| 1 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.3 | 
| 2 | Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.3 | 
| 3 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.13 | 
| 4 | Owensboro, KY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.07 | 
| 5 | West Kentucky Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.98 | 
| 6 | Kentucky | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 7 | South Central Kentucky Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.83 | 
| 8 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 9 | Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 10 | Bowling Green, KY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.76 | 
| 11 | East Kentucky Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 12 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 13 | Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 14 | Central Kentucky Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.49 |