| 1 | Dothan, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.17 | 
| 2 | Southwest Alabama Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.86 | 
| 3 | Mobile, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.75 | 
| 4 | Birmingham, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.54 | 
| 5 | Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.51 | 
| 6 | Montgomery, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.45 | 
| 7 | Northeast Alabama Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.44 | 
| 8 | Southeast Alabama Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.42 | 
| 9 | Alabama | Above average opportunities | 1.38 | 
| 10 | Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.31 | 
| 11 | Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.28 | 
| 12 | Gadsden, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.15 | 
| 13 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.02 | 
| 14 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.93 | 
| 15 | Huntsville, AL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 16 | Decatur, AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 17 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.3 | 
| 18 | Northwest Alabama Balance of State | No data available | No data available |