AI Sovereignty Council

🏆 Ranked #1 in AI Systems Design Growth — 48.5% Since 2019 — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. Wyoming’s 48.5% surge in computer systems design services since 2019 isn’t a fluke. It’s the clearest signal yet that the future of AI isn’t in the cloud — it’s in the hands of independent developers building sovereign stacks. From local LLMs to self-hosted RAG systems, teams across the state are deploying full AI workflows on consumer hardware, using tools like Ollama, LM Studio, and open-weight models. The data shows what the frontier already knows: sovereignty isn’t a policy goal — it’s a technical outcome. This ranking is based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns 2019 and 2022, NAICS 541512 (Computer systems design services). The full dataset is available at: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-17-ai-tech-igrow-541512-state Fastest-Growing States in AI Systems Design Since 2019 (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 Wyoming <- this market #2 South Dakota #3 Delaware #4 Puerto Rico #5 Texas #6 Washington #7 Montana #8 Florida #9 Tennessee #10 North Carolina Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-17-ai-tech-igrow-541512-state View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request.