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Top H-1B cities, FY2025

Ranking · United States

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New York City, NY
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Top 25

H-1B LCAs
  1. New York City, NY32,354
  2. Seattle, WA14,580
  3. Austin, TX14,199
  4. San Francisco, CA11,289
  5. San Jose, CA11,067
  6. Sunnyvale, CA10,627
  7. Chicago, IL10,113
  8. Dallas, TX9,774
  9. Plano, TX9,405
  10. Atlanta, GA9,199
  11. Houston, TX9,041
  12. Irving, TX8,600
  13. Bellevue, WA8,049
  14. Santa Clara, CA7,518
  15. Redmond, WA7,469
  16. Charlotte, NC7,402
  17. Boston, MA7,139
  18. Mountain View, CA6,490
  19. Jersey City, NJ5,202
  20. San Diego, CA5,142
  21. Alpharetta, GA4,417
  22. Phoenix, AZ3,985
  23. Los Angeles, CA3,929
  24. Frisco, TX3,804
  25. Cupertino, CA3,708
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Top 100

#CityApplications
1New York City, NY32,354
2Seattle, WA14,580
3Austin, TX14,199
4San Francisco, CA11,289
5San Jose, CA11,067
6Sunnyvale, CA10,627
7Chicago, IL10,113
8Dallas, TX9,774
9Plano, TX9,405
10Atlanta, GA9,199
11Houston, TX9,041
12Irving, TX8,600
13Bellevue, WA8,049
14Santa Clara, CA7,518
15Redmond, WA7,469
16Charlotte, NC7,402
17Boston, MA7,139
18Mountain View, CA6,490
19Jersey City, NJ5,202
20San Diego, CA5,142
21Alpharetta, GA4,417
22Phoenix, AZ3,985
23Los Angeles, CA3,929
24Frisco, TX3,804
25Cupertino, CA3,708
26Menlo Park, CA3,672
27Palo Alto, CA3,483
28Tampa, FL3,416
29Philadelphia, PA3,173
30Durham, NC3,043
31Irvine, CA2,974
32Bentonville, AR2,974
33Fremont, CA2,808
34Pittsburgh, PA2,784
35Washington, DC2,784
36Columbus, OH2,660
37Richardson, TX2,647
38San Antonio, TX2,545
39Cambridge, MA2,459
40Raleigh, NC2,252
41Westlake, TX2,224
42McLean, VA2,140
43Miami, FL2,131
44Indianapolis, IN2,050
45Brooklyn, NY1,961
46St. Louis, MO1,947
47Princeton, NJ1,916
48McKinney, TX1,808
49Cary, NC1,782
50Jacksonville, FL1,739
51Hillsboro, OR1,673
52Nashville, TN1,661
53Cumming, GA1,635
54Minneapolis, MN1,632
55Arlington, VA1,616
56Edison, NJ1,614
57Richmond, VA1,548
58Salt Lake City, UT1,539
59Cincinnati, OH1,537
60Hartford, CT1,524
61Denver, CO1,521
62Herndon, VA1,509
63Memphis, TN1,505
64Wilmington, DE1,494
65Baltimore, MD1,482
66Fort Worth, TX1,441
67Orlando, FL1,373
68Pleasanton, CA1,359
69Dearborn, MI1,351
70Chandler, AZ1,345
71Tempe, AZ1,322
72Morrisville, NC1,321
73Auburn Hills, MI1,260
74Leander, TX1,222
75Coppell, TX1,220
76Milpitas, CA1,190
77Louisville, KY1,169
78San Mateo, CA1,163
79Detroit, MI1,159
80Ann Arbor, MI1,138
81Troy, MI1,122
82Scottsdale, AZ1,110
83Foster City, CA1,108
84Portland, OR1,098
85Reston, VA1,061
86Las Vegas, NV1,055
87Madison, WI1,019
88Round Rock, TX1,018
89Omaha, NE1,002
90Redwood City, CA954
91Newark, NJ946
92Kirkland, WA935
93Waltham, MA916
94Milwaukee, WI914
95Malvern, PA911
96Aubrey, TX903
97Parsippany, NJ889
98Naperville, IL883
99Cleveland, OH868
100Newark, CA865
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

How this is counted

Worksite cities ranked by H-1B labor condition applications decided in fiscal 2025.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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