| 1 | Huntsville, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 7.68 | 
| 2 | Alabama | Above average opportunities | 1.81 | 
| 3 | Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.76 | 
| 4 | Southeast Alabama Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.4 | 
| 5 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 6 | Decatur, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.28 | 
| 7 | Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.26 | 
| 8 | Mobile, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 9 | Montgomery, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 10 | Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 11 | Birmingham, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 12 | Southwest Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 13 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 14 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 15 | Northeast Alabama Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.59 | 
| 16 | Dothan, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.51 | 
| 17 | Northwest Alabama Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.38 | 
| 18 | Gadsden, AL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |