# Missouri AI Statistics

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## Page metadata

- Title: Missouri AI Statistics — Signal / AI
- Description: Missouri AI statistics: Census business adoption trends, H&R Block disclosures, and chat and coding tool scores.

## Scope and provenance

- Geography: Missouri (MO); 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: 22.9%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx).
- Expected AI use, next six months: 27.2%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx).
- Recent current-use average: 21.1%; 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: 2.99 percentage points.
- Expected estimate standard error: 2.80 percentage points.
- Difference from national current-use estimate: -0.9 percentage points (calculated; subject to sampling variation).

## Reading Missouri’s data

- Missouri’s latest current-use rate is 0.9 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).
- [Michigan](/michigan.md): recent current-use average 21.2%; 6 of six observations available (calculated).
- [Kansas](/kansas.md): recent current-use average 20.7%; 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).
- 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 18.6%; expected 20.2%; released 2025-12-04.
- 2025-11-17–2025-11-30: current 17.9%; expected 18.0%; released 2025-12-18.
- 2025-12-01–2025-12-14: current 18.5%; expected 19.4%; released 2025-12-31.
- 2025-12-15–2025-12-28: current 19.6%; expected 24.3%; released 2026-01-15.
- 2025-12-29–2026-01-11: current 16.1%; expected 20.5%; released 2026-01-29.
- 2026-01-12–2026-01-25: current 18.4%; expected 20.0%; released 2026-02-12.
- 2026-01-26–2026-02-08: current 15.0%; expected 18.7%; released 2026-02-26.
- 2026-02-09–2026-02-22: current 18.5%; expected 22.6%; released 2026-03-12.
- 2026-02-23–2026-03-08: current 17.2%; expected 20.1%; released 2026-03-26.
- 2026-03-09–2026-03-22: current 25.6%; expected 29.0%; released 2026-04-09.
- 2026-03-23–2026-04-05: current 17.6%; expected 22.5%; released 2026-04-23.
- 2026-04-06–2026-04-19: current 20.1%; expected 23.0%; released 2026-05-07.
- 2026-04-20–2026-05-03: current 18.6%; expected 21.8%; released 2026-05-21.
- 2026-05-04–2026-05-17: current 23.0%; expected 23.7%; released 2026-06-04.
- 2026-05-18–2026-05-31: current 15.6%; expected 18.1%; released 2026-06-18.
- 2026-06-01–2026-06-14: current 25.9%; expected 30.2%; released 2026-07-02.
- 2026-06-15–2026-06-28: current 21.9%; expected 26.1%; released 2026-07-16.
- 2026-06-29–2026-07-12: current 21.3%; expected 25.6%; released 2026-07-30.
- 2026-07-13–2026-07-26: current 19.2%; expected 22.9%; released 2026-08-13.
- 2026-07-27–2026-08-09: current 19.5%; expected 23.1%; released 2026-08-27.
- 2026-08-10–2026-08-23: current 21.7%; expected 25.3%; released 2026-09-10.
- 2026-08-24–2026-09-06: current 21.7%; expected 25.9%; released 2026-09-24.
- 2026-09-07–2026-09-20: current 22.9%; expected 27.2%; released 2026-10-08.

## Coding tool scores

- Rank 1: Claude Code; score 94/100.
- Rank 2: OpenAI Codex; score 87/100.
- Rank 3: Cursor; score 71/100.
- Rank 4: GitHub Copilot; score 67/100.
- Rank 5: Gemini Code Assist; score 52/100.

## Chat platform scores

- Rank 1: Claude; score 83/100.
- Rank 2: Microsoft Copilot; score 77/100.
- Rank 3: ChatGPT; score 74/100.
- Rank 4: Google Gemini; score 73/100.
- Rank 5: Perplexity; score 47/100.

## Companies headquartered in this state

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

### H&R Block
- Headquarters: Kansas City. [Headquarters source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/12659/000001265926000026/hrb-20260630.htm).
- Named platforms / tools: Azure OpenAI Service.
- Evidence type: Customer-product development.
- Statement date: Jun 20, 2023.
- Public comment (paraphrased): H&R Block announced a Microsoft partnership to use Azure OpenAI Service for more consultative and personalized tax experiences.
- Scope / limitations: Product-development announcement; no employee chat or coding-tool adoption count.
- Source: [H&R Block · Microsoft partnership](https://www.hrblock.com/tax-center/newsroom/company-news/generative-ai-to-fuel-faster-and-better-experiences-for-taxpayers/).

## 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: [Mississippi](/mississippi.md).
- Next state: [Montana](/montana.md).
