# South Dakota AI Statistics [ChatGPT Agents Click here for the MCP](/connect) [Human](/south-dakota) / [AI agent](/south-dakota.md) ## Page metadata - Title: South Dakota AI Statistics — Signal / AI - Description: South Dakota AI statistics: Census business adoption trends, Sanford Health disclosures, and chat and coding tool scores. ## Scope and provenance - Geography: South Dakota (SD); 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: 20.7%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - Expected AI use, next six months: 25.5%. [Source](https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/State.xlsx). - Recent current-use average: 22.4%; 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: 4.77 percentage points. - Expected estimate standard error: 5.69 percentage points. - Difference from national current-use estimate: -3.1 percentage points (calculated; subject to sampling variation). ## Reading South Dakota’s data - South Dakota’s latest current-use rate is 3.1 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). - [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). - [Missouri](/missouri.md): recent current-use average 21.1%; 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 11.5%; expected 17.7%; released 2025-12-04. - 2025-11-17–2025-11-30: current 10.2%; expected 19.8%; released 2025-12-18. - 2025-12-01–2025-12-14: current 19.3%; expected 26.3%; released 2025-12-31. - 2025-12-15–2025-12-28: current 15.5%; expected 18.0%; released 2026-01-15. - 2025-12-29–2026-01-11: current 17.3%; expected 24.3%; released 2026-01-29. - 2026-01-12–2026-01-25: current 17.6%; expected 23.8%; released 2026-02-12. - 2026-01-26–2026-02-08: current Unavailable (Census suppressed estimate); expected 18.0%; released 2026-02-26. - 2026-02-09–2026-02-22: current Unavailable (Census suppressed estimate); expected 13.0%; released 2026-03-12. - 2026-02-23–2026-03-08: current 19.4%; expected 24.5%; released 2026-03-26. - 2026-03-09–2026-03-22: current 13.1%; expected 13.0%; released 2026-04-09. - 2026-03-23–2026-04-05: current 16.7%; expected 17.2%; released 2026-04-23. - 2026-04-06–2026-04-19: current 18.6%; expected 29.5%; released 2026-05-07. - 2026-04-20–2026-05-03: current 15.4%; expected 25.6%; released 2026-05-21. - 2026-05-04–2026-05-17: current 8.2%; expected Unavailable (Census suppressed estimate); released 2026-06-04. - 2026-05-18–2026-05-31: current 27.6%; expected 32.1%; released 2026-06-18. - 2026-06-01–2026-06-14: current 20.7%; expected 25.2%; released 2026-07-02. - 2026-06-15–2026-06-28: current 17.9%; expected 19.7%; released 2026-07-16. - 2026-06-29–2026-07-12: current 25.7%; expected 31.2%; released 2026-07-30. - 2026-07-13–2026-07-26: current 23.7%; expected 26.0%; released 2026-08-13. - 2026-07-27–2026-08-09: current 19.3%; expected 25.0%; released 2026-08-27. - 2026-08-10–2026-08-23: current 17.8%; expected 26.3%; released 2026-09-10. - 2026-08-24–2026-09-06: current 27.2%; expected 33.6%; released 2026-09-24. - 2026-09-07–2026-09-20: current 20.7%; expected 25.5%; released 2026-10-08. ## Coding tool scores - Rank 1: OpenAI Codex; score 93/100. - Rank 2: Claude Code; score 80/100. - Rank 3: Cursor; score 78/100. - Rank 4: Gemini Code Assist; score 77/100. - Rank 5: GitHub Copilot; score 77/100. ## Chat platform scores - Rank 1: ChatGPT; score 95/100. - Rank 2: Claude; score 74/100. - Rank 3: Microsoft Copilot; score 66/100. - Rank 4: Google Gemini; score 65/100. - Rank 5: Perplexity; 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. ### Sanford Health (nonprofit health system) - Headquarters: Sioux Falls. [Headquarters source](https://www.sanfordhealth.org/about). - Named platforms / tools: LAMP; Flexwise. - Evidence type: Internal scheduling pilot. - Statement date: Feb 24, 2022. - Public comment (paraphrased): Sanford says it piloted its own LAMP predictive staffing tool in Fargo beginning in April 2021 and partnered with Flexwise to incorporate it into workforce optimization software. - Scope / limitations: Predictive scheduling AI, not a generative chat or coding platform. The dated article includes planned expansion. - Source: [Sanford Health · nurse scheduling tool](https://news.sanfordhealth.org/news/unique-ai-tool-helps-sanford-health-schedule-nurses/). ## 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: [South Carolina](/south-carolina.md). - Next state: [Tennessee](/tennessee.md).