# Michigan AI Statistics

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## Page metadata

- Title: Michigan AI Statistics — Signal / AI
- Description: Michigan AI statistics: Census business adoption trends, Ford Motor Company disclosures, and chat and coding tool scores.

## Scope and provenance

- Geography: Michigan (MI); region: Midwest.
- 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: 22.1%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx).
- Expected AI use, next six months: 26.2%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx).
- Recent current-use average: 21.2%; 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: 1.73 percentage points.
- Expected estimate standard error: 1.69 percentage points.
- Difference from national current-use estimate: -1.7 percentage points (calculated; subject to sampling variation).

## Reading Michigan’s data

- Michigan’s latest current-use rate is 1.7 percentage points below 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 Midwest 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).
- [Missouri](/missouri.md): recent current-use average 21.1%; 6 of six observations available (calculated).
- [Ohio](/ohio.md): recent current-use average 21.4%; 6 of six observations available (calculated).
- [Illinois](/illinois.md): recent current-use average 21.5%; 6 of six observations available (calculated).
- [Kansas](/kansas.md): recent current-use average 20.7%; 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 16.4%; expected 21.1%; released 2025-12-04.
- 2025-11-17–2025-11-30: current 12.6%; expected 14.7%; released 2025-12-18.
- 2025-12-01–2025-12-14: current 12.1%; expected 17.5%; released 2025-12-31.
- 2025-12-15–2025-12-28: current 16.1%; expected 20.3%; released 2026-01-15.
- 2025-12-29–2026-01-11: current 14.0%; expected 20.6%; released 2026-01-29.
- 2026-01-12–2026-01-25: current 16.7%; expected 22.4%; released 2026-02-12.
- 2026-01-26–2026-02-08: current 14.1%; expected 17.5%; released 2026-02-26.
- 2026-02-09–2026-02-22: current 14.6%; expected 19.4%; released 2026-03-12.
- 2026-02-23–2026-03-08: current 15.9%; expected 20.2%; released 2026-03-26.
- 2026-03-09–2026-03-22: current 16.9%; expected 18.6%; released 2026-04-09.
- 2026-03-23–2026-04-05: current 17.1%; expected 20.9%; released 2026-04-23.
- 2026-04-06–2026-04-19: current 16.7%; expected 19.0%; released 2026-05-07.
- 2026-04-20–2026-05-03: current 21.1%; expected 23.9%; released 2026-05-21.
- 2026-05-04–2026-05-17: current 22.2%; expected 24.2%; released 2026-06-04.
- 2026-05-18–2026-05-31: current 18.1%; expected 24.0%; released 2026-06-18.
- 2026-06-01–2026-06-14: current 17.9%; expected 21.4%; released 2026-07-02.
- 2026-06-15–2026-06-28: current 22.4%; expected 23.5%; released 2026-07-16.
- 2026-06-29–2026-07-12: current 20.1%; expected 21.9%; released 2026-07-30.
- 2026-07-13–2026-07-26: current 19.6%; expected 25.9%; released 2026-08-13.
- 2026-07-27–2026-08-09: current 20.6%; expected 22.4%; released 2026-08-27.
- 2026-08-10–2026-08-23: current 24.8%; expected 28.9%; released 2026-09-10.
- 2026-08-24–2026-09-06: current 20.0%; expected 24.4%; released 2026-09-24.
- 2026-09-07–2026-09-20: current 22.1%; expected 26.2%; released 2026-10-08.

## Coding tool scores

- Rank 1: Claude Code; score 89/100.
- Rank 2: OpenAI Codex; score 85/100.
- Rank 3: Cursor; score 81/100.
- Rank 4: GitHub Copilot; score 78/100.
- Rank 5: Gemini Code Assist; score 77/100.

## Chat platform scores

- Rank 1: ChatGPT; score 90/100.
- Rank 2: Google Gemini; score 87/100.
- Rank 3: Perplexity; score 72/100.
- Rank 4: Microsoft Copilot; score 68/100.
- Rank 5: Claude; score 57/100.

## Companies headquartered in this state

- Selected evidence sample; not an exhaustive company census. Employee deployment, access, pilots, products, and hiring statements have different scopes.

### Ford Motor Company
- Headquarters: Dearborn. [Headquarters source](https://wwwqa.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2025/new-ford-world-headquarters).
- Named platforms / tools: Microsoft Copilot (connected-services workflows).
- Evidence type: Vendor account.
- Statement date: Apr 10, 2024.
- Public comment (paraphrased): Microsoft's business applications launch account describes Ford using Copilot to produce connected services that enhance the driving experience.
- Scope / limitations: The account does not name the exact Copilot edition, quantify deployment, or establish use of Copilot for Finance.
- Source: [Microsoft · business applications release](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/business-leader/2024/04/10/2024-release-wave-1-kicks-off-with-hundreds-of-ai-powered-capabilities-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-and-microsoft-power-platform/).

## 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: [Massachusetts](/massachusetts.md).
- Next state: [Minnesota](/minnesota.md).
