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Nebraska

Midwest State Power #36/51Per-capita #31
State Power
28.5
of 100 · #36
SPI
28.5
SCC
34.9
SDI
37.9

Pillar profile

Talent33.6
Capital23.8
Research30.1
Infrastructure48.9
Agentic37.9

Nearest peers (per-capita)

Report · generated from Nebraska's indicators

Nebraska — standing in full

Nebraska is the #36 state by economic size ($165bn GSP) and ranks #36/51 on absolute State Power and #31/51 on per-capita intensity. No pillar stands out as a clear strength; the binding concern is research.

Economic & scale context

GDP
$165bn
#36 of 51
GDP / capita
$84k
Population
2.0M
AI investment
$1.6bn
#28 of 51
Notable AI orgs
8

Index & pillar read

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Nebraska sits
SPI State Power28.5Developing · #36/51Low here — limited absolute weight — a smaller node leaning on capacity built in larger states.
▲ high: a heavyweight that anchors national AI capacity and pulls in capital and talent  ·  ▼ low: limited absolute weight — a smaller node leaning on capacity built in larger states
SCC State Coefficient34.9Moderate · #31/51Mid-pack. High would mean deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity AI economy; low would mean thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to population.
▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity AI economy  ·  ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to population
SDI State Agentic37.9Moderate · #31/51Mid-pack. High would mean agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier; low would mean agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent33.6Moderate · #31/51Mid-pack. High would mean a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI; low would mean a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally.
▲ high: a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI  ·  ▼ low: a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally
Capital Capital23.8Moderate · #32/51Mid-pack. High would mean abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure; low would mean thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research30.1Developing · #34/51Low here — a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts.
▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people  ·  ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts
Infrastructure Infrastructure48.9Moderate · #29/51Mid-pack. High would mean the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place; low would mean infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
▲ high: the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place  ·  ▼ low: infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally
Agentic Agentic37.9Moderate · #31/51Mid-pack. High would mean agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge; low would mean little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • No pillar stands out as a clear strength yet.

Risk factors

  • Binding weakness — Research 30.1 (#34/51, Developing): a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts.
State values are curated v1 estimates on a consistent scale — not yet measured sub-national data.