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AI & jobs · State in United States

Virginia

State US-VA Largest city: Virginia Beach
35%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 35% (−0.1 pts).
MODEL19th of 51 regions1.6M exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
8.6M
as of 2020
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
2.6%
12th largest of 51
People in workMODEL
4.4M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
6.0%
national 6.0%
Area
104K km²
83 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
56% live in major cities
Largest city
Virginia Beach
1.5M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
15
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage per capitaANTHROPIC
1.08×
Anthropic AI Usage Index
Share of national useANTHROPIC
2.8%
2.6% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
40%
national 41%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
49%
national 50%
Augmentation 51%Automation 49%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Virginia United States
Health & care 14.9%
Business services 12.2%
Retail & wholesale 12.1%
Manufacturing 9.7%
Education 9.1%
Construction 7.9%
Transport & logistics 6.5%
Hospitality 6.3%
Other services 5.6%
Finance 4.7%
Public admin 4.0%
ICT & software 3.8%
Agriculture 1.4%
Utilities 1.4%
Mining 0.3%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 282K Business services 222K Education 189K Retail & wholesale 185K Finance 109K Manufacturing 103K Public admin 83.2K Transport & logistics 83.1K

Ranking in United States

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 51 regions.

16Minnesota 35% 17Colorado 35% 18Michigan 35% 19Virginia 35% 20Georgia 35% 21Oregon 35% 22Tennessee 35%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits United States's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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