# Minnesota AI Statistics [ChatGPT Agents Click here for the MCP](/connect) [Human](/minnesota) / [AI agent](/minnesota.md) ## Page metadata - Title: Minnesota AI Statistics — Signal / AI - Description: Minnesota AI statistics: Census business adoption trends, Target disclosures, and chat and coding tool scores. ## Scope and provenance - Geography: Minnesota (MN); 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: 25.1%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - Expected AI use, next six months: 30.2%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - Recent current-use average: 24.8%; 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: 2.25 percentage points. - Expected estimate standard error: 2.40 percentage points. - Difference from national current-use estimate: +1.3 percentage points (calculated; subject to sampling variation). ## Reading Minnesota’s data - Minnesota’s latest current-use rate is 1.3 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 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). - [South Dakota](/south-dakota.md): recent current-use average 22.4%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Illinois](/illinois.md): recent current-use average 21.5%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Ohio](/ohio.md): recent current-use average 21.4%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Michigan](/michigan.md): recent current-use average 21.2%; 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 19.1%; expected 22.9%; released 2025-12-04. - 2025-11-17–2025-11-30: current 18.2%; expected 21.6%; released 2025-12-18. - 2025-12-01–2025-12-14: current 18.5%; expected 24.6%; released 2025-12-31. - 2025-12-15–2025-12-28: current 22.9%; expected 27.9%; released 2026-01-15. - 2025-12-29–2026-01-11: current 16.8%; expected 17.8%; released 2026-01-29. - 2026-01-12–2026-01-25: current 22.8%; expected 23.3%; released 2026-02-12. - 2026-01-26–2026-02-08: current 15.2%; expected 21.0%; released 2026-02-26. - 2026-02-09–2026-02-22: current 20.5%; expected 23.8%; released 2026-03-12. - 2026-02-23–2026-03-08: current 20.5%; expected 24.9%; released 2026-03-26. - 2026-03-09–2026-03-22: current 24.3%; expected 28.0%; released 2026-04-09. - 2026-03-23–2026-04-05: current 17.4%; expected 20.2%; released 2026-04-23. - 2026-04-06–2026-04-19: current 20.2%; expected 23.0%; released 2026-05-07. - 2026-04-20–2026-05-03: current 20.0%; expected 22.1%; released 2026-05-21. - 2026-05-04–2026-05-17: current 22.8%; expected 24.9%; released 2026-06-04. - 2026-05-18–2026-05-31: current 24.1%; expected 29.0%; released 2026-06-18. - 2026-06-01–2026-06-14: current 22.1%; expected 23.2%; released 2026-07-02. - 2026-06-15–2026-06-28: current 20.6%; expected 22.8%; released 2026-07-16. - 2026-06-29–2026-07-12: current 22.5%; expected 25.7%; released 2026-07-30. - 2026-07-13–2026-07-26: current 26.4%; expected 27.8%; released 2026-08-13. - 2026-07-27–2026-08-09: current 24.8%; expected 29.3%; released 2026-08-27. - 2026-08-10–2026-08-23: current 21.1%; expected 27.7%; released 2026-09-10. - 2026-08-24–2026-09-06: current 28.7%; expected 32.7%; released 2026-09-24. - 2026-09-07–2026-09-20: current 25.1%; expected 30.2%; released 2026-10-08. ## Coding tool scores - Rank 1: GitHub Copilot; score 84/100. - Rank 2: Cursor; score 79/100. - Rank 3: Claude Code; score 72/100. - Rank 4: OpenAI Codex; score 64/100. - Rank 5: Gemini Code Assist; score 50/100. ## Chat platform scores - Rank 1: ChatGPT; score 98/100. - Rank 2: Google Gemini; score 85/100. - Rank 3: Claude; score 84/100. - Rank 4: Microsoft Copilot; score 77/100. - Rank 5: Perplexity; score 58/100. ## Companies headquartered in this state - Selected evidence sample; not an exhaustive company census. Employee deployment, access, pilots, products, and hiring statements have different scopes. ### Target - Headquarters: Minneapolis. [Headquarters source](https://corporate.target.com/about/locations). - Named platforms / tools: Store Companion (proprietary). - Evidence type: Store-team pilot / announced rollout. - Statement date: Jun 20, 2024. - Public comment (paraphrased): Target announced a pilot of Store Companion, an internal generative AI assistant for store processes, with plans to expand to nearly 2,000 stores by August 2024. - Scope / limitations: The dated announcement is not proof of rollout completion; the model provider is not named. - Source: [Target · Store Companion announcement](https://corporate.target.com/press/release/2024/06/target-to-roll-out-transformative-genai-technology-to-its-store-team-members-chainwide). ## 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: [Michigan](/michigan.md). - Next state: [Mississippi](/mississippi.md).