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Market data · Updated June 2026 · 6 min read
Top 20 H-1B Cities in FY 2026 Q2 — Where Sponsorships Cluster
New York, Seattle, and Austin lead H-1B filings in FY 2026 Q2. Explore the top 20 U.S. cities by H-1B petition volume and what employers should know.
H-1B sponsorship concentrates in major metro areas. FY 2026 Q2 data shows New York, NY at #1 with 10,760 filings, followed by Seattle and Austin — both above 5,400 petitions.
Top H-1B cities
- 01New York, NY10,760
- 02Seattle, WA5,500
- 03Austin, TX5,466
- 04San Jose, CA4,994
- 05San Francisco, CA4,626
- 06Sunnyvale, CA4,379
- 07Santa Clara, CA3,419
- 08Plano, TX3,294
- 09Chicago, IL3,244
- 10Atlanta, GA3,229
- 11Dallas, TX3,094
- 12Bellevue, WA2,979
- 13Charlotte, NC2,826
- 14Irving, TX2,716
- 15Houston, TX2,708
- 16Redmond, WA2,601
- 17Boston, MA2,551
- 18Mountain View, CA2,332
- 19Cupertino, CA1,872
- 20San Diego, CA1,721
Regional patterns
- Texas hubs (Austin, Plano, Dallas, Irving, Houston) combined exceed 17,278 filings — strong demand for tech and consulting roles.
- Bay Area cities (San Jose, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Cupertino) remain among the densest H-1B markets nationally.
- Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond reflect Microsoft, Amazon, and cloud-ecosystem hiring — high volume for software engineering titles.
- New York leads overall, spanning finance, consulting, and technology employers.
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