# California AI Statistics [ChatGPT Agents Click here for the MCP](/connect) [Human](/california) / [AI agent](/california.md) ## Page metadata - Title: California AI Statistics — Signal / AI - Description: California AI statistics: Census business adoption trends, Adobe disclosures, and chat and coding tool scores. ## Scope and provenance - Geography: California (CA); region: West. - Population: employer businesses surveyed by the U.S. Census Bureau BTOS. - Reference period: 2026-09-07 through 2026-09-20. - Census release date: 2026-10-08. - Company evidence reviewed: 2026-10-11. - Census adoption estimates and platform scores are separate datasets. - Company headquarters do not locate every employee or establish state-wide platform popularity. ## Business AI adoption - Current AI use, previous two weeks: 25.7%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - Expected AI use, next six months: 29.5%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - Recent current-use average: 24.2%; 6 of six observations available. Calculated arithmetic average, not an official Census aggregate. - National current-use benchmark: 23.8%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/National.xlsx). - Current estimate standard error: 0.94 percentage points. - Expected estimate standard error: 0.82 percentage points. - Difference from national current-use estimate: +1.9 percentage points (calculated; subject to sampling variation). ## Reading California’s data - California’s latest current-use rate is 1.9 percentage points above the national estimate of 23.8%. This is a descriptive comparison of survey estimates. - State estimates are subject to sampling variation. Different industry mixes and sampling error can affect comparisons. - Benchmark comparison uses the same reference period: 2026-09-07–2026-09-20. - State benchmark source: [Census state workbook](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - National benchmark source: [Census national workbook](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/National.xlsx). ## Other West states - These are the four same-region states with the closest recent averages; this is a descriptive comparison, not a statistical ranking. - Source for all peer observations: [Census state workbook](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - [Idaho](/idaho.md): recent current-use average 23.3%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Nevada](/nevada.md): recent current-use average 25.2%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Oregon](/oregon.md): recent current-use average 22.9%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Wyoming](/wyoming.md): recent current-use average 26.0%; 5 of six observations available (calculated). - Peer averages use available observations from the same six-period window. Coverage may differ. ## Definitions and limitations - Current-use survey question: In the last two weeks, did this business use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its business functions? - Expected-use survey question: During the next six months, do you think this business will be using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its business functions? - Expected use is anticipated use, not an observed future outcome. - November 2025 revised wording starts this series; earlier wording is excluded. - Suppressed observations are unavailable, not zero, and are omitted from recent averages. ## Behind the figures - Recent-average window: 2026-06-29 through 2026-09-20. - Recent average: arithmetic mean of available current-use estimates in the last six periods; it is not an official Census aggregate. - Standard errors are published Census values, in percentage points. - Census estimates are weighted survey measures of employer businesses. - Calculation input: [Census state workbook](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). ## Adoption history - Source for every observation: [Census state workbook](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - 2025-11-03–2025-11-16: current 19.4%; expected 23.6%; released 2025-12-04. - 2025-11-17–2025-11-30: current 18.4%; expected 21.6%; released 2025-12-18. - 2025-12-01–2025-12-14: current 18.4%; expected 22.9%; released 2025-12-31. - 2025-12-15–2025-12-28: current 19.1%; expected 24.4%; released 2026-01-15. - 2025-12-29–2026-01-11: current 19.4%; expected 24.0%; released 2026-01-29. - 2026-01-12–2026-01-25: current 19.8%; expected 21.8%; released 2026-02-12. - 2026-01-26–2026-02-08: current 20.2%; expected 24.2%; released 2026-02-26. - 2026-02-09–2026-02-22: current 19.2%; expected 23.6%; released 2026-03-12. - 2026-02-23–2026-03-08: current 19.3%; expected 22.9%; released 2026-03-26. - 2026-03-09–2026-03-22: current 20.0%; expected 23.7%; released 2026-04-09. - 2026-03-23–2026-04-05: current 21.4%; expected 24.3%; released 2026-04-23. - 2026-04-06–2026-04-19: current 20.6%; expected 23.6%; released 2026-05-07. - 2026-04-20–2026-05-03: current 20.6%; expected 23.7%; released 2026-05-21. - 2026-05-04–2026-05-17: current 21.9%; expected 25.4%; released 2026-06-04. - 2026-05-18–2026-05-31: current 22.2%; expected 25.1%; released 2026-06-18. - 2026-06-01–2026-06-14: current 22.2%; expected 26.0%; released 2026-07-02. - 2026-06-15–2026-06-28: current 22.7%; expected 26.3%; released 2026-07-16. - 2026-06-29–2026-07-12: current 22.4%; expected 24.9%; released 2026-07-30. - 2026-07-13–2026-07-26: current 22.4%; expected 27.3%; released 2026-08-13. - 2026-07-27–2026-08-09: current 23.6%; expected 26.8%; released 2026-08-27. - 2026-08-10–2026-08-23: current 25.1%; expected 28.4%; released 2026-09-10. - 2026-08-24–2026-09-06: current 26.3%; expected 30.4%; released 2026-09-24. - 2026-09-07–2026-09-20: current 25.7%; expected 29.5%; released 2026-10-08. ## Coding tool scores - Rank 1: OpenAI Codex; score 88/100. - Rank 2: Claude Code; score 80/100. - Rank 3: GitHub Copilot; score 75/100. - Rank 4: Gemini Code Assist; score 69/100. - Rank 5: Cursor; score 63/100. ## Chat platform scores - Rank 1: ChatGPT; score 82/100. - Rank 2: Claude; score 73/100. - Rank 3: Microsoft Copilot; score 69/100. - Rank 4: Google Gemini; score 62/100. - Rank 5: Perplexity; score 50/100. ## Companies headquartered in this state - Selected evidence sample; not an exhaustive company census. Employee deployment, access, pilots, products, and hiring statements have different scopes. ### Adobe - Headquarters: San Jose. [Headquarters source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000003/adbe-20251128.htm). - Named platforms / tools: Firefly AI Assistant (public product). - Evidence type: Product announcement. - Statement date: Apr 2026. - Public comment (paraphrased): Adobe describes its Firefly AI Assistant for creative workflows. - Scope / limitations: This reviewed source does not identify employees' internal chat or coding platforms. - Source: [Adobe · creative AI assistant](https://news.adobe.com/news/2026/04/adobe-new-creative-agent). ### Alphabet / Google - Headquarters: Mountain View. [Headquarters source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204426000018/goog-20251231.htm). - Named platforms / tools: Gemini; NotebookLM. - Evidence type: Company-confirmed employee use. - Statement date: Aug 18, 2025. - Public comment (paraphrased): Google describes employees using Gemini and NotebookLM for work. - Scope / limitations: The source does not rank internal coding platforms or measure platform usage shares. - Source: [Google · employee workplace examples](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/google-ai-workplace-examples/). ### Apple - Headquarters: Cupertino. [Headquarters source](https://investor.apple.com/faq/default.aspx). - Named platforms / tools: Enchanté; Enterprise Assistant; Claude / Gemini models; Claude Agent + Codex in Xcode. - Evidence type: Reported employee use / product integration. - Statement date: Jan–Feb 2026. - Public comment (paraphrased): Reporting describes Apple's internal Enchanté and Enterprise Assistant. Apple confirms Claude Agent and Codex integrations in Xcode. - Scope / limitations: The employee tools are independently reported. Xcode integrations alone do not establish Apple employee adoption. - Source: [9to5Mac · internal assistants](https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/21/report-details-apples-internal-ai-chatbots-used-to-boost-employee-productivity/). - Source: [Apple · Xcode integration](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/02/xcode-26-point-3-unlocks-the-power-of-agentic-coding/). ### Meta - Headquarters: Menlo Park. [Headquarters source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828025058337/meta-20251219.htm). - Named platforms / tools: Metamate (Llama / GPT-4); Claude Code; Codex. - Evidence type: Reported employee use / team restrictions. - Statement date: Dec 2024 and later reporting. - Public comment (paraphrased): Fortune reported Metamate's model mix. Later reporting describes limits on Claude Code and Codex use in Meta's applied AI engineering division. - Scope / limitations: Independent reporting, including a paywalled source. The disclosures concern different teams and do not identify a company-wide leader. - Source: [Fortune · Metamate report](https://fortune.com/2024/12/03/meta-openai-gpt-4-llama-coding-tool/). - Source: [The Information · coding restrictions](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/internal-docs-show-meta-putting-limits-claude-codex-fearing-distillation). ### NVIDIA - Headquarters: Santa Clara. [Headquarters source](https://investor.nvidia.com/files/doc_financials/2026/q3/13e6981b-95ed-4aac-a602-ebc5865d0590.pdf). - Named platforms / tools: Cursor; OpenAI Codex. - Evidence type: Reported engineering deployment / vendor case study. - Statement date: Feb 2026 and vendor case study. - Public comment (paraphrased): Reporting describes Cursor use by more than 30,000 developers. OpenAI describes Codex as a go-to tool for NVIDIA's coding agents team. - Scope / limitations: The sources cover different user groups; neither establishes a company-wide platform ranking. - Source: [Tom's Hardware · Cursor deployment](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-now-produces-three-times-as-much-code-as-before-ai-specialized-version-of-cursor-is-being-used-by-over-30-000-nvidia-engineers-internally). - Source: [OpenAI · NVIDIA case study](https://openai.com/index/nvidia/). ### Salesforce - Headquarters: San Francisco. [Headquarters source](https://www.salesforce.com/company/locations/). - Named platforms / tools: Claude Code. - Evidence type: Company-confirmed engineering rollout. - Statement date: 2026 engineering account. - Public comment (paraphrased): Salesforce says it rolled Claude Code out to all engineers as its primary AI agent tool for software development. - Scope / limitations: The statement identifies the primary engineering agent at that time; it does not establish state-wide tool popularity. - Source: [Salesforce · engineering account](https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/how-engineering-became-agentic/). ## Sources and downloads - Official workbook snapshot downloaded: 2026-10-11; latest release: 2026-10-08. - Workbook data and platform scores are separate datasets. - [Census BTOS downloads](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/data_downloads). - [Official state workbook](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - [Official national workbook](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/National.xlsx). - [Saved state workbook snapshot](/data/sources/State.xlsx). - [Saved national workbook snapshot](/data/sources/National.xlsx). - [State summary CSV](/data/state-summary.csv). - [Complete Census data snapshot](/data/states.json). - [Company evidence dataset](/data/companies.json). ## Related pages - [US AI Statistics](/index.md). - [All 50 states](/states.md). - [Company AI evidence](/company-research.md). - Previous state: [Arkansas](/arkansas.md). - Next state: [Colorado](/colorado.md).