| 1 | Chico, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.82 | 
| 2 | El Centro, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.81 | 
| 3 | Redding, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.35 | 
| 4 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.25 | 
| 5 | Merced, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.06 | 
| 6 | Napa, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.86 | 
| 7 | Modesto, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.79 | 
| 8 | Vallejo, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.72 | 
| 9 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.69 | 
| 10 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.66 | 
| 11 | Fresno, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.63 | 
| 12 | Visalia, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.59 | 
| 13 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.57 | 
| 14 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.52 | 
| 15 | North Coast Region of California Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.51 | 
| 16 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.49 | 
| 17 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.47 | 
| 18 | Salinas, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.38 | 
| 19 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.37 | 
| 20 | California | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 21 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 22 | Yuba City, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.31 | 
| 23 | Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.23 | 
| 24 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.22 | 
| 25 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.2 | 
| 26 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.19 | 
| 27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.19 | 
| 28 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1 | 
| 29 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 |