| 1 | Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.42 | 
| 2 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.39 | 
| 3 | Knoxville, TN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.1 | 
| 4 | South Central Tennessee Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.08 | 
| 5 | Cleveland, TN Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 6 | Tennessee | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 7 | West Tennessee Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 8 | Morristown, TN Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 9 | Johnson City, TN Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.5 | 
| 10 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.42 | 
| 11 | East Tennessee Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.42 | 
| 12 | Jackson, TN Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.38 | 
| 13 | Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.38 | 
| 14 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.37 | 
| 15 | North Central Tennessee Balance of State | No data available | No data available |