What the Census measures
In June 2026, the U.S. Census Bureau described new Business Trends and Outlook Survey data gathered with supplemental AI questions from November 17, 2025 through February 8, 2026. The data address business adoption, types of work supported, and differences by industry, geography, and firm size.
What this page does not claim
No independent AI Chamber composite score is published here. Census figures should be used with their definitions, published dates, and uncertainty guidance. State estimates should not be projected onto ZIP codes without a validated methodology.
What comes next
The Chamber plans to organize official survey findings into accessible industry and business-size views, then add its own separately labeled original research when available.
Census research library
Read the original research alongside Chamber explanations. These studies inform the framework; none validates the proposed AWORD weights.
Research on the relationship between potential AI exposure and observed adoption by firms.
The Microstructure of AI Diffusion: Evidence from Firms, Business Functions, and Worker Tasks — April 2026Research examining firm adoption, use across business functions, and worker-task use.
Tracking Firm Use of AI in Real Time: A Snapshot from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey — March 2024Earlier BTOS research on current and expected business AI use during its stated survey period.
