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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.

OZ 2.0 Nomination Status
Window Closed
Community deadline
Jun 30
Agency in charge
OEDIT
  • Window Open
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  • Nominations Submitted to Treasury
  • Zones Designated by Treasury

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126
Designated OZs (2018)
62
Rural OZs
360
OZ 2.0-eligible tracts
90
2.0 nomination cap

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.

Colorado Opportunity Zones Map

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

Current Opportunity Zones in Colorado (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.

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

Future OZ 2.0 Designations in Colorado

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 Colorado, 360 census tracts meet the statutory median-family-income and/or poverty-rate thresholds. Under the 25 percent statutory cap, Colorado may nominate up to 90 of those tracts, with new designations taking effect on January 1, 2027. Every eligible tract is listed below.

18.0%
Median poverty rate (eligible tracts)
60.5%
Median family income vs. area (eligible tracts)
1,349,202
People in eligible tracts

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

CountyCensus TractMFI RatioPoverty
Adams0800100780154.2%25.2%
Adams0800100780245.7%29.9%
Adams0800100790061.3%21.6%
Adams0800100810051.9%44.1%
Adams0800100830851.2%25.6%
Adams0800100830957.5%20.8%
Adams0800100850569.8%14.5%
Adams0800100850656.1%11.8%
Adams0800100850859.9%0.1%
Adams0800100853364.6%5.8%
Adams0800100855456.3%5.6%
Adams0800100860362.7%21.4%
Adams0800100860669.9%6.8%
Adams0800100870543.0%20.2%
Adams0800100870645.0%9.5%
Adams0800100870956.5%26.7%
Adams0800100880157.2%12.5%
Adams0800100880256.1%5.4%
Adams0800100900147.1%19.6%
Adams0800100900462.3%20.2%
Adams0800100910350.6%11.5%
Adams0800100920269.0%5.5%
Adams0800100920359.7%15.1%
Adams0800100920769.9%6.1%
Adams0800100930666.0%10.8%
Adams0800100930755.9%4.3%
Adams0800100930868.5%7.7%
Adams0800100930965.8%12.4%
Adams0800100931065.8%16.6%
Adams0800100931647.1%27.0%
Adams0800100931851.5%22.0%
Adams0800100931940.6%27.9%
Adams0800100932064.9%16.4%
Adams0800100932157.6%21.7%
Adams0800100932265.4%8.2%
Adams0800100940769.5%9.2%
Adams0800100950167.8%3.0%
Adams0800100960343.4%18.5%
Adams0800100960445.7%25.8%
Adams0800100960664.8%19.1%
Adams0800100975154.4%18.0%
Adams0800100975269.4%8.8%
Adams0800101500053.4%7.2%
Alamosa0800396010057.7%24.0%
Alamosa0800396020155.7%20.0%
Alamosa0800396020268.5%9.8%
Alamosa0800396030046.3%19.0%
Arapahoe0800500495139.6%25.4%
Arapahoe0800500555143.4%13.0%
Arapahoe0800500555246.7%8.7%
Arapahoe0800500570261.3%8.0%
Arapahoe0800500650176.6%20.7%
Arapahoe0800500660157.4%9.1%
Arapahoe0800500720151.4%18.9%
Arapahoe0800500720258.7%9.4%
Arapahoe0800500730143.7%13.5%
Arapahoe0800500730237.7%30.6%
Arapahoe0800500740056.1%14.3%
Arapahoe0800500750059.8%21.4%
Arapahoe0800500760063.8%13.2%
Arapahoe0800500770265.3%13.4%
Arapahoe0800500770352.9%25.1%
Arapahoe0800500770463.2%12.2%
Arapahoe0800508010064.0%18.1%
Arapahoe0800508060055.2%12.5%
Arapahoe0800508080041.3%17.2%
Arapahoe0800508100164.9%14.1%
Arapahoe0800508100245.2%29.1%
Arapahoe0800508110154.2%25.5%
Arapahoe0800508110221.3%
Arapahoe0800508120054.8%21.0%
Arapahoe0800508150042.9%6.8%
Arapahoe0800508160064.2%14.9%
Arapahoe0800508180058.9%14.9%
Arapahoe0800508200051.2%10.4%
Arapahoe0800508210077.0%24.7%
Arapahoe0800508240066.9%6.2%
Arapahoe0800508260064.5%9.6%
Arapahoe0800508450053.0%13.4%
Arapahoe0800508600269.9%14.1%
Arapahoe0800508690037.2%22.3%
Arapahoe0800508700052.2%10.4%
Arapahoe0800508710037.5%16.3%
Arapahoe0800508730161.6%11.0%
Arapahoe0800508730285.7%32.1%
Archuleta0800794040061.4%8.6%
Baca0800996460060.5%27.0%
Baca0800996470055.2%23.0%
Bent0801196670130.4%
Bent0801196670256.8%28.0%
Boulder0801301220583.5%21.3%
Boulder0801301230030.9%
Boulder0801301250790.6%25.9%
Boulder0801301260542.5%49.3%
Boulder0801301260977.0%46.3%
Boulder0801301261041.8%57.2%
Boulder0801301321061.1%8.8%
Boulder0801301330668.3%4.4%
Boulder0801301330769.5%8.7%
Boulder0801301330867.1%6.0%
Boulder0801301340154.2%15.0%
Boulder0801301350354.8%15.2%
Boulder0801301350550.8%8.6%
Boulder0801306080253.1%10.2%
Chaffee0801500010058.9%14.8%
Cheyenne0801796060067.3%8.2%
Conejos0802197480056.1%11.2%
Conejos0802197490064.1%12.1%
Costilla0802397260049.6%25.8%
Costilla0802397270041.2%16.7%
Crowley0802596960141.9%23.8%
Crowley0802596960257.8%16.5%
Custer0802797010264.8%15.2%
Delta0802996470061.1%18.9%
Delta0802996480058.9%11.4%
Delta0802996490053.9%19.1%
Delta0802996500157.7%8.2%
Delta0802996510066.7%14.3%
Delta0802996520156.5%20.1%
Delta0802996520264.1%6.3%
Denver0803100070558.5%22.4%
Denver0803100070640.2%26.0%
Denver0803100080022.3%40.4%
Denver0803100090263.4%8.1%
Denver0803100090352.2%18.7%
Denver0803100090451.5%15.8%
Denver0803100100038.2%23.0%
Denver0803100130254.7%17.9%
Denver0803100140147.8%22.4%
Denver0803100140268.5%21.0%
Denver0803100140365.7%5.1%
Denver0803100150063.0%30.0%
Denver0803100190161.7%29.3%
Denver0803100240522.9%
Denver0803100260436.5%
Denver0803100350153.3%25.5%
Denver0803100350242.9%19.1%
Denver0803100360276.9%28.2%
Denver0803100400580.9%28.4%
Denver0803100410131.1%38.5%
Denver0803100410265.5%15.0%
Denver0803100430762.2%7.6%
Denver0803100440438.3%32.1%
Denver0803100450336.3%32.1%
Denver0803100450437.6%25.5%
Denver0803100450532.3%26.7%
Denver0803100450650.4%16.1%
Denver0803100460163.8%17.0%
Denver0803100460253.2%21.4%
Denver0803100460358.4%14.4%
Denver0803100500364.1%5.0%
Denver0803100500463.6%20.7%
Denver0803100510457.9%16.4%
Denver0803100681058.2%15.7%
Denver0803100681365.4%7.4%
Denver0803100681452.0%26.8%
Denver0803100681662.0%11.0%
Denver0803100681867.2%16.7%
Denver0803100690260.4%12.8%
Denver0803100700641.5%19.4%
Denver0803100703752.5%22.7%
Denver0803100709061.6%16.7%
Denver0803100709164.7%18.1%
Denver0803100830465.2%15.0%
Denver0803100830559.7%21.5%
Denver0803100830649.7%27.3%
Denver0803100839157.9%5.4%
Denver0803101550066.5%9.2%
Denver0803101560062.1%10.2%
Denver0803101570065.4%10.6%
Denver0803101580065.6%9.5%
Dolores0803300010059.7%21.6%
Douglas0803501401569.5%7.0%
Elbert0803996110059.3%14.0%
El Paso0804100010467.3%9.2%
El Paso0804100030176.3%20.2%
El Paso0804100030258.1%25.4%
El Paso0804100110165.8%21.1%
El Paso0804100110467.0%15.4%
El Paso0804100130268.3%12.2%
El Paso0804100170066.4%20.5%
El Paso0804100190152.8%14.1%
El Paso0804100190259.0%27.0%
El Paso0804100200062.4%14.3%
El Paso0804100210161.5%9.3%
El Paso0804100210259.2%10.4%
El Paso0804100230075.6%36.6%
El Paso0804100280157.7%15.7%
El Paso0804100290154.9%19.6%
El Paso0804100290246.3%15.1%
El Paso08041003001114.7%22.1%
El Paso0804100330368.0%11.6%
El Paso0804100330859.4%7.3%
El Paso0804100380274.5%
El Paso0804100400951.8%13.1%
El Paso0804100440548.7%17.1%
El Paso0804100440656.4%22.9%
El Paso0804100450158.4%9.6%
El Paso0804100450762.0%6.7%
El Paso0804100451367.1%14.3%
El Paso0804100500055.9%22.5%
El Paso0804100520156.1%14.0%
El Paso0804100530067.4%8.2%
El Paso0804100540062.6%23.0%
El Paso0804100550248.4%14.8%
El Paso0804100600063.0%14.8%
El Paso0804100610032.7%
El Paso0804100620062.7%17.4%
El Paso0804100630258.8%23.6%
El Paso0804100800067.5%11.4%
Fremont0804397820051.9%12.6%
Fremont0804397830068.0%9.0%
Fremont0804397840077.1%22.8%
Fremont0804397850067.6%14.1%
Fremont0804397860048.4%16.1%
Fremont0804397900162.6%15.8%
Fremont0804397900242.3%20.3%
Fremont0804397910063.7%15.0%
Fremont0804397940065.0%13.4%
Garfield0804595210069.6%14.3%
Gunnison0805196370261.5%32.6%
Huerfano0805596060055.9%24.6%
Huerfano0805596090159.2%11.6%
Huerfano0805596090255.7%9.2%
Jackson0805795560050.3%14.6%
Jefferson0805900985667.6%12.1%
Jefferson0805900990182.1%29.0%
Jefferson0805901010066.2%11.1%
Jefferson0805901020963.6%7.9%
Jefferson0805901040267.4%12.3%
Jefferson0805901040362.5%20.4%
Jefferson0805901040663.3%6.1%
Jefferson0805901070265.6%12.6%
Jefferson0805901090243.2%24.4%
Jefferson0805901110252.1%32.0%
Jefferson0805901140162.7%19.3%
Jefferson0805901155295.1%24.4%
Jefferson0805901160157.6%10.8%
Jefferson0805901160267.8%4.6%
Jefferson0805901172960.6%12.6%
Jefferson0805901173054.2%8.4%
Jefferson0805901173258.6%10.7%
Jefferson0805901180468.4%20.1%
Jefferson0805901180849.3%12.2%
Jefferson0805901590074.9%21.8%
Kiowa0806196010062.3%11.8%
Kit Carson0806396240066.6%8.3%
Larimer0806900010084.4%27.4%
Larimer08069000201106.3%32.9%
Larimer0806900040195.1%20.6%
Larimer0806900050366.4%
Larimer0806900050496.0%41.4%
Larimer0806900050581.4%28.8%
Larimer0806900050685.2%20.1%
Larimer0806900060058.2%65.1%
Larimer0806900090173.2%22.5%
Larimer0806900111188.6%28.3%
Larimer0806900130445.5%19.5%
Larimer0806900130585.2%27.2%
Larimer08069001306104.5%24.6%
Larimer0806900170769.5%12.4%
Larimer0806900190265.0%10.4%
Larimer0806900190465.2%6.0%
Larimer0806900200562.1%11.9%
Larimer0806900200866.8%7.3%
Larimer0806900250467.0%11.8%
Larimer0806900280336.1%
Las Animas0807100010042.7%23.4%
Las Animas0807100020058.9%17.0%
Las Animas0807100030062.7%20.0%
Las Animas0807100040064.0%21.2%
Las Animas0807100050050.4%20.0%
Lincoln0807396180064.4%12.9%
Logan0807596610239.1%26.0%
Logan0807596620039.9%15.9%
Logan0807596630055.8%13.7%
Mesa0807700040083.0%20.7%
Mesa0807700050058.6%19.7%
Mesa0807700070068.8%18.7%
Mesa0807700110452.4%24.4%
Mesa0807700170561.2%25.0%
Mesa0807700170653.3%18.3%
Mineral0807997360066.9%10.0%
Moffat0808100040063.5%8.5%
Montezuma0808394110078.5%41.9%
Montezuma0808396900069.1%7.9%
Montezuma0808396940049.1%21.7%
Montezuma0808396960055.9%10.4%
Montrose0808596610048.3%10.4%
Montrose0808596620157.8%11.4%
Montrose0808596630166.4%11.3%
Montrose0808596640161.3%24.6%
Montrose0808596650359.6%10.0%
Montrose0808596660162.7%15.7%
Morgan0808700030069.7%15.4%
Morgan0808700040067.5%10.2%
Morgan0808700050062.1%4.0%
Morgan0808700060060.1%25.2%
Otero0808996800069.4%18.0%
Otero0808996810029.2%34.8%
Otero0808996820058.3%15.9%
Otero0808996830075.2%21.4%
Otero0808996840054.0%10.9%
Otero0808996850066.9%5.9%
Otero0808996860063.8%27.9%
Park0809300050059.5%4.1%
Phillips0809596770078.8%20.9%
Prowers0809900020045.8%26.1%
Prowers0809900060065.9%18.5%
Prowers0809900070045.3%20.9%
Pueblo0810100020073.2%20.5%
Pueblo08101000300100.0%
Pueblo0810100040079.1%20.0%
Pueblo0810100050057.6%36.3%
Pueblo0810100060073.6%28.7%
Pueblo0810100080061.7%34.8%
Pueblo0810100090375.0%
Pueblo0810100090561.0%24.7%
Pueblo0810100110064.6%24.6%
Pueblo0810100120066.8%19.0%
Pueblo0810100140081.5%21.2%
Pueblo0810100200061.4%31.3%
Pueblo0810100210053.7%21.0%
Pueblo0810100220068.3%33.6%
Pueblo0810100260044.0%31.6%
Pueblo0810100300174.5%28.7%
Pueblo0810100310367.5%23.0%
Pueblo0810100350052.2%29.0%
Rio Blanco0810395110067.0%5.3%
Rio Blanco0810395120066.8%13.1%
Rio Grande0810597670055.3%27.0%
Rio Grande0810597680064.5%19.4%
Saguache0810997760049.3%17.5%
Saguache0810997770051.3%18.2%
San Juan0811197260074.8%21.3%
San Miguel0811396820066.5%9.4%
Sedgwick0811596830062.7%13.0%
Washington0812192410067.7%10.9%
Weld0812300010042.7%43.3%
Weld0812300020044.8%45.3%
Weld0812300040189.3%22.5%
Weld0812300040270.7%23.1%
Weld0812300050135.9%37.7%
Weld0812300050256.1%24.5%
Weld0812300060047.7%51.9%
Weld0812300070149.9%18.9%
Weld0812300070365.1%21.6%
Weld0812300070468.1%9.0%
Weld0812300080046.0%15.1%
Weld0812300100345.2%20.5%
Weld0812300100465.7%23.3%
Weld0812300100667.6%9.2%
Weld0812300120155.0%9.2%
Weld0812300130055.8%16.2%
Weld0812300190559.0%16.6%
Weld0812300190663.1%16.6%
Weld0812300191079.9%22.0%
Weld0812300191125.5%
Weld08123002501100.0%24.4%
Yuma0812596320062.4%23.2%

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Healthcare · Multi-State

Arctaris Impact Fund

Min $250,000Open to Investors

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