AI Adoption in the United States – 2025 Statistics
Country-level adoption indicators with sector breakdown, sourced from public datasets and modeled estimates.
Adoption Rate Over Time
Series reflects public indicators + modeled estimates. See methodology.
Sector Breakdown (2025)
Sectors with ≥10 employees; definitions aligned to national classifications.
Quick Facts
Overall adoption (2025) | 61% |
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Adoption (SMEs) | 46% |
Adoption (Large firms) | 78% |
Top sectors | Technology, Finance, Healthcare |
AI job postings (share) | 3.9% of total listings |
Primary blockers | Data governance, integration cost, model risk & compliance |
What the Numbers Suggest
US adoption is broad-based and maturing, with clear ROI in automation, analytics, and customer operations. Large firms scale platform investments; SMEs increasingly adopt off-the-shelf copilots. Hiring signals remain strongest in software, finance, and healthtech hubs.
Sources
- World Bank (Open Data) – Digital indicators
- BLS / online postings proxies
- US federal releases (NIST/OSTP references), industry surveys
- Public developer activity (GitHub), Google Trends (directional)
Methodology: Public datasets combined with directional proxies (postings, developer activity). Estimates are labeled and updated on revision. See Methodology.