| 1 | Birmingham, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.06 | 
| 2 | Southwest Alabama Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.76 | 
| 3 | Montgomery, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.65 | 
| 4 | Gadsden, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.35 | 
| 5 | Mobile, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.34 | 
| 6 | Alabama | Average opportunities | 1.21 | 
| 7 | Southeast Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 8 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1 | 
| 9 | Dothan, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.99 | 
| 10 | Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.98 | 
| 11 | Northeast Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.96 | 
| 12 | Decatur, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.93 | 
| 13 | Northwest Alabama Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 14 | Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 15 | Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 16 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 17 | Huntsville, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.4 | 
| 18 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.4 |