| 1 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.21 | 
| 2 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.07 | 
| 3 | Western North Carolina Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.06 | 
| 4 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 5 | Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.96 | 
| 6 | Eastern North Carolina Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.76 | 
| 7 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.68 | 
| 8 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 9 | North Carolina | Below average opportunities | 0.57 | 
| 10 | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.36 | 
| 11 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.35 | 
| 12 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.24 | 
| 13 | Burlington, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Goldsboro, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Jacksonville, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 18 | Greenville, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 19 | Central North Carolina Balance of State | No data available | No data available | 
| 20 | Fayetteville, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available |