1,169<0.1%
City is the work location on each H-1B (LCA) filing, not the employer's headquarters. “% of US” is the city's share of all 5,435,284 U.S. H-1B filings.