CognitiveAristocracy
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Oregon

West State Power #21/51Per-capita #14
State Power
47.4
of 100 · #21
SPI
47.4
SCC
58.7
SDI
61.1

Pillar profile

Talent60.4
Capital43.4
Research55.6
Infrastructure73.2
Agentic61.1
Report · generated from Oregon's indicators

Oregon — standing in full

Oregon is the #25 state by economic size ($290bn GSP) and ranks #21/51 on absolute State Power and #14/51 on per-capita intensity. Its strongest pillar is Talent (60.4, Strong); no single pillar is a binding weakness.

Economic & scale context

GDP
$290bn
#25 of 51
GDP / capita
$68k
Population
4.2M
AI investment
$4.0bn
#22 of 51
Notable AI orgs
28

Index & pillar read

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Oregon sits
SPI State Power47.4Moderate · #21/51Mid-pack. High would mean a heavyweight that anchors national AI capacity and pulls in capital and talent; low would mean 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 Coefficient58.7Strong · #14/51High here — deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity AI economy.
▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity AI economy  ·  ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to population
SDI State Agentic61.1Strong · #15/51High here — agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent60.4Strong · #11/51High here — a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI.
▲ 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 Capital43.4Moderate · #18/51Mid-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 Research55.6Moderate · #16/51Mid-pack. High would mean a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people; low would mean 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 Infrastructure73.2Strong · #12/51High here — the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place.
▲ 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 Agentic61.1Strong · #15/51High here — agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • Talent (60.4, Strong) — a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI.
  • Infrastructure (73.2, Strong) — the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place.
  • Agentic (61.1, Strong) — agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge.

Risk factors

  • No acute structural gaps stand out across the state pillars.
State values are curated v1 estimates on a consistent scale — not yet measured sub-national data.