| 1 | Wyoming | Above average opportunities | 1.98 | 
| 2 | North Dakota | Above average opportunities | 1.95 | 
| 3 | Arkansas | Above average opportunities | 1.91 | 
| 4 | Nebraska | Above average opportunities | 1.76 | 
| 5 | Iowa | Above average opportunities | 1.47 | 
| 6 | Indiana | Above average opportunities | 1.47 | 
| 7 | Alabama | Above average opportunities | 1.45 | 
| 8 | Kansas | Above average opportunities | 1.41 | 
| 9 | Mississippi | Above average opportunities | 1.39 | 
| 10 | Ohio | Above average opportunities | 1.38 | 
| 11 | South Dakota | Above average opportunities | 1.34 | 
| 12 | Maine | Above average opportunities | 1.34 | 
| 13 | Wisconsin | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 14 | Georgia | Average opportunities | 1.27 | 
| 15 | Minnesota | Average opportunities | 1.25 | 
| 16 | Alaska | Average opportunities | 1.24 | 
| 17 | Pennsylvania | Average opportunities | 1.21 | 
| 18 | Missouri | Average opportunities | 1.2 | 
| 19 | Montana | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 20 | Texas | Average opportunities | 1.15 | 
| 21 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 1.13 | 
| 22 | Oregon | Average opportunities | 1.1 | 
| 23 | Tennessee | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 24 | Oklahoma | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 25 | Idaho | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 26 | New Jersey | Average opportunities | 1.06 | 
| 27 | Kentucky | Average opportunities | 1.05 | 
| 28 | Virginia | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 29 | Washington | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 30 | Michigan | Average opportunities | 1.02 | 
| 31 | New Mexico | Average opportunities | 1.01 | 
| 32 | Vermont | Average opportunities | 1 | 
| 33 | Utah | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 34 | Arizona | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 35 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 36 | Louisiana | Average opportunities | 0.86 | 
| 37 | Colorado | Average opportunities | 0.86 | 
| 38 | West Virginia | Average opportunities | 0.85 | 
| 39 | New York | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 40 | South Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 41 | Connecticut | Average opportunities | 0.76 | 
| 42 | Delaware | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 43 | Florida | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 44 | Massachusetts | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 45 | New Hampshire | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 46 | Nevada | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 47 | California | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 48 | Maryland | Below average opportunities | 0.63 | 
| 49 | Hawaii | Below average opportunities | 0.58 | 
| 50 | Puerto Rico | Below average opportunities | 0.57 | 
| 51 | Rhode Island | Below average opportunities | 0.43 | 
| 52 | District of Columbia | Below average opportunities | 0.07 | 
| 53 | Northern Mariana Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 54 | Guam | No data available | No data available | 
| 55 | American Samoa | No data available | No data available | 
| 56 | Virgin Islands | No data available | No data available |