Qualified Opportunity Zones in Colorado

Colorado has 126 Qualified Opportunity Zones, including 62 rural Opportunity Zones. These OZ 1.0 zones remain in effect through December 31, 2028. In the second half of 2026, Colorado will nominate approximately 90 new Opportunity Zones under the OZ 2.0 framework, with those designations taking effect on January 1, 2027.

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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.

Colorado Opportunity Zones Map

The image below shows all of the Opportunity Zones in Colorado. Blue shaded census tracts are non-rural Opportunity Zones. Orange shaded census tracts are rural Opportunity Zones. For a searchable interactive version, go to our Opportunity Zones Map.

Current Opportunity Zones in Colorado (Designated in 2018)

The table below lists all Colorado Opportunity Zones by county, as designated under IRS Notice 2018-48. These census tracts were designated in 2018 as part of the OZ 1.0 designation round and correspond to 2010 U.S. Census tract boundaries. Rural determinations were issued in 2025 pursuant to IRS Notice 2025-50. All such OZ 1.0 designations expire after December 31, 2028.

To view these on a map, go to our Opportunity Zones Map.

CountyCensus TractType
Adams08001008100Non-Rural
Adams08001008353Non-Rural
Adams08001008606Rural
Adams08001008901Non-Rural
Adams08001009202Non-Rural
Adams08001009321Non-Rural
Adams08001009604Non-Rural
Adams08001009606Non-Rural
Adams08001015000Non-Rural
Alamosa08003960000Rural
Alamosa08003960200Rural
Alamosa08003960300Rural
Arapahoe08005005551Non-Rural
Arapahoe08005005552Non-Rural
Arapahoe08005005700Non-Rural
Arapahoe08005005951Non-Rural
Arapahoe08005006000Non-Rural
Arapahoe08005006200Non-Rural
Arapahoe08005007301Non-Rural
Arapahoe08005007302Non-Rural
Arapahoe08005081100Non-Rural
Archuleta08007974400Rural
Baca08009964700Rural
Bent08011966700Rural
Boulder08013012203Non-Rural
Boulder08013013302Non-Rural
Boulder08013013401Non-Rural
Boulder08013060800Non-Rural
Chaffee08015000401Rural
Chaffee08015000402Rural
Cheyenne08017960600Rural
Clear Creek08019014800Rural
Costilla08023972600Rural
Crowley08025969600Rural
Delta08029964600Rural
Delta08029964800Rural
Delta08029965100Rural
Denver08031000702Non-Rural
Denver08031000800Non-Rural
Denver08031003500Non-Rural
Denver08031003602Non-Rural
Denver08031004101Non-Rural
Denver08031004102Non-Rural
Denver08031004403Non-Rural
Denver08031004404Non-Rural
Denver08031004505Non-Rural
Denver08031008312Non-Rural
Dolores08033000100Rural
Eagle08037000503Rural
El Paso08041000302Non-Rural
El Paso08041002000Non-Rural
El Paso08041002200Non-Rural
El Paso08041002300Non-Rural
El Paso08041004008Non-Rural
El Paso08041004501Non-Rural
El Paso08041005000Non-Rural
El Paso08041006302Non-Rural
Fremont08043978200Rural
Fremont08043978300Rural
Fremont08043978800Rural
Garfield08045951600Rural
Garfield08045951702Rural
Garfield08045951901Rural
Gunnison08051963700Rural
Huerfano08055960600Rural
Jefferson08059009831Non-Rural
Jefferson08059010100Non-Rural
Jefferson08059010402Non-Rural
Jefferson08059010902Non-Rural
Jefferson08059011550Non-Rural
Kit Carson08063962100Rural
Lake08065961900Rural
La Plata08067940400Rural
La Plata08067971100Rural
Larimer08069001305Non-Rural
Larimer08069001306Non-Rural
Larimer08069002007Non-Rural
Larimer08069002802Rural
Las Animas08071000200Rural
Las Animas08071000500Rural
Las Animas08071000800Rural
Lincoln08073961700Rural
Logan08075966100Rural
Logan08075966300Rural
Logan08075966400Rural
Mesa08077000200Non-Rural
Mesa08077000400Non-Rural
Mesa08077000500Non-Rural
Mesa08077000700Non-Rural
Mesa08077000800Non-Rural
Mesa08077000900Non-Rural
Mesa08077001800Rural
Moffat08081000400Rural
Montezuma08083941100Rural
Montrose08085966100Rural
Montrose08085966202Rural
Montrose08085966300Rural
Montrose08085966503Rural
Morgan08087000500Rural
Morgan08087000700Rural
Otero08089968300Rural
Otero08089968600Rural
Phillips08095967600Rural
Prowers08099000200Rural
Prowers08099000300Rural
Prowers08099000700Rural
Pueblo08101001400Non-Rural
Pueblo08101001900Non-Rural
Pueblo08101002000Non-Rural
Pueblo08101002300Non-Rural
Pueblo08101002600Non-Rural
Pueblo08101002901Non-Rural
Pueblo08101003103Non-Rural
Pueblo08101003106Non-Rural
Pueblo08101003500Non-Rural
Rio Blanco08103951100Rural
Rio Grande08105976700Rural
Saguache08109977700Rural
San Juan08111972600Rural
San Miguel08113968200Rural
Washington08121924200Rural
Weld08123000100Non-Rural
Weld08123001004Non-Rural
Weld08123001902Rural
Weld08123002004Rural
Yuma08125963100Rural

Colorado Census Tracts Eligible For Future OZ 2.0 Designation

On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Census Bureau published its five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for the 2020–2024 period, providing the income and poverty data that define which census tracts are eligible for Opportunity Zone designation in 2026.

According to OpportunityZones.com analysis of this data, Colorado has 360 census tracts that meet the median family income and/or poverty rate requirements for OZ 2.0 tract eligibility. Per the 25% statutory cap, Colorado will be able to nominate 90 of their 360 eligible tracts as Opportunity Zones.

The nomination window for each state opens on July 1, 2026 and runs for a period of up to 120 days. Upon receiving each state’s nominations, the U.S. Department of the Treasury then has up to 60 days to officially designate the state’s nominated census tracts as Opportunity Zones. The new OZ 2.0 tracts will take effect on January 1, 2027.

Note: The table below lists all OZ 2.0 eligible tracts in the state of Colorado. This is not the final list of designated tracts. The final list will be published here in late 2026. These census tracts correspond to the tract boundaries of the 2020 U.S. Census.

To view these OZ 2.0 eligible tracts on a map, go to our OZ 2.0 Eligibility Map.

CountyCensus TractMFI RatioPoverty
Adams0800100780154.17%25.24%
Adams0800100780245.72%29.87%
Adams0800100790061.32%21.60%
Adams0800100810051.87%44.05%
Adams0800100830851.24%25.56%
Adams0800100830957.54%20.80%
Adams0800100850569.84%14.49%
Adams0800100850656.08%11.82%
Adams0800100850859.88%0.10%
Adams0800100853364.64%5.84%
Adams0800100855456.29%5.56%
Adams0800100860362.71%21.35%
Adams0800100860669.90%6.75%
Adams0800100870543.04%20.22%
Adams0800100870644.95%9.49%
Adams0800100870956.46%26.74%
Adams0800100880157.22%12.47%
Adams0800100880256.13%5.36%
Adams0800100900147.07%19.58%
Adams0800100900462.29%20.19%
Adams0800100910350.63%11.53%
Adams0800100920269.02%5.46%
Adams0800100920359.67%15.12%
Adams0800100920769.94%6.07%
Adams0800100930666.02%10.82%
Adams0800100930755.87%4.30%
Adams0800100930868.53%7.72%
Adams0800100930965.77%12.44%
Adams0800100931065.81%16.61%
Adams0800100931647.08%26.97%
Adams0800100931851.50%22.00%
Adams0800100931940.57%27.90%
Adams0800100932064.94%16.42%
Adams0800100932157.61%21.74%
Adams0800100932265.44%8.22%
Adams0800100940769.52%9.17%
Adams0800100950167.81%2.95%
Adams0800100960343.39%18.49%
Adams0800100960445.69%25.81%
Adams0800100960664.84%19.15%
Adams0800100975154.45%18.01%
Adams0800100975269.40%8.79%
Adams0800101500053.42%7.25%
Alamosa0800396010057.69%23.97%
Alamosa0800396020155.66%20.03%
Alamosa0800396020268.50%9.78%
Alamosa0800396030046.28%19.00%
Arapahoe0800500495139.64%25.37%
Arapahoe0800500555143.38%12.98%
Arapahoe0800500555246.66%8.67%
Arapahoe0800500570261.29%8.02%
Arapahoe0800500650176.64%20.68%
Arapahoe0800500660157.44%9.08%
Arapahoe0800500720151.35%18.94%
Arapahoe0800500720258.71%9.42%
Arapahoe0800500730143.67%13.54%
Arapahoe0800500730237.72%30.58%
Arapahoe0800500740056.05%14.30%
Arapahoe0800500750059.83%21.36%
Arapahoe0800500760063.82%13.24%
Arapahoe0800500770265.35%13.40%
Arapahoe0800500770352.95%25.08%
Arapahoe0800500770463.22%12.24%
Arapahoe0800508010063.98%18.06%
Arapahoe0800508060055.23%12.48%
Arapahoe0800508080041.26%17.22%
Arapahoe0800508100164.90%14.11%
Arapahoe0800508100245.17%29.14%
Arapahoe0800508110154.21%25.46%
Arapahoe0800508110221.35%
Arapahoe0800508120054.77%21.00%
Arapahoe0800508150042.87%6.83%
Arapahoe0800508160064.24%14.85%
Arapahoe0800508180058.89%14.92%
Arapahoe0800508200051.24%10.41%
Arapahoe0800508210077.05%24.70%
Arapahoe0800508240066.90%6.19%
Arapahoe0800508260064.48%9.57%
Arapahoe0800508450052.97%13.36%
Arapahoe0800508600269.92%14.08%
Arapahoe0800508690037.19%22.32%
Arapahoe0800508700052.17%10.45%
Arapahoe0800508710037.52%16.27%
Arapahoe0800508730161.62%10.96%
Arapahoe0800508730285.70%32.08%
Archuleta0800794040061.38%8.60%
Baca0800996460060.50%27.01%
Baca0800996470055.20%23.03%
Bent0801196670130.35%
Bent0801196670256.77%28.05%
Boulder0801301220583.55%21.26%
Boulder0801301230030.88%
Boulder0801301250790.65%25.85%
Boulder0801301260542.52%49.31%
Boulder0801301260977.04%46.26%
Boulder0801301261041.81%57.25%
Boulder0801301321061.07%8.82%
Boulder0801301330668.33%4.44%
Boulder0801301330769.49%8.70%
Boulder0801301330867.08%5.98%
Boulder0801301340154.22%15.02%
Boulder0801301350354.80%15.24%
Boulder0801301350550.78%8.64%
Boulder0801306080253.11%10.20%
Chaffee0801500010058.91%14.82%
Cheyenne0801796060067.29%8.23%
Conejos0802197480056.14%11.16%
Conejos0802197490064.11%12.12%
Costilla0802397260049.57%25.84%
Costilla0802397270041.15%16.68%
Crowley0802596960141.85%23.77%
Crowley0802596960257.80%16.54%
Custer0802797010264.83%15.16%
Delta0802996470061.07%18.93%
Delta0802996480058.87%11.43%
Delta0802996490053.94%19.09%
Delta0802996500157.72%8.15%
Delta0802996510066.67%14.35%
Delta0802996520156.48%20.08%
Delta0802996520264.09%6.33%
Denver0803100070558.49%22.44%
Denver0803100070640.23%25.99%
Denver0803100080022.29%40.41%
Denver0803100090263.41%8.07%
Denver0803100090352.21%18.73%
Denver0803100090451.48%15.75%
Denver0803100100038.24%23.01%
Denver0803100130254.65%17.94%
Denver0803100140147.76%22.41%
Denver0803100140268.54%21.02%
Denver0803100140365.70%5.05%
Denver0803100150063.03%29.99%
Denver0803100190161.75%29.25%
Denver0803100240522.91%
Denver0803100260436.45%
Denver0803100350153.27%25.48%
Denver0803100350242.89%19.13%
Denver0803100360276.85%28.18%
Denver0803100400580.90%28.36%
Denver0803100410131.06%38.54%
Denver0803100410265.45%15.01%
Denver0803100430762.19%7.65%
Denver0803100440438.34%32.07%
Denver0803100450336.27%32.13%
Denver0803100450437.62%25.46%
Denver0803100450532.35%26.70%
Denver0803100450650.37%16.10%
Denver0803100460163.77%16.98%
Denver0803100460253.18%21.41%
Denver0803100460358.44%14.42%
Denver0803100500364.06%4.99%
Denver0803100500463.65%20.69%
Denver0803100510457.92%16.38%
Denver0803100681058.24%15.72%
Denver0803100681365.41%7.38%
Denver0803100681452.00%26.76%
Denver0803100681662.04%11.02%
Denver0803100681867.23%16.74%
Denver0803100690260.43%12.83%
Denver0803100700641.47%19.39%
Denver0803100703752.52%22.68%
Denver0803100709061.62%16.67%
Denver0803100709164.71%18.09%
Denver0803100830465.17%14.97%
Denver0803100830559.69%21.54%
Denver0803100830649.73%27.28%
Denver0803100839157.92%5.43%
Denver0803101550066.52%9.22%
Denver0803101560062.15%10.16%
Denver0803101570065.38%10.59%
Denver0803101580065.64%9.52%
Dolores0803300010059.71%21.63%
Douglas0803501401569.51%6.97%
Elbert0803996110059.26%13.96%
El Paso0804100010467.32%9.22%
El Paso0804100030176.27%20.19%
El Paso0804100030258.14%25.35%
El Paso0804100110165.81%21.13%
El Paso0804100110466.97%15.40%
El Paso0804100130268.29%12.21%
El Paso0804100170066.43%20.52%
El Paso0804100190152.81%14.09%
El Paso0804100190259.02%27.05%
El Paso0804100200062.40%14.29%
El Paso0804100210161.52%9.33%
El Paso0804100210259.18%10.42%
El Paso0804100230075.60%36.61%
El Paso0804100280157.68%15.68%
El Paso0804100290154.92%19.61%
El Paso0804100290246.31%15.13%
El Paso08041003001114.68%22.13%
El Paso0804100330367.98%11.61%
El Paso0804100330859.43%7.34%
El Paso0804100380274.47%
El Paso0804100400951.79%13.11%
El Paso0804100440548.72%17.09%
El Paso0804100440656.44%22.87%
El Paso0804100450158.40%9.57%
El Paso0804100450761.99%6.66%
El Paso0804100451367.14%14.26%
El Paso0804100500055.86%22.47%
El Paso0804100520156.14%13.99%
El Paso0804100530067.37%8.16%
El Paso0804100540062.62%22.98%
El Paso0804100550248.43%14.81%
El Paso0804100600063.00%14.78%
El Paso0804100610032.68%
El Paso0804100620062.72%17.42%
El Paso0804100630258.83%23.56%
El Paso0804100800067.49%11.44%
Fremont0804397820051.92%12.55%
Fremont0804397830067.99%9.00%
Fremont0804397840077.08%22.76%
Fremont0804397850067.61%14.13%
Fremont0804397860048.38%16.06%
Fremont0804397900162.60%15.80%
Fremont0804397900242.34%20.33%
Fremont0804397910063.69%15.02%
Fremont0804397940064.99%13.39%
Garfield0804595210069.64%14.26%
Gunnison0805196370261.52%32.60%
Huerfano0805596060055.93%24.56%
Huerfano0805596090159.16%11.63%
Huerfano0805596090255.72%9.25%
Jackson0805795560050.30%14.64%
Jefferson0805900985667.58%12.08%
Jefferson0805900990182.14%28.95%
Jefferson0805901010066.15%11.06%
Jefferson0805901020963.56%7.87%
Jefferson0805901040267.38%12.29%
Jefferson0805901040362.52%20.36%
Jefferson0805901040663.30%6.06%
Jefferson0805901070265.61%12.65%
Jefferson0805901090243.19%24.42%
Jefferson0805901110252.15%31.96%
Jefferson0805901140162.70%19.31%
Jefferson0805901155295.10%24.39%
Jefferson0805901160157.63%10.82%
Jefferson0805901160267.84%4.55%
Jefferson0805901172960.58%12.58%
Jefferson0805901173054.18%8.37%
Jefferson0805901173258.61%10.69%
Jefferson0805901180468.41%20.13%
Jefferson0805901180849.28%12.25%
Jefferson0805901590074.87%21.79%
Kiowa0806196010062.25%11.81%
Kit Carson0806396240066.58%8.27%
Larimer0806900010084.44%27.43%
Larimer08069000201106.27%32.88%
Larimer0806900040195.14%20.59%
Larimer0806900050366.39%
Larimer0806900050495.98%41.37%
Larimer0806900050581.40%28.79%
Larimer0806900050685.20%20.09%
Larimer0806900060058.16%65.06%
Larimer0806900090173.16%22.49%
Larimer0806900111188.64%28.29%
Larimer0806900130445.53%19.51%
Larimer0806900130585.23%27.19%
Larimer08069001306104.48%24.59%
Larimer0806900170769.45%12.35%
Larimer0806900190265.02%10.41%
Larimer0806900190465.22%6.02%
Larimer0806900200562.15%11.87%
Larimer0806900200866.78%7.26%
Larimer0806900250467.03%11.78%
Larimer0806900280336.08%
Las Animas0807100010042.75%23.41%
Las Animas0807100020058.87%17.03%
Las Animas0807100030062.72%19.99%
Las Animas0807100040064.00%21.20%
Las Animas0807100050050.44%20.04%
Lincoln0807396180064.39%12.94%
Logan0807596610239.10%26.04%
Logan0807596620039.91%15.92%
Logan0807596630055.81%13.69%
Mesa0807700040083.03%20.73%
Mesa0807700050058.57%19.72%
Mesa0807700070068.80%18.71%
Mesa0807700110452.36%24.37%
Mesa0807700170561.16%24.96%
Mesa0807700170653.35%18.25%
Mineral0807997360066.94%10.01%
Moffat0808100040063.52%8.47%
Montezuma0808394110078.47%41.90%
Montezuma0808396900069.11%7.88%
Montezuma0808396940049.10%21.70%
Montezuma0808396960055.90%10.44%
Montrose0808596610048.31%10.39%
Montrose0808596620157.81%11.43%
Montrose0808596630166.40%11.33%
Montrose0808596640161.29%24.58%
Montrose0808596650359.57%9.95%
Montrose0808596660162.72%15.70%
Morgan0808700030069.68%15.39%
Morgan0808700040067.48%10.23%
Morgan0808700050062.11%4.00%
Morgan0808700060060.11%25.17%
Otero0808996800069.42%17.98%
Otero0808996810029.23%34.77%
Otero0808996820058.31%15.90%
Otero0808996830075.19%21.37%
Otero0808996840053.97%10.93%
Otero0808996850066.94%5.88%
Otero0808996860063.84%27.87%
Park0809300050059.53%4.08%
Phillips0809596770078.79%20.86%
Prowers0809900020045.80%26.06%
Prowers0809900060065.86%18.46%
Prowers0809900070045.27%20.89%
Pueblo0810100020073.24%20.51%
Pueblo08101000300100.00%
Pueblo0810100040079.11%20.02%
Pueblo0810100050057.60%36.34%
Pueblo0810100060073.59%28.72%
Pueblo0810100080061.74%34.77%
Pueblo0810100090375.00%
Pueblo0810100090561.04%24.68%
Pueblo0810100110064.58%24.60%
Pueblo0810100120066.79%19.05%
Pueblo0810100140081.49%21.17%
Pueblo0810100200061.40%31.28%
Pueblo0810100210053.71%20.97%
Pueblo0810100220068.29%33.59%
Pueblo0810100260043.98%31.55%
Pueblo0810100300174.51%28.68%
Pueblo0810100310367.45%23.01%
Pueblo0810100350052.21%28.96%
Rio Blanco0810395110066.98%5.27%
Rio Blanco0810395120066.80%13.11%
Rio Grande0810597670055.29%27.00%
Rio Grande0810597680064.47%19.37%
Saguache0810997760049.31%17.47%
Saguache0810997770051.29%18.15%
San Juan0811197260074.84%21.27%
San Miguel0811396820066.50%9.44%
Sedgwick0811596830062.67%13.05%
Washington0812192410067.73%10.86%
Weld0812300010042.67%43.34%
Weld0812300020044.82%45.34%
Weld0812300040189.27%22.48%
Weld0812300040270.67%23.05%
Weld0812300050135.86%37.73%
Weld0812300050256.13%24.49%
Weld0812300060047.69%51.93%
Weld0812300070149.89%18.92%
Weld0812300070365.08%21.60%
Weld0812300070468.14%8.99%
Weld0812300080045.97%15.11%
Weld0812300100345.25%20.52%
Weld0812300100465.66%23.25%
Weld0812300100667.56%9.23%
Weld0812300120154.95%9.23%
Weld0812300130055.76%16.17%
Weld0812300190559.03%16.61%
Weld0812300190663.13%16.62%
Weld0812300191079.93%22.00%
Weld0812300191125.53%
Weld08123002501100.01%24.43%
Yuma0812596320062.40%23.23%

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