| 1 | Huntsville, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 7.04 | 
| 2 | Decatur, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.18 | 
| 3 | Alabama | Above average opportunities | 1.75 | 
| 4 | Mobile, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.75 | 
| 5 | Birmingham, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 6 | Montgomery, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1 | 
| 7 | Dothan, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 8 | Southwest Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 9 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 10 | Southeast Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 11 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 12 | Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.68 | 
| 13 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 14 | Northeast Alabama Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.47 | 
| 15 | Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.36 | 
| 16 | Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.34 | 
| 17 | Gadsden, AL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 18 | Northwest Alabama Balance of State | No data available | No data available |