| 1 | Northwestern South Carolina Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.98 | 
| 2 | Spartanburg, SC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.92 | 
| 3 | Northeastern South Carolina Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.2 | 
| 4 | Southern South Carolina Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.19 | 
| 5 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.13 | 
| 6 | Florence, SC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.99 | 
| 7 | South Carolina | Above average opportunities | 1.83 | 
| 8 | Sumter, SC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.82 | 
| 9 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.74 | 
| 10 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.37 | 
| 11 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.27 | 
| 12 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.07 | 
| 13 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.49 | 
| 14 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.4 |