# US AI Statistics

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## Adults who use AI chatbots

- 49%
- U.S. adults who report ever using chatbots Feb 17–23, 2026
- Source: [Pew Research Center](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact/).

## Employees using AI at work

- 53%
- Use in their role a few times a year or more August 2026
- Source: [Gallup · published data table](https://www.gallup.com/699797/indicator-artificial-intelligence.aspx).

## Generative AI used at work last week

- 39.2%
- Employed adults aged 18–64 Q2 2026
- Source: [RPS · via FRED](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPSGENAIUSAGESHARELWWORK).

## Businesses using AI

- 23.8%
- AI use in the previous two weeks Period ending Sep 20, 2026
- Source: [Census BTOS · October 8 release](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/National.xlsx).

## Which chat platforms do Americans use?

- Share of all U.S. adults who report ever using each platform · February 2026
- ChatGPT 44%
- Gemini 24%
- Copilot 17%
- Meta AI 14%
- Grok 8%
- Claude 6%
- Character.ai 3%
- People may use several platforms; these percentages are not market shares and do not sum to 100%. Survey of 5,119 U.S. adults.
- Source: [Pew · platform usage and methodology](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact/).

## From occasional use to everyday work

- Gallup · share of U.S. employees reporting AI use in their role
- Period: Any use*: Frequent*: Daily
- May 2023: 21%: 11%: 4%
- May 2024: 27%: 12%: 4%
- May 2025: 40%: 19%: 8%
- November 2025: 46%: 26%: 12%
- May 2026: 52%: 30%: 15%
- August 2026: 53%: 32%: 16%
- *Any use: a few times a year or more. Frequent: a few times a week or more. Categories overlap. August values come from Gallup’s published data table; some summary text on its page still describes May.
- Source: [Gallup · workplace frequency series](https://www.gallup.com/699797/indicator-artificial-intelligence.aspx).

## Weekly generative AI use is rising

- Employed U.S. adults aged 18–64 using generative AI for work on at least one day in the prior week
- Q2 2025 30.6%
- Q3 2025 32.0%
- Q4 2025 35.2%
- Q1 2026 37.8%
- Q2 2026 39.2%
- Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Values rounded to one decimal place. Real-Time Population Survey; Bick, Blandin and Deming, The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI (2026), retrieved from FRED.
- Source: [FRED · observations, definition and citation](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPSGENAIUSAGESHARELWWORK).

## Business adoption differs by sector

- Census BTOS · period ending May 3, 2026
- Information 39.7%
- Finance 33.9%
- U.S. overall 19.8%
- Share of employer businesses using AI in any business function in the prior two weeks. This is a dated Census snapshot, not the latest biweekly release. The survey wording broadened in November 2025.
- Source: [Census · business and sector analysis](https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2026/05/ai-use-businesses.html).

## Every state, its own AI profile

- Select a state for its adoption history, sourced business figures, company AI evidence, and platform scores. Percentages below show current business AI use for the period ending Sep 20, 2026.
- Explore 55 company profiles and their public AI comments across all 50 states
- A dash indicates a Census-suppressed estimate. Search, filter and compare all 50 states

## How to read these indicators

- An adoption percentage is meaningful only with its population and reference period.
- Pew measures chatbot use among adults. Gallup measures AI use by employees. RPS measures weekly generative AI use by employed adults aged 18–64. Census measures recent use by employer businesses. These observations provide complementary views; their levels cannot be combined into one national rate.

## Sources & observation dates

- Source: [Official national workbook · October 8 release](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/National.xlsx).
- Research reviewed October 11, 2026. All national figures on this page are transcribed from the linked primary sources; they are not live feeds.
- Source: [Pew Research Center · adults and chatbot brands · February 2026](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact/).
- Source: [Gallup · employee frequency series · through August 2026](https://www.gallup.com/699797/indicator-artificial-intelligence.aspx).
- Source: [Real-Time Population Survey / FRED · weekly generative AI use · through Q2 2026](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPSGENAIUSAGESHARELWWORK).
- Source: [U.S. Census Bureau · businesses and sectors · May 3, 2026](https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2026/05/ai-use-businesses.html).
- Homepage platform comparisons use Pew’s national survey. State pages include coding and chat platform scores. Headquarters-based company evidence is linked on every state page.

## State Markdown profiles

- [Alabama](/alabama.md): current 20.9%; expected 22.1%; recent average 18.6% (6/6 periods).
- [Alaska](/alaska.md): current 23.1%; expected 22.5%; recent average 17.3% (6/6 periods).
- [Arizona](/arizona.md): current 29.5%; expected 33.0%; recent average 26.6% (6/6 periods).
- [Arkansas](/arkansas.md): current 23.0%; expected 27.4%; recent average 20.5% (6/6 periods).
- [California](/california.md): current 25.7%; expected 29.5%; recent average 24.2% (6/6 periods).
- [Colorado](/colorado.md): current 25.7%; expected 29.5%; recent average 27.4% (6/6 periods).
- [Connecticut](/connecticut.md): current 22.1%; expected 25.4%; recent average 19.2% (6/6 periods).
- [Delaware](/delaware.md): current 27.7%; expected 41.0%; recent average 28.0% (6/6 periods).
- [Florida](/florida.md): current 27.8%; expected 31.8%; recent average 26.5% (6/6 periods).
- [Georgia](/georgia.md): current 25.1%; expected 29.5%; recent average 25.4% (6/6 periods).
- [Hawaii](/hawaii.md): current 24.5%; expected 28.4%; recent average 21.0% (6/6 periods).
- [Idaho](/idaho.md): current 17.9%; expected 26.1%; recent average 23.3% (6/6 periods).
- [Illinois](/illinois.md): current 23.4%; expected 26.8%; recent average 21.5% (6/6 periods).
- [Indiana](/indiana.md): current 20.5%; expected 23.9%; recent average 20.1% (6/6 periods).
- [Iowa](/iowa.md): current 17.4%; expected 19.6%; recent average 18.6% (6/6 periods).
- [Kansas](/kansas.md): current 24.3%; expected 26.5%; recent average 20.7% (6/6 periods).
- [Kentucky](/kentucky.md): current 25.0%; expected 27.1%; recent average 21.9% (6/6 periods).
- [Louisiana](/louisiana.md): current 17.9%; expected 20.3%; recent average 19.0% (6/6 periods).
- [Maine](/maine.md): current 24.3%; expected 28.0%; recent average 19.6% (6/6 periods).
- [Maryland](/maryland.md): current 21.0%; expected 27.6%; recent average 22.3% (6/6 periods).
- [Massachusetts](/massachusetts.md): current 26.0%; expected 26.5%; recent average 23.1% (6/6 periods).
- [Michigan](/michigan.md): current 22.1%; expected 26.2%; recent average 21.2% (6/6 periods).
- [Minnesota](/minnesota.md): current 25.1%; expected 30.2%; recent average 24.8% (6/6 periods).
- [Mississippi](/mississippi.md): current 12.9%; expected 15.2%; recent average 16.0% (6/6 periods).
- [Missouri](/missouri.md): current 22.9%; expected 27.2%; recent average 21.1% (6/6 periods).
- [Montana](/montana.md): current 20.4%; expected 23.0%; recent average 21.2% (6/6 periods).
- [Nebraska](/nebraska.md): current 25.5%; expected 31.7%; recent average 20.2% (6/6 periods).
- [Nevada](/nevada.md): current 29.1%; expected 31.1%; recent average 25.2% (6/6 periods).
- [New Hampshire](/new-hampshire.md): current 23.3%; expected 29.4%; recent average 20.3% (6/6 periods).
- [New Jersey](/new-jersey.md): current 22.4%; expected 24.1%; recent average 18.7% (6/6 periods).
- [New Mexico](/new-mexico.md): current 27.7%; expected 30.4%; recent average 19.7% (6/6 periods).
- [New York](/new-york.md): current 18.1%; expected 21.7%; recent average 17.0% (6/6 periods).
- [North Carolina](/north-carolina.md): current 23.6%; expected 27.2%; recent average 23.6% (6/6 periods).
- [North Dakota](/north-dakota.md): current 15.0%; expected 18.7%; recent average 17.6% (5/6 periods).
- [Ohio](/ohio.md): current 20.5%; expected 24.8%; recent average 21.4% (6/6 periods).
- [Oklahoma](/oklahoma.md): current 21.4%; expected 23.1%; recent average 19.0% (6/6 periods).
- [Oregon](/oregon.md): current 21.4%; expected 24.3%; recent average 22.9% (6/6 periods).
- [Pennsylvania](/pennsylvania.md): current 21.6%; expected 26.8%; recent average 19.8% (6/6 periods).
- [Rhode Island](/rhode-island.md): current 19.0%; expected 21.0%; recent average 21.5% (4/6 periods).
- [South Carolina](/south-carolina.md): current 20.4%; expected 24.0%; recent average 23.0% (6/6 periods).
- [South Dakota](/south-dakota.md): current 20.7%; expected 25.5%; recent average 22.4% (6/6 periods).
- [Tennessee](/tennessee.md): current 22.7%; expected 27.7%; recent average 21.3% (6/6 periods).
- [Texas](/texas.md): current 25.7%; expected 30.6%; recent average 24.5% (6/6 periods).
- [Utah](/utah.md): current 34.8%; expected 36.4%; recent average 30.1% (6/6 periods).
- [Vermont](/vermont.md): current 22.3%; expected 23.0%; recent average 19.2% (6/6 periods).
- [Virginia](/virginia.md): current 24.3%; expected 30.3%; recent average 24.2% (6/6 periods).
- [Washington](/washington.md): current 26.0%; expected 29.6%; recent average 26.1% (6/6 periods).
- [West Virginia](/west-virginia.md): current Unavailable (Census suppressed estimate); expected 13.6%; recent average 13.2% (5/6 periods).
- [Wisconsin](/wisconsin.md): current 19.7%; expected 22.6%; recent average 19.5% (6/6 periods).
- [Wyoming](/wyoming.md): current Unavailable (Census suppressed estimate); expected 19.4%; recent average 26.0% (5/6 periods).