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Opportunity Zones in Connecticut

Connecticut has 72 Qualified Opportunity Zones, including 11 rural Opportunity Zones. These OZ 1.0 zones remain in effect through December 31, 2028. In the second half of 2026, Connecticut will nominate approximately 61 new Opportunity Zones under the OZ 2.0 framework, with those designations taking effect on January 1, 2027.

OZ 2.0 Nomination Status
No Guidance
Community deadline
—
Deadline to submit
Oct 28, 2026 · 30-day extension
Treasury deadline
Nov 27, 2026 · or Dec 27, 2026 if Treasury extends
Agency in charge
CT DECD
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72
Designated OZs (2018)
11
Rural OZs
243
OZ 2.0-eligible tracts
61
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.

Connecticut Opportunity Zones Map

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

Current Opportunity Zones in Connecticut (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
Fairfield09001020100Non-Rural
Fairfield09001021400Non-Rural
Fairfield09001021802Non-Rural
Fairfield09001022200Non-Rural
Fairfield09001022300Non-Rural
Fairfield09001043400Non-Rural
Fairfield09001043700Non-Rural
Fairfield09001044100Non-Rural
Fairfield09001070300Non-Rural
Fairfield09001070500Non-Rural
Fairfield09001070600Non-Rural
Fairfield09001073800Non-Rural
Fairfield09001074000Non-Rural
Fairfield09001074300Non-Rural
Fairfield09001074400Non-Rural
Fairfield09001080400Non-Rural
Fairfield09001210100Non-Rural
Hartford09003406100Non-Rural
Hartford09003415300Non-Rural
Hartford09003415900Non-Rural
Hartford09003417100Non-Rural
Hartford09003473800Non-Rural
Hartford09003496100Non-Rural
Hartford09003500300Non-Rural
Hartford09003500400Non-Rural
Hartford09003502500Non-Rural
Hartford09003502700Non-Rural
Hartford09003502800Non-Rural
Hartford09003503700Non-Rural
Hartford09003503800Non-Rural
Hartford09003504900Non-Rural
Hartford09003510200Non-Rural
Hartford09003510400Non-Rural
Hartford09003510500Non-Rural
Hartford09003510600Non-Rural
Hartford09003510800Non-Rural
Hartford09003514500Non-Rural
Hartford09003514700Non-Rural
Hartford09003524400Non-Rural
Hartford09003524600Non-Rural
Litchfield09005310300Rural
Middlesex09007541100Non-Rural
Middlesex09007541600Non-Rural
New Haven09009125200Non-Rural
New Haven09009140200Non-Rural
New Haven09009140300Non-Rural
New Haven09009141500Non-Rural
New Haven09009141600Non-Rural
New Haven09009142200Non-Rural
New Haven09009142300Non-Rural
New Haven09009142400Non-Rural
New Haven09009154100Non-Rural
New Haven09009154500Non-Rural
New Haven09009165500Non-Rural
New Haven09009170100Non-Rural
New Haven09009170200Non-Rural
New Haven09009170900Non-Rural
New Haven09009345100Non-Rural
New Haven09009350100Non-Rural
New Haven09009350500Non-Rural
New Haven09009351500Non-Rural
New Haven09009351700Non-Rural
New London09011690500Rural
New London09011690700Rural
New London09011696700Rural
New London09011696800Rural
New London09011697000Rural
New London09011870200Rural
New London09011870300Rural
Tolland09013881300Rural
Windham09015800600Rural
Windham09015903100Rural

Future OZ 2.0 Designations in Connecticut

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 Connecticut, 243 census tracts (30 rural, 213 non-rural) meet the statutory median-family-income and/or poverty-rate thresholds. Under the 25 percent statutory cap, Connecticut may nominate up to 61 of those tracts, with new designations taking effect on January 1, 2027. Every eligible tract is listed below.

21.8%
Median poverty rate (eligible tracts)
52.8%
Median family income vs. area (eligible tracts)
947,106
People in eligible tracts

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

Counties vs. Planning Regions: In 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau approved Connecticut's request to adopt nine planning regions as county-equivalents. Hence, the OZ 2.0 table below lists eligible tracts by planning region, whereas the OZ 1.0 table above (established in 2018) lists designated tracts by county.

Planning RegionCensus TractTypeMFI RatioPoverty
Capitol Planning Region09110415300Non-Rural54.6%38.9%
Capitol Planning Region09110415400Non-Rural69.4%14.1%
Capitol Planning Region09110415500Non-Rural61.4%15.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110415600Non-Rural43.8%17.5%
Capitol Planning Region09110415800Non-Rural76.0%27.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110415900Non-Rural44.6%32.4%
Capitol Planning Region09110416000Non-Rural32.7%20.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110416100Non-Rural53.3%21.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110416200Non-Rural29.4%32.5%
Capitol Planning Region09110416300Non-Rural43.9%23.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110416600Non-Rural33.7%34.1%
Capitol Planning Region09110416700Non-Rural56.3%10.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110417100Non-Rural29.0%31.1%
Capitol Planning Region09110417200Non-Rural47.8%27.2%
Capitol Planning Region09110417400Non-Rural69.9%11.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110430603Non-Rural41.0%16.0%
Capitol Planning Region09110480600Non-Rural44.1%26.2%
Capitol Planning Region09110480700Non-Rural65.0%10.9%
Capitol Planning Region09110496100Non-Rural56.2%25.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110500100Non-Rural—41.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110500200Non-Rural27.6%40.8%
Capitol Planning Region09110500300Non-Rural56.8%46.9%
Capitol Planning Region09110500400Non-Rural34.5%34.5%
Capitol Planning Region09110500500Non-Rural61.6%30.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110500900Non-Rural30.6%40.8%
Capitol Planning Region09110501200Non-Rural26.2%42.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110501300Non-Rural34.3%46.4%
Capitol Planning Region09110501400Non-Rural43.1%22.0%
Capitol Planning Region09110501500Non-Rural31.5%36.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110501700Non-Rural21.9%35.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110501800Non-Rural19.4%47.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110502300Non-Rural46.8%15.8%
Capitol Planning Region09110502400Non-Rural58.5%22.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110502500Non-Rural34.8%38.4%
Capitol Planning Region09110502600Non-Rural58.5%17.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110502700Non-Rural32.3%28.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110502800Non-Rural26.6%36.0%
Capitol Planning Region09110502900Non-Rural64.1%22.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110503000Non-Rural35.0%41.2%
Capitol Planning Region09110503101Non-Rural28.6%7.5%
Capitol Planning Region09110503102Non-Rural56.3%28.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110503300Non-Rural34.3%18.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110503500Non-Rural33.0%40.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110503700Non-Rural45.0%32.4%
Capitol Planning Region09110503800Non-Rural—54.2%
Capitol Planning Region09110503900Non-Rural54.4%13.4%
Capitol Planning Region09110504100Non-Rural33.0%41.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110504200Non-Rural46.1%26.8%
Capitol Planning Region09110504300Non-Rural43.1%18.0%
Capitol Planning Region09110504500Non-Rural39.6%23.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110504800Non-Rural52.8%17.5%
Capitol Planning Region09110504900Non-Rural41.4%22.5%
Capitol Planning Region09110510100Non-Rural68.8%11.3%
Capitol Planning Region09110510200Non-Rural68.1%17.4%
Capitol Planning Region09110510300Non-Rural41.7%8.0%
Capitol Planning Region09110510400Non-Rural45.2%17.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110510600Non-Rural49.0%21.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110510700Non-Rural69.0%15.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110511200Non-Rural63.9%11.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110511300Non-Rural46.3%20.7%
Capitol Planning Region09110514104Non-Rural70.0%11.9%
Capitol Planning Region09110514600Non-Rural79.0%20.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110514700Non-Rural54.1%10.0%
Capitol Planning Region09110514800Non-Rural52.9%24.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110524400Non-Rural47.7%27.4%
Capitol Planning Region09110524600Non-Rural68.1%25.2%
Capitol Planning Region09110524700Non-Rural63.6%18.1%
Capitol Planning Region09110530100Non-Rural63.1%6.9%
Capitol Planning Region09110530200Non-Rural51.6%24.6%
Capitol Planning Region09110530301Non-Rural86.0%23.2%
Capitol Planning Region09110881200Rural—61.9%
Capitol Planning Region09110881300Rural88.0%31.0%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120061400Non-Rural53.9%11.9%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120070200Non-Rural47.9%21.0%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120070300Non-Rural21.7%67.8%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120070400Non-Rural28.8%17.3%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120070500Non-Rural29.2%43.3%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120070600Non-Rural43.5%30.4%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120070900Non-Rural26.9%48.4%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120071000Non-Rural49.4%14.5%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120071100Non-Rural39.1%17.0%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120071200Non-Rural41.7%36.3%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120071300Non-Rural35.7%15.6%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120071400Non-Rural33.5%34.2%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120071600Non-Rural—23.7%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120071900Non-Rural43.5%19.8%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072000Non-Rural57.6%14.9%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072100Non-Rural71.3%20.4%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072200Non-Rural57.9%15.0%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072300Non-Rural64.7%9.0%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072400Non-Rural69.7%3.5%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072500Non-Rural70.0%18.6%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072600Non-Rural57.2%6.6%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072700Non-Rural62.0%15.2%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072800Non-Rural58.5%18.0%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120072900Non-Rural64.8%13.2%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120073100Non-Rural58.7%12.4%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120073200Non-Rural45.8%34.1%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120073300Non-Rural41.2%21.9%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120073400Non-Rural54.6%12.9%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120073500Non-Rural30.6%32.2%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120073600Non-Rural47.7%16.7%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120073700Non-Rural35.2%32.0%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120073800Non-Rural31.3%28.5%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120073900Non-Rural41.9%27.0%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120074000Non-Rural30.6%25.9%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120074300Non-Rural31.9%33.5%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120074400Non-Rural42.6%23.7%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120080100Non-Rural58.7%10.3%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120080200Non-Rural64.2%18.3%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120080400Non-Rural59.9%4.7%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120080700Non-Rural57.7%5.9%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region09120257200Non-Rural41.9%23.6%
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region09130541100Non-Rural68.3%22.5%
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region09130541600Non-Rural—24.4%
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region09130541700Non-Rural35.9%27.8%
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region09130542100Non-Rural62.8%10.5%
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region09130680200Non-Rural68.7%11.3%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140350101Non-Rural21.7%44.3%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140350200Non-Rural20.0%48.4%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140350300Non-Rural39.9%29.3%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140350400Non-Rural49.7%23.6%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140350500Non-Rural33.6%37.0%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140350800Non-Rural42.6%32.9%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140350900Non-Rural58.3%15.1%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140351000Non-Rural65.6%28.1%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140351100Non-Rural56.5%21.8%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140351200Non-Rural31.3%44.4%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140351300Non-Rural51.4%17.8%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140351400Non-Rural46.0%19.1%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140351500Non-Rural55.0%22.3%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140351601Non-Rural66.6%5.3%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140351700Non-Rural38.2%39.9%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140352200Non-Rural38.7%39.7%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140352300Non-Rural—30.4%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140352400Non-Rural68.2%17.8%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140352500Non-Rural78.2%27.4%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140352701Non-Rural60.9%14.2%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140352702Non-Rural57.9%31.8%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140352800Non-Rural62.1%20.7%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140405700Non-Rural58.3%22.6%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140406100Non-Rural63.4%19.4%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region09140425500Non-Rural67.6%8.1%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region09150903101Rural50.8%16.8%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region09150904500Rural60.5%21.4%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region09150907100Rural67.1%6.8%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region09150907300Rural64.1%10.0%
Northwest Hills Planning Region09160310100Rural62.1%9.7%
Northwest Hills Planning Region09160310200Rural56.9%8.1%
Northwest Hills Planning Region09160310300Rural56.9%26.8%
Northwest Hills Planning Region09160310801Rural—30.2%
Northwest Hills Planning Region09160310804Rural49.3%13.7%
Northwest Hills Planning Region09160320101Rural51.4%19.2%
Northwest Hills Planning Region09160320102Rural66.2%11.9%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170140101Non-Rural106.6%25.6%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170140102Non-Rural—29.7%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170140200Non-Rural—39.0%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170140300Non-Rural60.0%20.3%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170140500Non-Rural43.1%28.4%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170140600Non-Rural37.8%43.8%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170140700Non-Rural26.1%42.2%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170140800Non-Rural32.0%45.1%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170140900Non-Rural52.7%30.5%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170141200Non-Rural50.6%36.3%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170141301Non-Rural38.8%37.1%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170141500Non-Rural61.5%20.3%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170141600Non-Rural59.0%29.3%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170142100Non-Rural—30.9%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170142300Non-Rural55.6%25.5%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170142400Non-Rural54.6%15.3%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170142500Non-Rural33.6%15.9%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170142601Non-Rural38.9%22.6%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170142605Non-Rural26.5%32.4%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170142700Non-Rural54.3%30.4%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170154101Non-Rural57.0%20.9%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170154102Non-Rural68.8%11.1%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170154200Non-Rural69.7%9.4%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170154500Non-Rural61.0%13.9%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170154600Non-Rural73.0%20.1%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170155000Non-Rural54.9%19.8%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170165100Non-Rural66.3%10.1%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170165500Non-Rural63.9%16.1%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170165600Non-Rural63.7%15.2%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170170100Non-Rural35.1%35.2%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170170300Non-Rural56.7%25.0%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170170600Non-Rural57.3%5.8%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170170800Non-Rural61.6%12.5%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170170900Non-Rural46.7%33.1%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170171000Non-Rural39.8%37.4%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170171300Non-Rural44.5%20.8%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170171400Non-Rural47.3%10.4%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170171500Non-Rural57.2%20.5%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170361401Non-Rural76.0%27.3%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region09170361500Non-Rural38.9%26.7%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180690300Rural52.8%22.9%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180690400Rural42.4%26.2%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180690500Rural40.6%23.4%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180690700Rural42.3%19.4%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180690800Rural80.6%22.0%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180696100Rural62.7%18.4%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180696401Rural61.6%22.9%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180696701Rural58.6%34.6%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180696800Rural43.2%23.5%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180697000Rural59.9%13.1%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180702500Rural42.8%34.0%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180709200Rural54.0%10.7%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180800300Rural40.3%35.0%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180800501Rural33.7%26.4%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180800600Rural40.4%26.3%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180800700Rural56.1%10.3%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region09180870300Rural36.5%33.5%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190010600Non-Rural93.2%26.6%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190020900Non-Rural63.7%10.5%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190021100Non-Rural62.5%7.4%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190021401Non-Rural61.2%11.6%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190021402Non-Rural37.9%12.3%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190021501Non-Rural38.5%25.6%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190021502Non-Rural52.4%14.8%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190021601Non-Rural64.1%13.6%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190021701Non-Rural35.8%11.1%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190021702Non-Rural68.5%21.6%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190022000Non-Rural64.7%15.1%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190022101Non-Rural42.3%48.2%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190022202Non-Rural46.8%12.7%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190043200Non-Rural69.6%14.8%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190043400Non-Rural67.3%5.2%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190043800Non-Rural67.4%11.2%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190044000Non-Rural55.3%17.5%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190044400Non-Rural68.2%21.0%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190044500Non-Rural44.2%5.5%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190200100Non-Rural68.3%4.1%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190210101Non-Rural40.5%24.3%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190210102Non-Rural69.1%23.2%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190210201Non-Rural44.8%9.6%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190210202Non-Rural46.9%25.9%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190210300Non-Rural56.4%14.1%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190210401Non-Rural52.3%14.8%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190210600Non-Rural51.2%18.2%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190210701Non-Rural50.2%24.0%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190210702Non-Rural49.9%7.7%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190211201Non-Rural63.0%16.2%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190253100Non-Rural67.2%12.7%
Western Connecticut Planning Region09190425700Non-Rural67.2%4.9%