6.2%
#1
share of job postings in Washington, DC asking for AI skills in 2025, the highest of 50 states and DC (US: 2.6%)

What the chart shows

Measured against each state’s own job market, AI demand was highest in Washington, DC, where 6.2% of 2025 job postings asked for AI skills. Delaware (4.4%), California (4.3%) and Washington state (4.0%) followed, then Massachusetts (3.4%) and Virginia (3.3%).

On this measure some smaller job markets rank high: Vermont (3.2%) and Rhode Island (3.1%) are in the top ten. Wisconsin had the lowest share, 1.3%. Across the US, 2.6% of job postings asked for AI skills (related chart).

Key numbers

MeasureValue
Washington, DC6.18%
Delaware4.43%
California4.26%
Washington state4.03%
Wisconsin1.32%

How to read it

  • AI job postings as a percentage of all job postings in each state, 2025.
  • The chart opens on the top 15; ‘All’ shows every state and DC. Washington on the chart is the state; Washington, DC is listed separately.
  • The US figure (2.6%) comes from the AI Index’s country data for 2025.
Source: Lightcast, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 4.4.13: AI job postings (% of all job postings) by US state, 2025. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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