New Jersey and Virginia file the most H-1B petitions per resident
Sources & data
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, FY2025, all approved petitions by petitioner (employer filing) state; Census 2024 population. Initial + continuing approvals; a petition is not a unique worker.
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New Jersey and Virginia file the most H-1B petitions per resident H-1B APPROVALS PER 1,000 RESIDENTS, FY2025 <0.5 0.5–1 1–1.5 1.5–2 2+ VA 3.4 CA 2.2 MA 2.5 NJ 3.4 DC 2.2 Counts follow the employer’s filing address, not where people work. 61% of Virginia’s approvals are Amazon entities filing from its Arlington HQ; without them Virginia is 1.3 per 1,000. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, FY2025, all approved petitions by petitioner (employer filing) state; Census 2024 population. Initial + continuing approvals; a petition is not a unique worker.