| 1 | Southern South Carolina Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.92 | 
| 2 | Northeastern South Carolina Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.73 | 
| 3 | Sumter, SC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.48 | 
| 4 | Florence, SC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 5 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 6 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.98 | 
| 7 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.85 | 
| 8 | Northwestern South Carolina Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 9 | Spartanburg, SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 10 | South Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 11 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 12 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.55 | 
| 13 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.55 | 
| 14 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.42 |