24.6%
of US businesses used AI in the fortnight 21 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026
What the chart shows
The US Census Bureau asks a sample of businesses every two weeks whether they used AI to produce goods or services. In the fortnight 21 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026, 24.6% said yes, published on 22 October 2026.
Use varies more than sevenfold by sector: information 46.4%, professional, scientific and technical services 43.8%, agriculture, forestry and fishing 6.0%. Educational services rank 5 of 19 at 33.4%; health care and social assistance rank 7 at 27.6%.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Information | 46.4% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 43.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 40.5% |
| Management of companies | 36.4% |
| Educational services | 33.4% |
| Educational services | 33.4% |
| Health care and social assistance | 27.6% |
| All US businesses | 24.6% |
How to read it
- Question 7 of the Business Trends and Outlook Survey: did the business use AI in producing goods or services in the last two weeks. The question was reworded from 17 November 2025, so earlier answers are a different series and are not shown.
- The form now says “Super Intelligence or SI (formerly referred to as Artificial Intelligence or AI)”; we keep the label AI. Shares are of businesses, not of workers or revenue, and are the Census Bureau’s weighted estimates.
- Each sector’s estimate has a standard error, shown in the CSV; utilities and management of companies have errors above 5 points, so treat them with care.
- Multi-sector companies count in the national figure but in no single sector.
Source: US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey, published 22 October 2026. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 2 November 2026.
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Numbers checked against the published data on 2 November 2026.
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