17.2%
▼ 9.4 pts since the 2012 peak
California's share of US AI job postings, 2025
20102025

What the chart shows

California’s share of all US AI job postings peaked at 26.6% in 2012 and fell to 15.3% by 2023. It rose to 15.7% in 2024 and 17.2% in 2025, still well above any other state.

Texas’s share has roughly tripled since 2010, to 8.1% in 2025, after peaking at 8.9% in 2021. New York’s share rose to 6.6% from 5.8% in 2024, and Washington state’s fell to 3.9% from 4.7%.

Key numbers

MeasureValue
California, 2012 (peak)26.63%
California, 202415.70%
California, 202517.18%
Texas, 20258.10%
New York, 20256.64%
Washington state, 20253.93%

How to read it

  • Each line is a state’s share of all US AI job postings in that year.
  • The AI Index text gives California’s 2025 share as 17.9%; the data file shows 17.18%, which matches the state counts, so we use it.
  • Washington here is the state, not Washington, DC.
Source: Lightcast, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 4.4.12: Percentage of US AI job postings by select US state, 2010–25. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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