1
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Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.72
|
2
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Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.33
|
3
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Gadsden, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.27
|
4
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Alabama
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Average opportunities
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1.11
|
5
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Southwest Alabama Balance of State
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Average opportunities
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1.05
|
6
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Decatur, AL Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.02
|
7
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Northwest Alabama Balance of State
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Average opportunities
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0.90
|
8
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Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.87
|
9
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Mobile, AL Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.84
|
10
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Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.83
|
11
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Southeast Alabama Balance of State
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Average opportunities
|
0.79
|
12
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Dothan, AL Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.79
|
13
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Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.77
|
14
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Montgomery, AL Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.73
|
15
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Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
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0.60
|
16
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Huntsville, AL Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
|
0.59
|
17
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Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
|
0.51
|
18
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Northeast Alabama Balance of State
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Below average opportunities
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0.47
|