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.
Which U.S. cities have the most H-1B filings?
New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA are the top U.S. cities for H-1B labor condition applications, at 335,036; 143,509; and 126,429 filings. New York alone accounts for 5.9% of all 5,657,069 U.S. filings in FY2017 to FY2026 U.S. Department of Labor data.
#CityFilings% of US
1New York, NY335,0365.9%2San Francisco, CA143,5092.5%3Seattle, WA126,4292.2%4Austin, TX106,3631.9%5Chicago, IL105,9481.9%6San Jose, CA105,6691.9%7Sunnyvale, CA99,2461.8%8Houston, TX94,6471.7%9Atlanta, GA94,4841.7%10Irving, TX80,7541.4%11Dallas, TX78,7181.4%12Plano, TX75,1651.3%13Mountain View, CA72,6051.3%14Redmond, WA71,7501.3%15Charlotte, NC68,6811.2%16Boston, MA68,2881.2%17Santa Clara, CA62,3761.1%18Bellevue, WA61,1611.1%19Jersey City, NJ47,1740.8%20San Diego, CA46,5010.8%21Alpharetta, GA44,9310.8%22Phoenix, AZ42,9120.8%23Los Angeles, CA42,9060.8%24Philadelphia, PA40,0460.7%25Palo Alto, CA36,6790.6%26Tampa, FL34,6280.6%27Washington, DC31,3490.6%28Menlo Park, CA31,3460.6%29Pittsburgh, PA31,1030.5%30Columbus, OH30,8340.5%31Irvine, CA29,1320.5%32Durham, NC28,0560.5%33Fremont, CA27,9540.5%34Richardson, TX27,7870.5%35Cupertino, CA26,8650.5%36Cambridge, MA25,5980.5%37Frisco, TX24,8870.4%38San Antonio, TX23,6370.4%39St. Louis, MO23,2170.4%40Miami, FL22,1840.4%41Bentonville, AR22,1220.4%42Mclean, VA21,2240.4%43Princeton, NJ20,9680.4%44Minneapolis, MN20,3790.4%45Indianapolis, IN20,1510.4%46Richmond, VA19,4700.3%47Brooklyn, NY18,9130.3%48Raleigh, NC18,6420.3%49Jacksonville, FL18,4970.3%50Pleasanton, CA18,0810.3%51Hartford, CT17,7380.3%52Cary, NC17,4490.3%53Wilmington, DE16,8500.3%54Edison, NJ16,7050.3%55Cincinnati, OH16,5730.3%56Nashville, TN16,5590.3%57Hillsboro, OR16,3860.3%58Herndon, VA15,7260.3%59Detroit, MI15,2270.3%60Dearborn, MI15,2050.3%61Denver, CO14,9790.3%62Salt Lake City, UT14,7170.3%63Reston, VA14,5400.3%64Milpitas, CA14,5090.3%65Baltimore, MD14,4660.3%66Auburn Hills, MI14,4500.3%67Fort Worth, TX14,3060.3%68Memphis, TN13,6530.2%69Louisville, KY13,6260.2%70San Mateo, CA13,0770.2%71Schaumburg, IL12,9160.2%72Troy, MI12,9130.2%73Orlando, FL12,8700.2%74Redwood City, CA12,8320.2%75Piscataway, NJ12,6210.2%76Tempe, AZ12,5740.2%77Omaha, NE12,4130.2%78Morrisville, NC12,3640.2%79Portland, OR11,9660.2%80Foster City, CA11,9300.2%81Arlington, VA11,7930.2%82Westlake, TX11,3090.2%83Milwaukee, WI11,2710.2%84Scottsdale, AZ11,2610.2%85Chandler, AZ11,2300.2%86Madison, WI11,0900.2%87Ann Arbor, MI11,0850.2%88Farmington Hills, MI10,9840.2%89Malvern, PA10,5810.2%90Waltham, MA10,5390.2%91Mckinney, TX9,8490.2%92Parsippany, NJ9,7660.2%93Cumming, GA9,5280.2%94Columbus, IN9,3600.2%95Cleveland, OH9,3550.2%96Riverwoods, IL9,2920.2%97Bloomington, IL9,2150.2%98Dublin, OH9,1610.2%99Newark, NJ9,0420.2%100San Ramon, CA9,0120.2%101Las Vegas, NV8,9650.2%102Oakland, CA8,7170.2%103Sacramento, CA8,6690.2%104Rockville, MD8,6340.2%105Overland Park, KS8,6240.2%106Bethesda, MD8,6170.2%107Hoboken, NJ8,4380.1%108Round Rock, TX8,2450.1%109Somerset, NJ8,2300.1%110Bothell, WA8,1320.1%111Kansas City, MO7,9860.1%112South San Francisco, CA7,9700.1%113Santa Monica, CA7,9530.1%114Lake Mary, FL7,9350.1%115Iselin, NJ7,8780.1%116Naperville, IL7,8540.1%117Stamford, CT7,7720.1%118Englewood, CO7,7370.1%119Beaverton, OR7,7110.1%120Kirkland, WA7,6730.1%121Albany, NY7,5840.1%122Coppell, TX7,4760.1%123Novi, MI7,4160.1%124Ashburn, VA7,2290.1%125El Segundo, CA6,9860.1%126Southfield, MI6,9210.1%127Bronx, NY6,8710.1%128Woodland Hills, CA6,7590.1%129Pasadena, CA6,6670.1%130Burlington, MA6,5700.1%131Addison, TX6,5310.1%132Warren, MI6,5030.1%133Eden Prairie, MN6,4650.1%134Folsom, CA6,4480.1%135Collierville, TN6,3740.1%136Norfolk, VA6,3340.1%137Bridgewater, NJ6,3290.1%138Buffalo, NY6,3290.1%139Deerfield, IL6,3170.1%140Saint Paul, MN6,2990.1%141Newark, CA6,2340.1%142Greensboro, NC6,0690.1%143Long Island City, NY6,0370.1%144Richfield, MN6,0080.1%145Birmingham, AL5,9610.1%146Maryland Heights, MO5,9490.1%147San Bruno, CA5,9210.1%148Mason, OH5,9210.1%149Whippany, NJ5,9100.1%150Quincy, MA5,8340.1%151Greenwood Village, CO5,7210.1%152Newark, DE5,7190.1%153Mechanicsburg, PA5,7180.1%154Sterling, VA5,7090.1%155Duluth, GA5,6860.1%156Columbia, SC5,6690.1%157Boise, ID5,652<0.1%158Berkeley, CA5,634<0.1%159Katy, TX5,539<0.1%160Rochester, NY5,373<0.1%161O'Fallon, MO5,351<0.1%162Farmers Branch, TX5,331<0.1%163Natick, MA5,233<0.1%164Franklin, TN5,151<0.1%165Culver City, CA5,048<0.1%166Oklahoma City, OK5,031<0.1%167Leander, TX4,912<0.1%168Columbia, MD4,904<0.1%169Torrance, CA4,874<0.1%170Lewisville, TX4,864<0.1%171Des Moines, IA4,840<0.1%172Boulder, CO4,781<0.1%173Framingham, MA4,754<0.1%174Fort Mill, SC4,741<0.1%175Spring, TX4,724<0.1%176Rochester, MN4,690<0.1%177Carrollton, TX4,668<0.1%178Tucson, AZ4,662<0.1%179Gaithersburg, MD4,644<0.1%180Thousand Oaks, CA4,483<0.1%181Grand Rapids, MI4,397<0.1%182New Haven, CT4,391<0.1%183Issaquah, WA4,328<0.1%184Tallahassee, FL4,281<0.1%185West Chester, PA4,261<0.1%186Glen Allen, VA4,243<0.1%187King of Prussia, PA4,237<0.1%188Weehawken, NJ4,234<0.1%189Brentwood, TN4,223<0.1%190Vienna, VA4,223<0.1%191Basking Ridge, NJ4,219<0.1%192Long Beach, CA4,218<0.1%193Exton, PA4,201<0.1%194Boca Raton, FL4,192<0.1%195North Brunswick, NJ4,170<0.1%196South Plainfield, NJ4,145<0.1%197Marietta, GA4,141<0.1%198Marlborough, MA4,109<0.1%199Harrisburg, PA4,086<0.1%200Fairfax, VA4,082<0.1%201Little Rock, AR4,052<0.1%202Albuquerque, NM4,047<0.1%203St. Petersburg, FL4,021<0.1%204Livonia, MI4,016<0.1%205Chesterfield, MO3,982<0.1%206La Jolla, CA3,981<0.1%207Berkeley Heights, NJ3,967<0.1%208Eagan, MN3,923<0.1%209Worcester, MA3,908<0.1%210Research Triangle Park, NC3,878<0.1%211Allen, TX3,877<0.1%212New York City, NY3,869<0.1%213Northbrook, IL3,844<0.1%214Johns Creek, GA3,836<0.1%215Carlsbad, CA3,818<0.1%216Westborough, MA3,772<0.1%217Winston-Salem, NC3,768<0.1%218College Station, TX3,750<0.1%219Chantilly, VA3,745<0.1%220Baton Rouge, LA3,739<0.1%221Middletown, NJ3,736<0.1%222Peoria, IL3,717<0.1%223Woonsocket, RI3,710<0.1%224Plainsboro, NJ3,688<0.1%225Stanford, CA3,682<0.1%226Plymouth, MI3,669<0.1%227New Orleans, LA3,663<0.1%228Sugar Land, TX3,624<0.1%229East Palo Alto, CA3,613<0.1%230Lisle, IL3,599<0.1%231Cedar Rapids, IA3,560<0.1%232Lansing, MI3,548<0.1%233Raritan, NJ3,515<0.1%234The Woodlands, TX3,515<0.1%235Dublin, CA3,498<0.1%236Temple Terrace, FL3,487<0.1%237Sunrise, FL3,482<0.1%238Providence, RI3,475<0.1%239Gainesville, FL3,467<0.1%240Oak Brook, IL3,444<0.1%241Aurora, IL3,441<0.1%242Owings Mills, MD3,414<0.1%243Tulsa, OK3,410<0.1%244Buffalo Grove, IL3,368<0.1%245Greenville, SC3,345<0.1%246Fort Lauderdale, FL3,344<0.1%247Flushing, NY3,312<0.1%248Secaucus, NJ3,308<0.1%249Costa Mesa, CA3,254<0.1%250Hoffman Estates, IL3,219<0.1%251Newport Beach, CA3,214<0.1%252Burlingame, CA3,212<0.1%253Windsor, CT3,204<0.1%254Suwanee, GA3,165<0.1%255Glendale, CA3,147<0.1%256Iowa City, IA3,118<0.1%257Arlington Heights, IL3,110<0.1%258Chattanooga, TN3,108<0.1%259Charlottesville, VA3,064<0.1%260New Brunswick, NJ3,057<0.1%261Burbank, CA3,049<0.1%262Franklin Lakes, NJ3,034<0.1%263Blue Ash, OH3,030<0.1%264Bloomfield, CT3,026<0.1%265Norcross, GA3,023<0.1%266Arlington, TX3,014<0.1%267Erie, PA2,958<0.1%268Syracuse, NY2,950<0.1%269Southlake, TX2,938<0.1%270Los Gatos, CA2,879<0.1%271Honolulu, HI2,866<0.1%272Doral, FL2,864<0.1%273Morristown, NJ2,851<0.1%274Florham Park, NJ2,839<0.1%275Pennington, NJ2,837<0.1%276Germantown, MD2,819<0.1%277Minnetonka, MN2,810<0.1%278Centennial, CO2,808<0.1%279Allen Park, MI2,791<0.1%280Sandy Springs, GA2,766<0.1%281Lehi, UT2,758<0.1%282Alexandria, VA2,749<0.1%283Carmel, IN2,748<0.1%284City of Industry, CA2,740<0.1%285Warren, NJ2,725<0.1%286White Plains, NY2,725<0.1%287Manassas, VA2,721<0.1%288Cranbury, NJ2,708<0.1%289Savannah, GA2,705<0.1%290Newtown Square, PA2,701<0.1%291Bloomington, MN2,696<0.1%292Englewood Cliffs, NJ2,674<0.1%293Apex, NC2,671<0.1%294Nashua, NH2,658<0.1%295Lincoln, NE2,657<0.1%296Prosper, TX2,645<0.1%297Plymouth, MN2,629<0.1%298Aubrey, TX2,624<0.1%299West Des Moines, IA2,612<0.1%300Andover, MA2,610<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 5,657,069 U.S. H-1B filings.