| 1 | Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.66 | 
| 2 | El Centro, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.57 | 
| 3 | Yuba City, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.39 | 
| 4 | Fresno, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.35 | 
| 5 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.34 | 
| 6 | Redding, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.29 | 
| 7 | Modesto, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.28 | 
| 8 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.22 | 
| 9 | Salinas, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 10 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 11 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.11 | 
| 12 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.08 | 
| 13 | Visalia, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 14 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 15 | Vallejo, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.02 | 
| 16 | California | Average opportunities | 0.99 | 
| 17 | Merced, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.96 | 
| 18 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.94 | 
| 19 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 20 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 21 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 22 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 23 | North Coast Region of California Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 24 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 25 | Napa, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 26 | Chico, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 27 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.63 | 
| 28 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 29 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.47 |