| 1 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.02 | 
| 2 | Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.41 | 
| 3 | Birmingham, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 4 | Montgomery, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.87 | 
| 5 | Alabama | Average opportunities | 0.86 | 
| 6 | Huntsville, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 7 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 8 | Mobile, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 9 | Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 10 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 11 | Dothan, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.63 | 
| 12 | Southeast Alabama Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 13 | Northeast Alabama Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 14 | Decatur, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 15 | Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.55 | 
| 16 | Northwest Alabama Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 17 | Southwest Alabama Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 18 | Gadsden, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 |