9.8%About 1 in 10of West Virginia employer businesses used AI in the last two weeks, the lowest of any state in this wave
9.8% of West Virginia employer businesses used AI in the last two weeks, the lowest of any state in this wave (Oct 2026, US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey)
Margin of error: SE 3.19 points
Official dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSAAI · States
US firms using AI: highest and lowest states (5-18 Oct 2026)
Group
Firms using AI
District of Columbia
34.1%
Utah
32.1%
Colorado
31.9%
Arizona
31.5%
All US firms
24.6%
New Mexico
14.7%
Wyoming
14.4%
Idaho
13.5%
West Virginia
9.8%
Source: US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook SurveyState estimates from one two-week wave have large standard errors (DC 6.66, Utah 3.54, West Virginia 3.19 points), so close ranks are not firm. Alaska suppressed.digitaltreed.com/statistics
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What this number really says
9.8% of West Virginia employer businesses used AI in the last two weeks, the lowest of any state in this wave (Oct 2026).
9.8%
the latest figure (Oct 2026)
Official data
type of source
Why you can trust it. US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey: official data, government statistics office or regulator. About 1.2 million US employer businesses in six panels of about 200,000; each panel reports every 12 weeks. About 24,000 responses in the 5-18 Oct 2026 wave (Census response file URR.xlsx, 12% response rate).
Compare yourself with the published data for firms your size.
24.3%
of US firms with 1 to 4 employees used AI in a business function in the last two weeks, close to the 24.6% national rate (small firms, USA). All firms: 24.6%.
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Most firms your size have not started either, so an early start is still an edge.
US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey
Source type
Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
What it measures
9.8% of West Virginia employer businesses used AI in the last two weeks, the lowest of any state in this wave
Data period
Oct 2026 (ends 18 Oct 2026)
Published by the source
22 Oct 2026
Who is counted
About 1.2 million US employer businesses in six panels of about 200,000; each panel reports every 12 weeks. About 24,000 responses in the 5-18 Oct 2026 wave (Census response file URR.xlsx, 12% response rate).
Margin of error
SE 3.19 points
In the source's words
State.xlsx, Response Estimates: SI (formerly AI) use in the last two weeks, Yes, wave 202621, state WV: 9.8%; standard error 3.19%
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read in State.xlsx on census.gov, 2026-10-23. Alaska is suppressed (S) in this wave.
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9.8% of West Virginia employer businesses used AI in the last two weeks, the lowest of any state in this wave, for Oct 2026, according to US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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