CognitiveAristocracy
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Utah

West State Power #20/51Per-capita #12
State Power
48.5
of 100 · #20
SPI
48.5
SCC
62.9
SDI
68.2

Pillar profile

Talent63.4
Capital55.4
Research52.0
Infrastructure75.5
Agentic68.2

Nearest peers (per-capita)

Report · generated from Utah's indicators

Utah — standing in full

Utah is the #29 state by economic size ($250bn GSP) and ranks #20/51 on absolute State Power and #12/51 on per-capita intensity. Its strongest pillar is Talent (63.4, Strong); no single pillar is a binding weakness.

Economic & scale context

GDP
$250bn
#29 of 51
GDP / capita
$74k
Population
3.4M
AI investment
$7.0bn
#16 of 51
Notable AI orgs
35

Index & pillar read

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Utah sits
SPI State Power48.5Moderate · #20/51Mid-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 Coefficient62.9Strong · #12/51High 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 Agentic68.2Strong · #10/51High 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 Talent63.4Strong · #10/51High 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 Capital55.4Strong · #10/51High here — abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research52.0Moderate · #19/51Mid-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 Infrastructure75.5Strong · #10/51High 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 Agentic68.2Strong · #10/51High 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 (63.4, Strong) — a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI.
  • Capital (55.4, Strong) — abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure.
  • Infrastructure (75.5, Strong) — the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place.

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.