| 1 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.03 | 
| 2 | Iowa | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 3 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 4 | Southeast Iowa Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 5 | Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 6 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 7 | Southwest Iowa Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.5 | 
| 8 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.41 | 
| 9 | Northeast Iowa Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.38 | 
| 10 | Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.32 | 
| 11 | Northwest Iowa Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.28 | 
| 12 | Iowa City, IA Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 13 | Dubuque, IA Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Ames, IA Metro Area | No data available | No data available |