Alaska owners said AI could perform meaningful parts of at least one employee's work, followed by Massachusetts at 82%, Mississippi and New Jersey at 78%, and South Carolina at 77%
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86% of Alaska owners said AI could perform meaningful parts of at least one employee's work, followed by Massachusetts at 82%, Mississippi and New Jersey at 78%, and South Carolina at 77%.
n = 3,022 U.S. small-business owners · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,022
- Population
- U.S. small-business owners
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Why Small Businesses Keep Staff AI Could Replace
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Alaska owners said AI could perform meaningful parts of at least one employee's work, followed by Massachusetts at 82%, Mississippi and New Jersey at 78%, and South Carolina at 77%" Survey of 3,022 U.S. small-business owners, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/alaska-owners-said-ai-could-perform-meaningful-parts
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