| 1 | Montana | Above average opportunities | 4.03 | 
| 2 | Wyoming | Above average opportunities | 2.64 | 
| 3 | Louisiana | Above average opportunities | 2.4 | 
| 4 | North Dakota | Above average opportunities | 2.3 | 
| 5 | Maine | Above average opportunities | 2.28 | 
| 6 | South Dakota | Above average opportunities | 2.16 | 
| 7 | Oklahoma | Above average opportunities | 1.87 | 
| 8 | Tennessee | Above average opportunities | 1.77 | 
| 9 | Idaho | Above average opportunities | 1.74 | 
| 10 | Texas | Above average opportunities | 1.68 | 
| 11 | Minnesota | Above average opportunities | 1.54 | 
| 12 | Alabama | Above average opportunities | 1.49 | 
| 13 | Alaska | Above average opportunities | 1.42 | 
| 14 | Oregon | Above average opportunities | 1.38 | 
| 15 | Colorado | Above average opportunities | 1.36 | 
| 16 | Mississippi | Above average opportunities | 1.35 | 
| 17 | Maryland | Average opportunities | 1.29 | 
| 18 | Kansas | Average opportunities | 1.27 | 
| 19 | Washington | Average opportunities | 1.21 | 
| 20 | New Mexico | Average opportunities | 1.19 | 
| 21 | Missouri | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 22 | Kentucky | Average opportunities | 1.07 | 
| 23 | Arkansas | Average opportunities | 1.05 | 
| 24 | Vermont | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 25 | Indiana | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 26 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 27 | New Jersey | Average opportunities | 1 | 
| 28 | Ohio | Average opportunities | 0.93 | 
| 29 | Massachusetts | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 30 | Iowa | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 31 | Nebraska | Average opportunities | 0.85 | 
| 32 | Arizona | Average opportunities | 0.83 | 
| 33 | Utah | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 34 | New Hampshire | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 35 | New York | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 36 | Florida | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 37 | Nevada | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 38 | Connecticut | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 39 | South Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 40 | Wisconsin | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 41 | Illinois | Below average opportunities | 0.7 | 
| 42 | Michigan | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 43 | Georgia | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 44 | West Virginia | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 45 | California | Below average opportunities | 0.48 | 
| 46 | Pennsylvania | Below average opportunities | 0.44 | 
| 47 | Puerto Rico | Below average opportunities | 0.27 | 
| 48 | Hawaii | No data available | No data available | 
| 49 | Delaware | No data available | No data available | 
| 50 | American Samoa | No data available | No data available | 
| 51 | Guam | No data available | No data available | 
| 52 | Northern Mariana Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 53 | Virgin Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 54 | District of Columbia | No data available | No data available | 
| 55 | Virginia | No data available | No data available | 
| 56 | Rhode Island | No data available | No data available |