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AI & Growth Pulse

How AI adoption and business conditions are changing, straight from the U.S. Census Bureau Business Trends and Outlook Survey.

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State, industry, and business-size figures are Census classifications attached to each response, not self-descriptions. Census publishes them as separate breakdowns, so only one can be active at a time — they are never combined or averaged. Business-size figures are published nationally; current release files do not break size down by state.

Using AI today

21.5%

21.5% of businesses used AI somewhere in their work in the past two weeks.

U.S. businesses of all sizes · Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026

Exact Census question

“In the last two weeks, did this business use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its business functions?” — share answering Yes.

Planning to use AI

24.3%

24.3% expect to be using AI within the next six months.

U.S. businesses of all sizes · Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026

Exact Census question

“During the next six months, do you think this business will be using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its business functions?” — share answering Yes.

Sales going up

14.1%

14.1% said their sales rose over the past two weeks.

U.S. businesses of all sizes · Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026

Exact Census question

“In the last two weeks, how did this business's operating revenues/sales/receipts change?” — share answering Increased.

Hiring ahead

10.4%

10.4% expect to have more paid employees six months from now.

U.S. businesses of all sizes · Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026

Exact Census question

“Six months from now, how do you think this business's number of paid employees will have changed?” — share answering Increased.

Using AI today — by state

Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2026. Darker states have a higher share. Click a state to filter the cards below.

Alabama: 17.3%Alaska: 18.1%Arizona: 26.9%Colorado: 24.1%Florida: 25.4%Georgia: 21.3%Indiana: 22.3%Kansas: 20.7%Maine: 14.3%Massachusetts: 22.6%Minnesota: 22.5%New Jersey: 17.5%North Carolina: 22.2%North Dakota: 19.2%Oklahoma: 16.3%Pennsylvania: 16.9%South Dakota: 25.7%Texas: 21.9%Wyoming: 27.9%Connecticut: 21.6%Missouri: 21.3%West Virginia: 9.2%Illinois: 21.7%New Mexico: 15.4%Arkansas: 18.3%California: 22.4%Delaware: 27.5%District of Columbia: 28.8%Hawaii: 19.5%Iowa: 16.9%Kentucky: 17.3%Maryland: 22.1%Michigan: 20.1%Mississippi: 18.4%Montana: 20.6%New Hampshire: 22.8%New York: 15.7%Ohio: 26.3%Oregon: 23.4%Tennessee: 17.8%Utah: 25.1%Virginia: 23.1%Washington: 25.4%Wisconsin: 20.5%Nebraska: 13.5%South Carolina: 24.8%Idaho: 25.4%Nevada: 15.7%Vermont: 13.3%Louisiana: 20.0%Rhode Island: 27.2%

Hover a state to see its value, or click to filter the cards below.

9.2%28.8%

Unshaded states mean Census suppressed or did not publish that value. Nothing is interpolated.

Source & methodology

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Business Trends and Outlook Survey

Last data update: 2026-07-30 · Snapshot retrieved 2026-08-07

BTOS is an experimental data product from the U.S. Census Bureau. Read the BTOS methodology.