In a Census Bureau survey covering September 7 to 20, 2026, 24.8% of US health care and social assistance businesses said they had used AI somewhere in their business. 23.8% of all US businesses did.
24.8%
of US health care and social assistance businesses said they used AI between September 7 and 20, 2026
In a Census Bureau survey covering September 7 to 20, 2026, 24.8% of US health care and social assistance businesses said they had used AI somewhere in their business. 23.8% of all US businesses did.
Sources: Business Trends and Outlook Survey, sector estimates (opens in a new tab), Response Estimates sheet, question 7, answer Yes, period 202620, sector 62; Business Trends and Outlook Survey, national estimates (opens in a new tab), Response Estimates sheet, question 7, answer Yes, period 202620 (all businesses). Verified October 2026.
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- From research
Health care and social assistance firms use AI at about the US rate, half the top sector's
US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (sector estimates); BTOS national estimates; US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (about the survey); US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions - From the blog
Imaging, insurance checks, charting and billing lead dentists' current and planned AI use
ADA Health Policy Institute, The State of the US Dental Economy, 2nd Quarter 2026 Update - From research
30 of 44 top healthcare problems need no patient data, in Kent Applied's analysis
Kent Applied, Where AI tools fit in healthcare, by kind of organization; NYC Local Law 144; California Civil Rights Council - From research
Of the 44 problems, 13 are about money and payers and 10 about rules, surveys and audits
Kent Applied, Where AI tools fit in healthcare, by kind of organization
Sources for the figures above: US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (sector estimates) (opens in a new tab); Business Trends and Outlook Survey, national estimates (opens in a new tab).
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92.3%
of US practice firms with employees have fewer than 20
Of 440,667 US physician, dentist, other health practitioner and outpatient mental health firms with employees in 2022, 92.3% had fewer than 20 employees, by Kent Applied's sum of Census Bureau figures.
Source: Statistics of US Businesses 2022, US and state totals by 6-digit NAICS.
KentApplied43.3%
of US dentists in private practice said they use AI for at least one task, second quarter of 2026
43.3% of US dentists in private practice said they currently use AI for at least one task in their practice, in the ADA Health Policy Institute's poll for the second quarter of 2026. Another 26.4% said they do not use AI but plan to.
Source: The State of the US Dental Economy, 2nd Quarter 2026 Update.
KentApplied30
of the 44 healthcare problems Kent Applied mapped need no patient data
For 30 of the 44 problems Kent Applied mapped across six kinds of healthcare organizations, the AI tools advised can help without ever reading a patient record.
Source: Where AI tools fit in healthcare, by kind of organization.
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Sources for the figures above: ADA Health Policy Institute, The State of the US Dental Economy, 2nd Quarter 2026 Update (opens in a new tab).
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