| 1 | Vermont | Above average opportunities | 2.44 | 
| 2 | Washington | Above average opportunities | 2.31 | 
| 3 | Guam | Above average opportunities | 2.28 | 
| 4 | Michigan | Above average opportunities | 2.02 | 
| 5 | Alabama | Above average opportunities | 1.75 | 
| 6 | New Hampshire | Above average opportunities | 1.69 | 
| 7 | New Mexico | Above average opportunities | 1.5 | 
| 8 | Connecticut | Above average opportunities | 1.42 | 
| 9 | Colorado | Above average opportunities | 1.35 | 
| 10 | Kansas | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 11 | Maryland | Above average opportunities | 1.3 | 
| 12 | Hawaii | Average opportunities | 1.28 | 
| 13 | Arizona | Average opportunities | 1.27 | 
| 14 | Oregon | Average opportunities | 1.26 | 
| 15 | Maine | Average opportunities | 1.25 | 
| 16 | Virginia | Average opportunities | 1.2 | 
| 17 | Wisconsin | Average opportunities | 1.11 | 
| 18 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 19 | Rhode Island | Average opportunities | 1.08 | 
| 20 | Massachusetts | Average opportunities | 1.07 | 
| 21 | California | Average opportunities | 1.07 | 
| 22 | Pennsylvania | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 23 | Delaware | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 24 | Montana | Average opportunities | 1.03 | 
| 25 | Indiana | Average opportunities | 0.99 | 
| 26 | Alaska | Average opportunities | 0.97 | 
| 27 | Minnesota | Average opportunities | 0.96 | 
| 28 | Utah | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 29 | Texas | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 30 | Oklahoma | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 31 | Ohio | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 32 | Idaho | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 33 | South Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 34 | Nebraska | Average opportunities | 0.87 | 
| 35 | Mississippi | Average opportunities | 0.87 | 
| 36 | Missouri | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 37 | South Dakota | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 38 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 39 | Wyoming | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 40 | Georgia | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 41 | West Virginia | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 42 | New Jersey | Below average opportunities | 0.7 | 
| 43 | Kentucky | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 44 | New York | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 45 | Iowa | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 46 | Tennessee | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 47 | Florida | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 48 | District of Columbia | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 49 | Arkansas | Below average opportunities | 0.59 | 
| 50 | Puerto Rico | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 51 | North Dakota | Below average opportunities | 0.51 | 
| 52 | Nevada | Below average opportunities | 0.4 | 
| 53 | Louisiana | Below average opportunities | 0.36 | 
| 54 | American Samoa | No data available | No data available | 
| 55 | Virgin Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 56 | Northern Mariana Islands | No data available | No data available |