| 1 | South Dakota | Above average opportunities | 7.29 | 
| 2 | Nebraska | Above average opportunities | 5.99 | 
| 3 | Kentucky | Above average opportunities | 4.54 | 
| 4 | Kansas | Above average opportunities | 4.31 | 
| 5 | West Virginia | Above average opportunities | 3.83 | 
| 6 | Oklahoma | Above average opportunities | 2.59 | 
| 7 | Iowa | Above average opportunities | 2.33 | 
| 8 | Montana | Above average opportunities | 2.16 | 
| 9 | Wyoming | Above average opportunities | 2.11 | 
| 10 | Idaho | Above average opportunities | 1.72 | 
| 11 | Oregon | Above average opportunities | 1.45 | 
| 12 | Virginia | Above average opportunities | 1.39 | 
| 13 | Mississippi | Average opportunities | 1.28 | 
| 14 | Arizona | Average opportunities | 1.25 | 
| 15 | Indiana | Average opportunities | 1.22 | 
| 16 | Minnesota | Average opportunities | 1.2 | 
| 17 | California | Average opportunities | 1.14 | 
| 18 | Maine | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 19 | Michigan | Average opportunities | 1.11 | 
| 20 | Washington | Average opportunities | 1.02 | 
| 21 | Louisiana | Average opportunities | 0.98 | 
| 22 | Nevada | Average opportunities | 0.97 | 
| 23 | Georgia | Average opportunities | 0.96 | 
| 24 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 25 | North Dakota | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 26 | Colorado | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 27 | Alabama | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 28 | South Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.85 | 
| 29 | Texas | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 30 | Tennessee | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 31 | Utah | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 32 | Ohio | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 33 | Missouri | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 34 | Arkansas | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 35 | Wisconsin | Below average opportunities | 0.61 | 
| 36 | Illinois | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 37 | Pennsylvania | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 38 | New Hampshire | Below average opportunities | 0.55 | 
| 39 | Florida | Below average opportunities | 0.49 | 
| 40 | New York | Below average opportunities | 0.4 | 
| 41 | New Jersey | Below average opportunities | 0.3 | 
| 42 | Maryland | Below average opportunities | 0.2 | 
| 43 | Massachusetts | Below average opportunities | 0.2 | 
| 44 | Delaware | No data available | No data available | 
| 45 | District of Columbia | No data available | No data available | 
| 46 | Virgin Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 47 | Vermont | No data available | No data available | 
| 48 | Alaska | No data available | No data available | 
| 49 | Puerto Rico | No data available | No data available | 
| 50 | Northern Mariana Islands | No data available | No data available | 
| 51 | Guam | No data available | No data available | 
| 52 | American Samoa | No data available | No data available | 
| 53 | Rhode Island | No data available | No data available | 
| 54 | Connecticut | No data available | No data available | 
| 55 | New Mexico | No data available | No data available | 
| 56 | Hawaii | No data available | No data available |