| 1 | Dothan, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.91 | 
| 2 | Gadsden, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.8 | 
| 3 | Birmingham, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.59 | 
| 4 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.45 | 
| 5 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 6 | Alabama | Average opportunities | 1.24 | 
| 7 | Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.21 | 
| 8 | Huntsville, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.2 | 
| 9 | Mobile, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.19 | 
| 10 | Northwest Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.18 | 
| 11 | Montgomery, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.16 | 
| 12 | Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.07 | 
| 13 | Southeast Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.05 | 
| 14 | Southwest Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.05 | 
| 15 | Northeast Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.02 | 
| 16 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 17 | Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.76 | 
| 18 | Decatur, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.74 |