| 1 | Wyoming | Above average opportunities | 3.12 | 
| 2 | New Mexico | Above average opportunities | 3.08 | 
| 3 | South Dakota | Above average opportunities | 2.79 | 
| 4 | Alaska | Above average opportunities | 2.16 | 
| 5 | Arkansas | Above average opportunities | 2.11 | 
| 6 | West Virginia | Above average opportunities | 2.1 | 
| 7 | Oklahoma | Above average opportunities | 1.98 | 
| 8 | Kentucky | Above average opportunities | 1.92 | 
| 9 | Iowa | Above average opportunities | 1.91 | 
| 10 | North Dakota | Above average opportunities | 1.9 | 
| 11 | Alabama | Above average opportunities | 1.71 | 
| 12 | New Hampshire | Above average opportunities | 1.65 | 
| 13 | Montana | Above average opportunities | 1.64 | 
| 14 | Idaho | Above average opportunities | 1.6 | 
| 15 | South Carolina | Above average opportunities | 1.5 | 
| 16 | Puerto Rico | Above average opportunities | 1.43 | 
| 17 | Louisiana | Above average opportunities | 1.42 | 
| 18 | Vermont | Above average opportunities | 1.34 | 
| 19 | Arizona | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 20 | Hawaii | Above average opportunities | 1.3 | 
| 21 | Maine | Average opportunities | 1.27 | 
| 22 | Indiana | Average opportunities | 1.26 | 
| 23 | Nebraska | Average opportunities | 1.25 | 
| 24 | Utah | Average opportunities | 1.24 | 
| 25 | Ohio | Average opportunities | 1.22 | 
| 26 | Kansas | Average opportunities | 1.21 | 
| 27 | Mississippi | Average opportunities | 1.2 | 
| 28 | Tennessee | Average opportunities | 1.15 | 
| 29 | Missouri | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 30 | Pennsylvania | Average opportunities | 1.05 | 
| 31 | Colorado | Average opportunities | 1.02 | 
| 32 | Virginia | Average opportunities | 1.02 | 
| 33 | Florida | Average opportunities | 0.94 | 
| 34 | Texas | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 35 | Rhode Island | Average opportunities | 0.9 | 
| 36 | Wisconsin | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 37 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.85 | 
| 38 | Minnesota | Average opportunities | 0.85 | 
| 39 | Massachusetts | Average opportunities | 0.83 | 
| 40 | Guam | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 41 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 42 | California | Average opportunities | 0.76 | 
| 43 | Michigan | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 44 | Oregon | Average opportunities | 0.73 | 
| 45 | Maryland | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 46 | Georgia | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 47 | Washington | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 48 | New York | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 49 | Delaware | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 50 | New Jersey | Below average opportunities | 0.58 | 
| 51 | Connecticut | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 52 | Virgin Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 53 | District of Columbia | No data available | No data available | 
| 54 | American Samoa | No data available | No data available | 
| 55 | Northern Mariana Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 56 | Nevada | No data available | No data available |