H-1B by President

Red is every approved H-1B petition. Blue is the India-born share. USCIS counts initial and continuing employment — extensions included. Play from Bush 43 forward.

Approved H-1Bs

7.85M

7,846,329

From India

4.96M

4,964,418

India share

63%

63.3% of approvals

At this president

Trump 2

FY2025–2025 · first year

Bush 43

FY2001–2008

Total

2.13M

India

986K

Share

46%

Obama

FY2009–2016

Total

2.16M

India

1.41M

Share

65%

Trump 1

FY2017–2020

Total

1.51M

India

1.10M

Share

72%

Biden

FY2021–2024

Total

1.63M

India

1.19M

Share

73%

Trump 2

FY2025–2025

Total

406K

India

284K

Share

70%