U.S. state AI User Share, Q1 2026
Microsoft AI Economy Institute modeled AI User Share estimates for the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, Q1 2026. State aggregates use working-age population weights; the supplied source rank is retained.
AI User Share is a modeled estimate for Q1 2026, not direct raw local telemetry. The U.S. method uses Bayesian spatial small-area estimation. State and metro aggregates use working-age population weights. No uncertainty intervals or population weights are supplied in these CSVs.
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| State Name | State Abbr | Rank | AI User Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | DC | 1 | 40.3% |
| Maryland | MD | 2 | 36.3% |
| Utah | UT | 3 | 35.7% |
| Texas | TX | 4 | 35.3% |
| Virginia | VA | 5 | 34.7% |
| New Jersey | NJ | 6 | 34.5% |
| Nevada | NV | 7 | 34.2% |
| California | CA | 8 | 34.0% |
| Connecticut | CT | 9 | 34.0% |
| Georgia | GA | 10 | 33.7% |
| Florida | FL | 11 | 33.6% |
| Massachusetts | MA | 12 | 33.4% |
| Illinois | IL | 13 | 33.3% |
| New York | NY | 14 | 32.7% |
| Rhode Island | RI | 15 | 32.5% |
| Colorado | CO | 16 | 32.3% |
| Washington | WA | 17 | 32.2% |
| Arizona | AZ | 18 | 31.4% |
| Hawaii | HI | 19 | 30.6% |
| Delaware | DE | 20 | 30.6% |
| New Hampshire | NH | 21 | 30.2% |
| North Carolina | NC | 22 | 30.1% |
| South Carolina | SC | 23 | 29.1% |
| Oklahoma | OK | 24 | 28.9% |
| Idaho | ID | 25 | 28.8% |
| Kansas | KS | 26 | 28.6% |
| Tennessee | TN | 27 | 28.5% |
| Oregon | OR | 28 | 28.4% |
| Ohio | OH | 29 | 28.3% |
| Wisconsin | WI | 30 | 28.2% |
| North Dakota | ND | 31 | 28.2% |
| Michigan | MI | 32 | 27.4% |
| South Dakota | SD | 33 | 27.4% |
| Alabama | AL | 34 | 27.3% |
| Pennsylvania | PA | 35 | 27.2% |
| Indiana | IN | 36 | 26.8% |
| Missouri | MO | 37 | 26.8% |
| Nebraska | NE | 38 | 26.4% |
| Minnesota | MN | 39 | 26.3% |
| Louisiana | LA | 40 | 26.1% |
| Arkansas | AR | 41 | 26.0% |
| Wyoming | WY | 42 | 25.5% |
| Kentucky | KY | 43 | 25.1% |
| Iowa | IA | 44 | 24.4% |
| New Mexico | NM | 45 | 23.9% |
| Alaska | AK | 46 | 23.6% |
| Vermont | VT | 47 | 23.3% |
| Mississippi | MS | 48 | 22.9% |
| Montana | MT | 49 | 22.7% |
| Maine | ME | 50 | 21.4% |
| West Virginia | WV | 51 | 20.8% |