State profile

Opportunity Zones in Arkansas

Arkansas has 85 Qualified Opportunity Zones, including 59 rural Opportunity Zones. These OZ 1.0 zones remain in effect through December 31, 2028. In the second half of 2026, Arkansas will nominate approximately 78 new Opportunity Zones under the OZ 2.0 framework, with those designations taking effect on January 1, 2027.

OZ 2.0 Nomination Status

Window Closed

Community deadline: Jul 31
Agency in charge: Arkansas EDC

Window Open
Window Closed
Nominations Submitted to Treasury
Zones Designated by Treasury

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Designated OZs (2018)

Rural OZs

310

OZ 2.0-eligible tracts

2.0 nomination cap

Official state resources: Arkansas Economic Development Council

What Are Opportunity Zones?

Opportunity Zones are economically distressed communities designated at the census-tract level. U.S. taxpayers who reinvest eligible capital gains into Qualified Opportunity Funds that invest in Opportunity Zone property may qualify for several federal tax benefits.

How To Invest in Opportunity Zones

To qualify for the Opportunity Zone tax incentive, investors must reinvest eligible capital gains into a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF). The QOF must then deploy capital into qualified Opportunity Zone property or businesses located within designated census tracts.

Arkansas Opportunity Zones Map

The interactive map below shows every designated Opportunity Zone in Arkansas. Use the layer panel to explore rural and surrounding tracts, or click any zone for tract-level detail.

Current Opportunity Zones in Arkansas (Designated 2018)

The census tracts below were designated in 2018 under IRS Notice 2018-48 and correspond to 2010 U.S. Census tract boundaries. These OZ 1.0 designations remain in effect through December 31, 2028.

County	Census Tract	Type
Arkansas	05001480400	Rural
Ashley	05003960600	Rural
Benton	05007020301	Non-Rural
Benton	05007021101	Rural
Boone	05009790501	Rural
Bradley	05011950300	Rural
Carroll	05015950300	Rural
Chicot	05017080300	Rural
Clark	05019953900	Rural
Cleburne	05023480300	Rural
Columbia	05027950200	Rural
Conway	05029950300	Rural
Craighead	05031000101	Non-Rural
Craighead	05031000502	Non-Rural
Craighead	05031000602	Non-Rural
Crawford	05033020501	Non-Rural
Crittenden	05035030600	Non-Rural
Crittenden	05035030703	Rural
Dallas	05039970300	Rural
Desha	05041950100	Rural
Desha	05041950200	Rural
Drew	05043490300	Rural
Drew	05043490400	Rural
Faulkner	05045030403	Non-Rural
Faulkner	05045030702	Non-Rural
Faulkner	05045030900	Non-Rural
Franklin	05047950200	Rural
Garland	05051010700	Rural
Garland	05051010800	Rural
Garland	05051011500	Rural
Grant	05053470300	Rural
Greene	05055480500	Rural
Greene	05055480700	Rural
Hempstead	05057480300	Rural
Hot Spring	05059020200	Rural
Howard	05061950300	Rural
Independence	05063490200	Rural
Independence	05063490600	Rural
Jackson	05067480400	Rural
Jefferson	05069000502	Rural
Jefferson	05069001000	Rural
Jefferson	05069002400	Rural
Jefferson	05069002500	Rural
Johnson	05071952000	Rural
Lafayette	05073470100	Rural
Lawrence	05075470100	Rural
Little River	05081030102	Rural
Logan	05083950500	Rural
Marion	05089960202	Rural
Miller	05091020500	Rural
Mississippi	05093010700	Rural
Mississippi	05093010800	Rural
Mississippi	05093011100	Rural
Nevada	05099090200	Rural
Ouachita	05103950200	Rural
Ouachita	05103950600	Rural
Phillips	05107480400	Rural
Phillips	05107480600	Rural
Polk	05113950400	Rural
Pope	05115951300	Rural
Pope	05115951600	Rural
Pulaski	05119000200	Non-Rural
Pulaski	05119001800	Non-Rural
Pulaski	05119002500	Non-Rural
Pulaski	05119002800	Non-Rural
Pulaski	05119003001	Non-Rural
Pulaski	05119003605	Non-Rural
Pulaski	05119004600	Non-Rural
Pulaski	05119004700	Non-Rural
St. Francis	05123960400	Rural
St. Francis	05123960600	Rural
Sebastian	05131000200	Non-Rural
Sebastian	05131000300	Non-Rural
Sebastian	05131000800	Non-Rural
Sevier	05133080300	Rural
Union	05139950900	Rural
Union	05139951000	Rural
Van Buren	05141460200	Rural
Washington	05143010200	Non-Rural
Washington	05143010301	Non-Rural
Washington	05143010302	Non-Rural
Washington	05143010600	Non-Rural
Washington	05143011101	Non-Rural
Washington	05143011200	Non-Rural
White	05145070800	Rural

Future OZ 2.0 Designations in Arkansas

On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Census Bureau released its five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for the 2020–2024 period. These data determine which census tracts are eligible for Opportunity Zone designation under the OZ 2.0 framework.

Across Arkansas, 310 census tracts meet the statutory median-family-income and/or poverty-rate thresholds. Under the 25 percent statutory cap, Arkansas may nominate up to 78 of those tracts, with new designations taking effect on January 1, 2027. Every eligible tract is listed below.

25.4%

Median poverty rate (eligible tracts)

67.2%

Median family income vs. area (eligible tracts)

1,004,170

People in eligible tracts

Census profile of the OZ 2.0-eligible tracts, per OpportunityZones.com analysis of 2020–2024 ACS data.

County	Census Tract	MFI Ratio	Poverty
Arkansas	05001480300	91.8%	26.7%
Arkansas	05001480400	67.4%	31.1%
Arkansas	05001480700	73.8%	20.4%
Ashley	05003960300	67.3%	31.4%
Ashley	05003960500	56.8%	26.7%
Ashley	05003960600	89.3%	20.0%
Baxter	05005950500	83.9%	20.7%
Baxter	05005950801	85.7%	21.9%
Baxter	05005950802	63.7%	19.5%
Benton	05007020206	67.7%	21.7%
Benton	05007020301	51.3%	17.9%
Benton	05007021003	69.7%	6.6%
Boone	05009790502	64.7%	17.3%
Bradley	05011950300	57.7%	23.5%
Bradley	05011950400	80.5%	31.1%
Carroll	05015950301	67.1%	13.1%
Carroll	05015950302	97.9%	26.3%
Carroll	05015950501	91.8%	29.4%
Chicot	05017080200	55.7%	32.3%
Chicot	05017080300	66.5%	16.6%
Chicot	05017080400	56.5%	26.9%
Clark	05019953601	84.4%	36.2%
Clark	05019953700	93.2%	23.4%
Clark	05019953800	89.6%	21.7%
Clay	05021950100	69.7%	12.8%
Clay	05021950500	68.1%	20.4%
Clay	05021950600	67.9%	22.9%
Cleburne	05023480301	60.5%	24.3%
Columbia	05027950200	74.8%	20.2%
Columbia	05027950500	56.5%	44.3%
Conway	05029950300	81.7%	20.4%
Conway	05029950400	62.0%	33.6%
Conway	05029950600	89.5%	20.3%
Craighead	05031000101	63.6%	45.0%
Craighead	05031000102	97.8%	20.2%
Craighead	05031000200	63.7%	31.4%
Craighead	05031000401	96.7%	30.3%
Craighead	05031000403	—	37.2%
Craighead	05031000404	70.0%	26.8%
Craighead	05031000601	64.0%	43.9%
Craighead	05031000602	43.4%	50.8%
Craighead	05031000702	105.0%	20.9%
Craighead	05031000805	107.0%	24.1%
Crawford	05033020102	105.5%	26.1%
Crawford	05033020501	86.9%	21.1%
Crawford	05033020502	72.2%	21.6%
Crawford	05033020602	112.9%	22.6%
Crittenden	05035030101	40.5%	32.2%
Crittenden	05035030102	37.0%	48.0%
Crittenden	05035030301	58.1%	42.9%
Crittenden	05035030302	57.7%	42.2%
Crittenden	05035030503	40.2%	35.2%
Crittenden	05035030601	53.5%	33.0%
Crittenden	05035030602	62.0%	29.2%
Crittenden	05035030702	83.4%	33.3%
Crittenden	05035030703	65.3%	11.9%
Crittenden	05035031100	56.7%	30.0%
Crittenden	05035031200	55.1%	37.3%
Cross	05037950100	49.9%	20.3%
Cross	05037950200	75.4%	21.5%
Cross	05037950500	65.8%	26.6%
Cross	05037950600	112.9%	20.2%
Dallas	05039970100	62.6%	14.4%
Desha	05041950100	87.1%	24.3%
Desha	05041950200	60.4%	24.4%
Desha	05041950300	45.9%	42.6%
Desha	05041950400	58.1%	35.7%
Drew	05043490200	66.6%	24.9%
Drew	05043490300	91.6%	29.6%
Drew	05043490400	69.2%	22.0%
Faulkner	05045030201	70.1%	24.3%
Faulkner	05045030701	57.7%	22.0%
Faulkner	05045030702	60.2%	20.2%
Faulkner	05045030800	94.6%	28.5%
Faulkner	05045030900	45.4%	35.7%
Faulkner	05045031003	90.1%	24.4%
Franklin	05047950201	99.8%	26.0%
Franklin	05047950301	81.1%	21.6%
Fulton	05049550101	66.4%	13.2%
Fulton	05049550102	54.4%	24.5%
Fulton	05049550201	80.8%	23.1%
Garland	05051010502	88.5%	22.0%
Garland	05051010602	56.4%	40.2%
Garland	05051010700	73.7%	48.7%
Garland	05051010800	70.4%	38.0%
Garland	05051011001	83.4%	26.2%
Garland	05051011002	48.1%	28.0%
Garland	05051011300	64.4%	20.0%
Garland	05051011400	61.6%	27.9%
Garland	05051011500	54.8%	25.8%
Garland	05051011702	97.5%	24.8%
Garland	05051011802	88.4%	24.8%
Grant	05053470402	97.6%	25.4%
Greene	05055480402	70.2%	20.7%
Greene	05055480501	55.4%	45.6%
Greene	05055480502	49.9%	21.6%
Greene	05055480700	48.4%	45.0%
Hempstead	05057480101	71.7%	21.1%
Hempstead	05057480200	68.0%	11.7%
Hempstead	05057480301	65.6%	32.1%
Hempstead	05057480302	91.4%	22.0%
Hempstead	05057480400	99.8%	25.9%
Hot Spring	05059020200	69.4%	18.1%
Hot Spring	05059020300	93.6%	26.0%
Howard	05061950100	65.6%	28.1%
Howard	05061950300	61.1%	28.8%
Independence	05063490200	83.6%	20.8%
Independence	05063490300	84.4%	25.4%
Independence	05063490400	80.3%	20.4%
Independence	05063490600	63.8%	25.1%
Independence	05063490702	69.3%	15.5%
Independence	05063490800	83.2%	21.9%
Izard	05065960100	75.7%	25.0%
Izard	05065960200	71.8%	23.4%
Izard	05065960300	79.0%	24.8%
Jackson	05067480300	54.8%	37.2%
Jackson	05067480500	63.0%	14.8%
Jefferson	05069000102	—	78.2%
Jefferson	05069000303	69.4%	19.4%
Jefferson	05069000502	60.6%	38.5%
Jefferson	05069000900	48.1%	34.1%
Jefferson	05069001000	—	25.2%
Jefferson	05069001200	48.6%	39.8%
Jefferson	05069001300	72.9%	30.7%
Jefferson	05069001401	27.6%	49.5%
Jefferson	05069001402	51.3%	14.5%
Jefferson	05069001502	54.4%	21.2%
Jefferson	05069001700	68.6%	25.6%
Jefferson	05069001901	62.9%	18.1%
Jefferson	05069001903	59.0%	40.9%
Johnson	05071951800	78.6%	23.8%
Johnson	05071952000	40.9%	29.6%
Johnson	05071952100	73.0%	26.8%
Lafayette	05073470101	71.0%	23.2%
Lafayette	05073470102	93.7%	24.1%
Lafayette	05073470200	78.0%	20.0%
Lawrence	05075470400	70.9%	33.4%
Lawrence	05075470501	57.5%	21.5%
Lawrence	05075470502	78.6%	25.3%
Lee	05077470100	59.7%	39.5%
Lee	05077470300	28.7%	56.5%
Lee	05077470400	89.4%	20.4%
Lincoln	05079960600	46.9%	26.5%
Little River	05081030103	90.9%	27.9%
Little River	05081030104	104.8%	21.5%
Lonoke	05085020107	67.2%	12.5%
Lonoke	05085020204	85.2%	22.4%
Lonoke	05085020700	71.8%	26.6%
Lonoke	05085020800	53.1%	10.0%
Madison	05087960300	54.3%	11.2%
Marion	05089960301	51.3%	38.6%
Marion	05089960302	63.9%	15.4%
Miller	05091020100	58.1%	23.2%
Miller	05091020200	52.3%	35.1%
Miller	05091020400	53.0%	46.7%
Miller	05091020500	68.2%	32.1%
Miller	05091020600	—	56.5%
Miller	05091020701	69.1%	18.0%
Miller	05091020702	109.2%	24.6%
Miller	05091020901	115.1%	22.4%
Mississippi	05093010100	—	44.2%
Mississippi	05093010200	63.9%	16.4%
Mississippi	05093010300	57.7%	29.4%
Mississippi	05093010601	119.0%	24.6%
Mississippi	05093010602	107.0%	28.6%
Mississippi	05093010801	89.3%	27.0%
Mississippi	05093010900	68.9%	31.5%
Mississippi	05093011000	61.2%	34.9%
Mississippi	05093011300	51.9%	33.7%
Monroe	05095950100	82.3%	25.1%
Montgomery	05097953000	93.0%	24.0%
Montgomery	05097953100	69.0%	26.8%
Nevada	05099090100	92.0%	21.7%
Nevada	05099090300	71.1%	20.8%
Newton	05101180200	65.8%	19.8%
Ouachita	05103950301	68.2%	30.2%
Ouachita	05103950400	94.6%	26.0%
Ouachita	05103950600	41.9%	24.4%
Phillips	05107480201	71.9%	34.3%
Phillips	05107480300	63.9%	33.0%
Phillips	05107480400	48.0%	35.2%
Phillips	05107480500	42.2%	45.9%
Phillips	05107480600	65.5%	27.1%
Pike	05109953300	80.3%	26.0%
Poinsett	05111490200	83.5%	22.4%
Poinsett	05111490300	62.9%	31.7%
Poinsett	05111490400	97.7%	21.1%
Poinsett	05111490501	85.5%	28.5%
Poinsett	05111490700	100.8%	27.3%
Polk	05113950300	59.3%	16.6%
Polk	05113950400	69.4%	15.2%
Polk	05113950600	92.6%	29.0%
Pope	05115950902	77.1%	21.5%
Pope	05115951000	89.3%	20.9%
Pope	05115951301	50.6%	25.5%
Pope	05115951302	68.9%	29.9%
Pope	05115951400	53.8%	33.0%
Pope	05115951504	102.6%	22.3%
Pope	05115951601	74.0%	21.8%
Pulaski	05119000500	52.6%	13.3%
Pulaski	05119001100	55.5%	33.0%
Pulaski	05119001200	52.3%	32.9%
Pulaski	05119001300	55.8%	38.5%
Pulaski	05119001800	45.3%	27.0%
Pulaski	05119001900	46.4%	46.2%
Pulaski	05119002001	58.6%	16.0%
Pulaski	05119002002	—	42.2%
Pulaski	05119002102	42.2%	29.4%
Pulaski	05119002103	102.0%	21.1%
Pulaski	05119002208	95.2%	20.5%
Pulaski	05119002211	111.8%	23.9%
Pulaski	05119002403	54.9%	26.1%
Pulaski	05119002406	58.0%	25.8%
Pulaski	05119002409	66.2%	28.6%
Pulaski	05119002410	53.6%	35.2%
Pulaski	05119002500	98.6%	21.1%
Pulaski	05119002600	—	44.9%
Pulaski	05119002700	43.4%	36.7%
Pulaski	05119002800	—	64.4%
Pulaski	05119002900	48.9%	26.7%
Pulaski	05119003001	66.6%	29.3%
Pulaski	05119003002	38.4%	37.5%
Pulaski	05119003100	26.8%	59.9%
Pulaski	05119003202	68.8%	24.7%
Pulaski	05119003208	59.7%	21.7%
Pulaski	05119003604	95.8%	21.9%
Pulaski	05119003606	47.3%	38.0%
Pulaski	05119003607	61.2%	19.8%
Pulaski	05119003800	75.5%	24.7%
Pulaski	05119004004	76.3%	38.9%
Pulaski	05119004005	75.8%	21.8%
Pulaski	05119004006	89.0%	21.3%
Pulaski	05119004007	69.1%	17.6%
Pulaski	05119004103	62.2%	28.6%
Pulaski	05119004104	87.2%	45.3%
Pulaski	05119004105	64.7%	24.2%
Pulaski	05119004106	52.1%	26.0%
Pulaski	05119004107	50.8%	30.6%
Pulaski	05119004108	46.8%	42.9%
Pulaski	05119004226	60.6%	1.8%
Pulaski	05119004500	101.0%	25.5%
Pulaski	05119004700	78.6%	23.7%
Pulaski	05119980200	—	62.8%
Pulaski	05119980400	75.4%	32.2%
Randolph	05121960100	74.1%	28.3%
Randolph	05121960302	80.0%	31.6%
St. Francis	05123960100	81.9%	22.7%
St. Francis	05123960201	88.5%	24.5%
St. Francis	05123960400	51.7%	43.6%
St. Francis	05123960500	65.1%	23.9%
St. Francis	05123960600	60.9%	38.9%
Saline	05125010520	92.1%	22.5%
Saline	05125010601	56.8%	20.3%
Searcy	05129970100	85.4%	28.3%
Searcy	05129970200	61.7%	23.5%
Sebastian	05131000100	57.6%	38.0%
Sebastian	05131000200	78.2%	21.2%
Sebastian	05131000300	65.2%	21.5%
Sebastian	05131000400	62.5%	41.6%
Sebastian	05131000501	50.1%	31.7%
Sebastian	05131000800	60.0%	35.2%
Sebastian	05131001001	67.2%	31.7%
Sebastian	05131001202	82.2%	24.3%
Sebastian	05131010303	85.9%	25.8%
Sharp	05135470100	62.8%	17.0%
Sharp	05135470202	57.0%	19.5%
Stone	05137950201	68.1%	21.8%
Stone	05137950203	67.4%	21.0%
Union	05139950100	111.8%	20.0%
Union	05139950200	102.2%	21.4%
Union	05139950300	112.6%	23.9%
Union	05139950600	102.2%	31.7%
Union	05139950900	55.3%	32.1%
Union	05139951000	67.2%	28.4%
Van Buren	05141460100	66.4%	15.8%
Van Buren	05141460200	73.9%	21.7%
Van Buren	05141460301	60.3%	17.2%
Van Buren	05141460304	92.0%	25.1%
Washington	05143010111	94.2%	22.6%
Washington	05143010114	61.2%	24.8%
Washington	05143010201	57.0%	20.8%
Washington	05143010202	50.4%	27.2%
Washington	05143010304	49.4%	10.3%
Washington	05143010306	69.0%	11.7%
Washington	05143010307	46.1%	29.6%
Washington	05143010401	60.6%	14.7%
Washington	05143010404	34.8%	42.4%
Washington	05143010601	67.8%	40.7%
Washington	05143010602	51.9%	27.8%
Washington	05143010703	29.5%	39.7%
Washington	05143010704	52.0%	33.5%
Washington	05143010705	56.9%	21.1%
Washington	05143010706	105.7%	24.3%
Washington	05143011104	54.6%	53.4%
Washington	05143011105	75.5%	42.7%
Washington	05143011301	—	49.1%
Washington	05143011302	77.2%	49.4%
White	05145070100	88.5%	22.9%
White	05145070300	82.3%	22.3%
White	05145070401	112.9%	22.1%
White	05145070402	82.3%	23.4%
White	05145070502	58.0%	22.3%
White	05145070600	66.8%	17.5%
White	05145070700	122.8%	29.5%
White	05145070801	74.8%	46.2%
White	05145070802	62.5%	19.9%
White	05145071101	41.2%	25.4%
Woodruff	05147490100	86.7%	23.0%
Woodruff	05147490200	74.0%	26.0%
Yell	05149952500	49.8%	29.6%