| 1 | Vermont | Above average opportunities | 2.79 | 
| 2 | Alaska | Above average opportunities | 2.35 | 
| 3 | Maine | Above average opportunities | 2.1 | 
| 4 | Rhode Island | Above average opportunities | 2.02 | 
| 5 | Connecticut | Above average opportunities | 1.93 | 
| 6 | Massachusetts | Above average opportunities | 1.78 | 
| 7 | Delaware | Above average opportunities | 1.7 | 
| 8 | Hawaii | Above average opportunities | 1.5 | 
| 9 | New York | Above average opportunities | 1.48 | 
| 10 | California | Above average opportunities | 1.46 | 
| 11 | Minnesota | Above average opportunities | 1.43 | 
| 12 | Iowa | Above average opportunities | 1.41 | 
| 13 | Oregon | Above average opportunities | 1.4 | 
| 14 | Montana | Above average opportunities | 1.31 | 
| 15 | New Hampshire | Average opportunities | 1.26 | 
| 16 | Maryland | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 17 | New Mexico | Average opportunities | 1.13 | 
| 18 | Pennsylvania | Average opportunities | 1.11 | 
| 19 | Michigan | Average opportunities | 1.08 | 
| 20 | Louisiana | Average opportunities | 0.98 | 
| 21 | Virgin Islands | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 22 | Utah | Average opportunities | 0.93 | 
| 23 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 24 | New Jersey | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 25 | Nebraska | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 26 | North Dakota | Average opportunities | 0.9 | 
| 27 | Wyoming | Average opportunities | 0.9 | 
| 28 | Kansas | Average opportunities | 0.9 | 
| 29 | Idaho | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 30 | Wisconsin | Average opportunities | 0.87 | 
| 31 | Missouri | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 32 | Alabama | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 33 | Mississippi | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 34 | Washington | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 35 | District of Columbia | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 36 | Georgia | Average opportunities | 0.76 | 
| 37 | Colorado | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 38 | Kentucky | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 39 | Arizona | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 40 | North Carolina | Below average opportunities | 0.7 | 
| 41 | Oklahoma | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 42 | Texas | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 43 | Ohio | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 44 | Virginia | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 45 | South Dakota | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 46 | Indiana | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 47 | West Virginia | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 48 | Tennessee | Below average opportunities | 0.61 | 
| 49 | Florida | Below average opportunities | 0.61 | 
| 50 | Puerto Rico | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 51 | South Carolina | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 52 | Guam | No data available | No data available | 
| 53 | American Samoa | No data available | No data available | 
| 54 | Nevada | No data available | No data available | 
| 55 | Northern Mariana Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 56 | Arkansas | No data available | No data available |