# Delaware AI Statistics [ChatGPT Agents Click here for the MCP](/connect) [Human](/delaware) / [AI agent](/delaware.md) ## Page metadata - Title: Delaware AI Statistics — Signal / AI - Description: Delaware AI statistics: Census business adoption trends, DuPont disclosures, and chat and coding tool scores. ## Scope and provenance - Geography: Delaware (DE); region: South. - 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: 27.7%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - Expected AI use, next six months: 41.0%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - Recent current-use average: 28.0%; 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: 6.16 percentage points. - Expected estimate standard error: 7.18 percentage points. - Difference from national current-use estimate: +3.9 percentage points (calculated; subject to sampling variation). ## Reading Delaware’s data - Delaware’s latest current-use rate is 3.9 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 South 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). - [Florida](/florida.md): recent current-use average 26.5%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Georgia](/georgia.md): recent current-use average 25.4%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Texas](/texas.md): recent current-use average 24.5%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Virginia](/virginia.md): recent current-use average 24.2%; 6 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 Unavailable (Census suppressed estimate); expected 22.7%; released 2025-12-04. - 2025-11-17–2025-11-30: current 16.3%; expected 21.2%; released 2025-12-18. - 2025-12-01–2025-12-14: current 17.7%; expected 20.3%; released 2025-12-31. - 2025-12-15–2025-12-28: current 15.6%; expected 25.9%; released 2026-01-15. - 2025-12-29–2026-01-11: current 22.5%; expected 26.3%; released 2026-01-29. - 2026-01-12–2026-01-25: current 24.7%; expected 30.8%; released 2026-02-12. - 2026-01-26–2026-02-08: current 18.4%; expected 25.2%; released 2026-02-26. - 2026-02-09–2026-02-22: current 16.4%; expected 18.0%; released 2026-03-12. - 2026-02-23–2026-03-08: current 22.4%; expected 24.8%; released 2026-03-26. - 2026-03-09–2026-03-22: current 30.7%; expected 31.8%; released 2026-04-09. - 2026-03-23–2026-04-05: current 21.3%; expected 23.9%; released 2026-04-23. - 2026-04-06–2026-04-19: current 33.5%; expected 43.4%; released 2026-05-07. - 2026-04-20–2026-05-03: current 16.3%; expected 16.3%; released 2026-05-21. - 2026-05-04–2026-05-17: current 20.0%; expected 21.3%; released 2026-06-04. - 2026-05-18–2026-05-31: current 23.5%; expected 29.7%; released 2026-06-18. - 2026-06-01–2026-06-14: current 23.9%; expected 30.4%; released 2026-07-02. - 2026-06-15–2026-06-28: current 21.4%; expected 23.8%; released 2026-07-16. - 2026-06-29–2026-07-12: current 27.5%; expected 32.1%; released 2026-07-30. - 2026-07-13–2026-07-26: current 24.8%; expected 25.5%; released 2026-08-13. - 2026-07-27–2026-08-09: current 25.2%; expected 24.8%; released 2026-08-27. - 2026-08-10–2026-08-23: current 35.8%; expected 39.3%; released 2026-09-10. - 2026-08-24–2026-09-06: current 27.1%; expected 33.9%; released 2026-09-24. - 2026-09-07–2026-09-20: current 27.7%; expected 41.0%; released 2026-10-08. ## Coding tool scores - Rank 1: GitHub Copilot; score 94/100. - Rank 2: OpenAI Codex; score 87/100. - Rank 3: Claude Code; score 71/100. - Rank 4: Gemini Code Assist; score 68/100. - Rank 5: Cursor; score 66/100. ## Chat platform scores - Rank 1: Google Gemini; score 90/100. - Rank 2: Claude; score 81/100. - Rank 3: ChatGPT; score 74/100. - Rank 4: Microsoft Copilot; score 61/100. - Rank 5: Perplexity; score 52/100. ## Companies headquartered in this state - Selected evidence sample; not an exhaustive company census. Employee deployment, access, pilots, products, and hiring statements have different scopes. ### DuPont - Headquarters: Wilmington. [Headquarters source](https://www.dupont.com/locations.html). - Named platforms / tools: Minerva (proprietary). - Evidence type: Customer chatbot launch. - Statement date: Nov 13, 2024. - Public comment (paraphrased): DuPont Water Solutions launched Minerva, a generative AI chatbot that searches and summarizes its technical library for water-sector customers. - Scope / limitations: The release names the chatbot but not its external model provider or employee tools. - Source: [DuPont · Minerva launch](https://www.dupont.com/news/dupont-water-solutions-launches-minerva.html). ## 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: [Connecticut](/connecticut.md). - Next state: [Florida](/florida.md).