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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

  1. 01New York, NY10,760
  2. 02Seattle, WA5,500
  3. 03Austin, TX5,466
  4. 04San Jose, CA4,994
  5. 05San Francisco, CA4,626
  6. 06Sunnyvale, CA4,379
  7. 07Santa Clara, CA3,419
  8. 08Plano, TX3,294
  9. 09Chicago, IL3,244
  10. 10Atlanta, GA3,229
  11. 11Dallas, TX3,094
  12. 12Bellevue, WA2,979
  13. 13Charlotte, NC2,826
  14. 14Irving, TX2,716
  15. 15Houston, TX2,708
  16. 16Redmond, WA2,601
  17. 17Boston, MA2,551
  18. 18Mountain View, CA2,332
  19. 19Cupertino, CA1,872
  20. 20San Diego, CA1,721
  21. 21Los Angeles, CA1,695
  22. 22Phoenix, AZ1,658
  23. 23Denver, CO1,612
  24. 24Nashville, TN1,568
  25. 25Raleigh, NC1,524
  26. 26Minneapolis, MN1,480
  27. 27Portland, OR1,438
  28. 28Tampa, FL1,395
  29. 29Jersey City, NJ1,352
  30. 30Columbus, OH1,310
  31. 31Philadelphia, PA1,268
  32. 32San Antonio, TX1,226
  33. 33Detroit, MI1,185
  34. 34Durham, NC1,144
  35. 35Fremont, CA1,104
  36. 36Pittsburgh, PA1,065
  37. 37Indianapolis, IN1,027
  38. 38Orlando, FL990
  39. 39McLean, VA954
  40. 40Stamford, CT918
  41. 41Milwaukee, WI880
  42. 42Kansas City, MO850
  43. 43Salt Lake City, UT820
  44. 44Cincinnati, OH790
  45. 45St. Louis, MO760
  46. 46Richmond, VA730
  47. 47Cleveland, OH700
  48. 48Madison, WI670
  49. 49Oklahoma City, OK640
  50. 50Birmingham, AL610
  51. 51Memphis, TN580
  52. 52Boise, ID550
  53. 53Arlington, VA530
  54. 54Huntsville, AL510
  55. 55Ann Arbor, MI490
  56. 56Tulsa, OK470
  57. 57Greenville, SC450
  58. 58Bethesda, MD430
  59. 59Boulder, CO410
  60. 60Princeton, NJ390

Regional patterns

  • Texas hubs (Austin, Plano, Dallas, Irving, Houston) combined exceed 18,504 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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