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AI Across the U.S.

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U.S. Census Bureau — Business Trends and Outlook Survey

Larger firms lead AI use, but adoption is rising across firm sizes

Census Bureau BTOS data shows AI use by U.S. businesses has grown since December, with firms of at least 20 employees the heaviest users and adoption varying widely by sector. BTOS provides a biweekly, nationally representative read on AI implementation.

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See how AI use, sales, hiring and other business conditions are changing across the country. Select a state on the map or from the State menu to view its data and related AI updates. Data shown are from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) for Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026. Source & methodology

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State, industry and business-size figures are separate BTOS breakdowns, so only one can be active at a time. Business-size figures are national and are not broken down by state.

Using AI today by state

Darker states have a higher share. Use the map or State menu to select a state.

Alabama: 17.3%Alaska: 18.1%Arizona: 26.9%Colorado: 24.1%Florida: 25.4%Georgia: 21.3%Indiana: 22.3%Kansas: 20.7%Maine: 14.3%Massachusetts: 22.6%Minnesota: 22.5%New Jersey: 17.5%North Carolina: 22.2%North Dakota: 19.2%Oklahoma: 16.3%Pennsylvania: 16.9%South Dakota: 25.7%Texas: 21.9%Wyoming: 27.9%Connecticut: 21.6%Missouri: 21.3%West Virginia: 9.2%Illinois: 21.7%New Mexico: 15.4%Arkansas: 18.3%California: 22.4%Delaware: 27.5%District of Columbia: 28.8%Hawaii: 19.5%Iowa: 16.9%Kentucky: 17.3%Maryland: 22.1%Michigan: 20.1%Mississippi: 18.4%Montana: 20.6%New Hampshire: 22.8%New York: 15.7%Ohio: 26.3%Oregon: 23.4%Tennessee: 17.8%Utah: 25.1%Virginia: 23.1%Washington: 25.4%Wisconsin: 20.5%Nebraska: 13.5%South Carolina: 24.8%Idaho: 25.4%Nevada: 15.7%Vermont: 13.3%Louisiana: 20.0%Rhode Island: 27.2%

Hover over a state to see its value.

9.2%28.8%

Unshaded states mean BTOS suppressed or did not publish that value. Nothing is interpolated.

Using AI today

21.5%

21.5% of businesses used AI somewhere in their work in the past two weeks.

U.S. businesses of all sizes · Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026

Exact BTOS question

“In the last two weeks, did this business use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its business functions?” — share answering Yes.

Planning to use AI

24.3%

24.3% expect to be using AI within the next six months.

U.S. businesses of all sizes · Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026

Exact BTOS question

“During the next six months, do you think this business will be using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its business functions?” — share answering Yes.

Sales going up

14.1%

14.1% said their sales rose over the past two weeks.

U.S. businesses of all sizes · Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026

Exact BTOS question

“In the last two weeks, how did this business's operating revenues/sales/receipts change?” — share answering Increased.

Hiring ahead

10.4%

10.4% expect to have more paid employees six months from now.

U.S. businesses of all sizes · Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026

Exact BTOS question

“Six months from now, how do you think this business's number of paid employees will have changed?” — share answering Increased.

Change from the prior BTOS period

Using AI today · U.S. businesses of all sizes. Bars show percentage-point change, not the total share.

▲ Increase · ▼ Decrease · ● No change. A gap means BTOS did not publish one of the two values; it is never treated as zero.

Source & methodology

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Business Trends and Outlook Survey

Last data update: 2026-07-30 · Snapshot retrieved 2026-08-07

BTOS is an experimental data product. Read the BTOS methodology.