Which insurers AI recommends in South Dakota

We asked ChatGPT and Google AI Mode the 187 questions people in South Dakota ask about insurance, 374 answers in all. State Farm, Progressive, and USAA are the insurers AI names most.

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US INSURANCE AI VISIBILITY STUDY, STATE BY STATE · SOUTH DAKOTA

Who AI recommends among insurers.

Edition 1 · October 18, 2026

Every figure on this page comes from answers given on one day, to the same questions, asked in English on each engine.

187buyer questions
374AI answers analysed
2AI engines
42insurers tracked

Short answer: State Farm is the insurer AI recommends most in South Dakota: ChatGPT and Google AI Mode name it in 34% of answers to 187 insurance questions. Next come Progressive (28%) and USAA (19%).

The full report is free with a work email: every question with the insurers each engine named, the sites AI cites and the data as CSV and PDF. Open the full report.

KEY FINDINGS

What AI tells people in South Dakota.

  1. State Farm is the insurer AI names most: it appears in 34% of answers.
  2. State Farm, Progressive, and USAA together take 33% of all insurer mentions.
  3. State Farm is also the insurer AI names first most often, in 15% of answers.
  4. Every engine names State Farm most often.
  5. In questions about car & motorcycle insurance, Progressive leads with 80%.
TOP 10

The insurers AI names most often.

Visibility is the share of answers that name the brand, averaged over every question and engine. Share of voice is the brand’s share of all mentions.

01State Farmshare of voice 14%34%
02Progressiveshare of voice 12%28%
03USAAshare of voice 7.7%19%
04Farmersshare of voice 5.8%14%
05Auto-Owners Insuranceshare of voice 5.6%14%
06GEICOshare of voice 4.9%12%
07Allstateshare of voice 4.3%10%
08Blue Cross Blue Shieldshare of voice 4.2%10%
09Sanford Health Planshare of voice 4.1%9.9%
10American Family Insuranceshare of voice 4%9.6%
BY ENGINE

Each engine has its own favourites.

ChatGPT
  1. State Farm34%
  2. Progressive26%
  3. Farmers17%
  4. USAA17%
  5. Auto-Owners Insurance14%
Google AI Mode
  1. State Farm35%
  2. Progressive30%
  3. USAA21%
  4. GEICO13%
  5. American Family Insurance13%

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QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions.

Which insurer does AI recommend most in South Dakota?

State Farm is the insurer AI recommends most in South Dakota: ChatGPT and Google AI Mode name it in 34% of answers to 187 insurance questions. Next come Progressive (28%) and USAA (19%).

Which insurer does AI name first most often in South Dakota?

State Farm is named first in 15% of answers, more often than any other insurer.

Do ChatGPT and Google AI Mode recommend the same insurers?

Not always. The insurer each engine names most: State Farm on ChatGPT (34%) and State Farm on Google AI Mode (35%).

How was this study made?

We asked ChatGPT and Google AI Mode the same 187 questions people in South Dakota ask about insurance, in English, on October 18, 2026: 374 answers in all. An insurer counts when the answer names it; every question has the same weight on every engine.

Where can I get the full report?

Free with a work email at https://reaudit.io/rankings/studies/insurance-us/south-dakota#full-report: every question with the insurers each engine named, the sites AI cites and the data as CSV and PDF.

How can an insurer appear more often in AI answers?

AI engines name the insurers that the pages they read and cite name: your own pages, comparison sites, news and official sources. Answer buyers’ questions clearly on your site, be present on the sites AI cites in your market, and track the questions that matter on every engine.

METHOD

How this study was made.

Period
October 18, 2026
Questions
187 questions in 8 topics, written the way people in South Dakota search
Engines
ChatGPT, Google AI Mode
Answers
374
Counting
A brand counts when the answer names it. Every question has the same weight on every engine; repeated runs of a question are averaged. Comparison sites, brokers and public bodies are measured too, but ranked separately from insurers.
  • Car & Motorcycle Insurance · 25
  • Home, Renters & Flood Insurance · 21
  • Health Insurance & Medicare · 24
  • Life Insurance, Disability & Retirement · 24
  • Business Insurance · 22
  • Travel, Pet & Other Cover · 22
  • Comparing Insurers · 25
  • Claims & Customer Service · 24
  • Which insurer has the cheapest full coverage in South Dakota for a 25-year-old?Car & Motorcycle Insurance
  • Which homeowners insurance is best for a first-time buyer in South Dakota?Home, Renters & Flood Insurance
  • Which health insurance company is best for a family on the marketplace in South Dakota?Health Insurance & Medicare
  • Which life insurance company has the cheapest 20-year term for a 35-year-old in South Dakota?Life Insurance, Disability & Retirement
  • Which insurer is best for general liability insurance for a small business in South Dakota?Business Insurance
  • Best travel insurance for an international trip from South DakotaTravel, Pet & Other Cover
  • What is the best insurance company in South Dakota overall?Comparing Insurers
  • Which insurer pays auto claims the fastest in South Dakota?Claims & Customer Service

How to cite: Reaudit, US Insurance AI Visibility Study, state by state — South Dakota, edition 1 (October 18, 2026). https://reaudit.io/rankings/studies/insurance-us/south-dakota

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