| 1 | Southern West Virginia Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 3.32 | 
| 2 | Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.32 | 
| 3 | Charleston, WV Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.29 | 
| 4 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.01 | 
| 5 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.87 | 
| 6 | West Virginia | Above average opportunities | 1.87 | 
| 7 | Beckley, WV Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.56 | 
| 8 | Northern West Virginia Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.5 | 
| 9 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.44 | 
| 10 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.43 | 
| 11 | Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.41 | 
| 12 | Morgantown, WV Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.24 | 
| 13 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.6 |