# Montana AI Statistics [ChatGPT Agents Click here for the MCP](/connect) [Human](/montana) / [AI agent](/montana.md) ## Page metadata - Title: Montana AI Statistics — Signal / AI - Description: Montana AI statistics: Census business adoption trends, onX disclosures, and chat and coding tool scores. ## Scope and provenance - Geography: Montana (MT); region: West. - 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: 20.4%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - Expected AI use, next six months: 23.0%. [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: 3.35 percentage points. - Expected estimate standard error: 3.97 percentage points. - Difference from national current-use estimate: -3.4 percentage points (calculated; subject to sampling variation). ## Reading Montana’s data - Montana’s latest current-use rate is 3.4 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 West 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). - [Hawaii](/hawaii.md): recent current-use average 21.0%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [New Mexico](/new-mexico.md): recent current-use average 19.7%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Oregon](/oregon.md): recent current-use average 22.9%; 6 of six observations available (calculated). - [Idaho](/idaho.md): recent current-use average 23.3%; 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 14.6%; expected 18.0%; released 2025-12-04. - 2025-11-17–2025-11-30: current 21.3%; expected 21.6%; released 2025-12-18. - 2025-12-01–2025-12-14: current 16.9%; expected 22.6%; released 2025-12-31. - 2025-12-15–2025-12-28: current 17.2%; expected 23.3%; released 2026-01-15. - 2025-12-29–2026-01-11: current 14.7%; expected 17.4%; released 2026-01-29. - 2026-01-12–2026-01-25: current 19.0%; expected 22.9%; released 2026-02-12. - 2026-01-26–2026-02-08: current 19.0%; expected 18.6%; released 2026-02-26. - 2026-02-09–2026-02-22: current 20.4%; expected 17.9%; released 2026-03-12. - 2026-02-23–2026-03-08: current 18.6%; expected 22.1%; released 2026-03-26. - 2026-03-09–2026-03-22: current 18.9%; expected 23.8%; released 2026-04-09. - 2026-03-23–2026-04-05: current 21.0%; expected 20.1%; released 2026-04-23. - 2026-04-06–2026-04-19: current 17.5%; expected 16.9%; released 2026-05-07. - 2026-04-20–2026-05-03: current 14.4%; expected 15.8%; released 2026-05-21. - 2026-05-04–2026-05-17: current 17.8%; expected 22.9%; released 2026-06-04. - 2026-05-18–2026-05-31: current 12.4%; expected 14.8%; released 2026-06-18. - 2026-06-01–2026-06-14: current 27.0%; expected 25.2%; released 2026-07-02. - 2026-06-15–2026-06-28: current 21.5%; expected 20.7%; released 2026-07-16. - 2026-06-29–2026-07-12: current 20.6%; expected 24.5%; released 2026-07-30. - 2026-07-13–2026-07-26: current 21.4%; expected 25.1%; released 2026-08-13. - 2026-07-27–2026-08-09: current 26.4%; expected 25.9%; released 2026-08-27. - 2026-08-10–2026-08-23: current 16.2%; expected 22.5%; released 2026-09-10. - 2026-08-24–2026-09-06: current 22.0%; expected 27.1%; released 2026-09-24. - 2026-09-07–2026-09-20: current 20.4%; expected 23.0%; released 2026-10-08. ## Coding tool scores - Rank 1: Claude Code; score 86/100. - Rank 2: Cursor; score 83/100. - Rank 3: OpenAI Codex; score 79/100. - Rank 4: Gemini Code Assist; score 75/100. - Rank 5: GitHub Copilot; score 64/100. ## Chat platform scores - Rank 1: ChatGPT; score 87/100. - Rank 2: Microsoft Copilot; score 71/100. - Rank 3: Google Gemini; score 61/100. - Rank 4: Claude; score 58/100. - Rank 5: Perplexity; score 49/100. ## Companies headquartered in this state - Selected evidence sample; not an exhaustive company census. Employee deployment, access, pilots, products, and hiring statements have different scopes. ### onX - Headquarters: Missoula. [Headquarters source](https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/blog/five-onx-hunt-features-eastern-hunters-need). - Named platforms / tools: Named provider not disclosed. - Evidence type: Company hiring statement. - Statement date: Reviewed Oct 11, 2026. - Public comment (paraphrased): onX's engineering posting says it expects staff to use the latest tooling, including AI, thoughtfully and responsibly to improve quality, speed, and impact. - Scope / limitations: The posting does not identify Claude Code, Codex, or another specific platform. - Source: [onX · engineering role](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/onxmaps/jobs/4712805006). ## 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: [Missouri](/missouri.md). - Next state: [Nebraska](/nebraska.md).