| 1 | Colorado | Above average opportunities | 1.9 | 
| 2 | Kansas | Above average opportunities | 1.73 | 
| 3 | Utah | Above average opportunities | 1.67 | 
| 4 | Illinois | Above average opportunities | 1.52 | 
| 5 | Massachusetts | Above average opportunities | 1.52 | 
| 6 | Virginia | Above average opportunities | 1.52 | 
| 7 | Washington | Above average opportunities | 1.5 | 
| 8 | New Hampshire | Above average opportunities | 1.39 | 
| 9 | Idaho | Above average opportunities | 1.35 | 
| 10 | Maryland | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 11 | Oregon | Average opportunities | 1.28 | 
| 12 | Alaska | Average opportunities | 1.26 | 
| 13 | Montana | Average opportunities | 1.24 | 
| 14 | Delaware | Average opportunities | 1.22 | 
| 15 | New Jersey | Average opportunities | 1.2 | 
| 16 | Nebraska | Average opportunities | 1.15 | 
| 17 | California | Average opportunities | 1.13 | 
| 18 | Missouri | Average opportunities | 1.13 | 
| 19 | South Dakota | Average opportunities | 1.07 | 
| 20 | Minnesota | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 21 | Wisconsin | Average opportunities | 1.03 | 
| 22 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 1.03 | 
| 23 | New York | Average opportunities | 1.03 | 
| 24 | Nevada | Average opportunities | 1 | 
| 25 | Arizona | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 26 | Connecticut | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 27 | Rhode Island | Average opportunities | 0.9 | 
| 28 | Florida | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 29 | South Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 30 | North Dakota | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 31 | Pennsylvania | Average opportunities | 0.87 | 
| 32 | Hawaii | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 33 | Indiana | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 34 | New Mexico | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 35 | Iowa | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 36 | Maine | Below average opportunities | 0.7 | 
| 37 | Texas | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 38 | Alabama | Below average opportunities | 0.68 | 
| 39 | Wyoming | Below average opportunities | 0.68 | 
| 40 | Tennessee | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 41 | Mississippi | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 42 | District of Columbia | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 43 | Michigan | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 44 | Louisiana | Below average opportunities | 0.63 | 
| 45 | Georgia | Below average opportunities | 0.63 | 
| 46 | Ohio | Below average opportunities | 0.61 | 
| 47 | Oklahoma | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 48 | Kentucky | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 49 | West Virginia | Below average opportunities | 0.46 | 
| 50 | Arkansas | Below average opportunities | 0.43 | 
| 51 | Guam | Below average opportunities | 0.27 | 
| 52 | Puerto Rico | Below average opportunities | 0.09 | 
| 53 | Vermont | No data available | No data available | 
| 54 | Virgin Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 55 | American Samoa | No data available | No data available | 
| 56 | Northern Mariana Islands | No data available | No data available |