| 1 | Northeast Iowa Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 4.43 | 
| 2 | Northwest Iowa Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 3.3 | 
| 3 | Ames, IA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.21 | 
| 4 | Southwest Iowa Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.7 | 
| 5 | Iowa City, IA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.5 | 
| 6 | Southeast Iowa Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.08 | 
| 7 | Iowa | Above average opportunities | 1.88 | 
| 8 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.68 | 
| 9 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.19 | 
| 10 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 11 | Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 12 | Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.5 | 
| 13 | Dubuque, IA Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area | No data available | No data available |