| 1 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.11 | 
| 2 | Western North Carolina Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 3.08 | 
| 3 | Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.02 | 
| 4 | Eastern North Carolina Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.99 | 
| 5 | Central North Carolina Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.7 | 
| 6 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.54 | 
| 7 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.97 | 
| 8 | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.81 | 
| 9 | North Carolina | Above average opportunities | 1.63 | 
| 10 | Fayetteville, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 11 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 12 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.01 | 
| 13 | Burlington, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Goldsboro, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Jacksonville, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 18 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 19 | Greenville, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 20 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available |