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Opportunity Zones in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 138 Qualified Opportunity Zones, including 43 rural Opportunity Zones. These OZ 1.0 zones remain in effect through December 31, 2028. In the second half of 2026, Massachusetts will nominate approximately 103 new Opportunity Zones under the OZ 2.0 framework, with those designations taking effect on January 1, 2027.

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138
Designated OZs (2018)
43
Rural OZs
410
OZ 2.0-eligible tracts
103
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.

Massachusetts Opportunity Zones Map

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

Current Opportunity Zones in Massachusetts (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
Barnstable25001010100Rural
Barnstable25001011600Rural
Barnstable25001012002Rural
Barnstable25001014100Rural
Barnstable25001014500Rural
Barnstable25001015300Rural
Berkshire25003900100Rural
Berkshire25003900200Rural
Berkshire25003921400Rural
Berkshire25003922100Rural
Berkshire25003922300Rural
Berkshire25003935300Rural
Bristol25005613800Non-Rural
Bristol25005630101Non-Rural
Bristol25005630102Non-Rural
Bristol25005641101Non-Rural
Bristol25005641200Non-Rural
Bristol25005642000Non-Rural
Bristol25005644200Non-Rural
Bristol25005651200Non-Rural
Bristol25005651300Non-Rural
Bristol25005651800Non-Rural
Bristol25005651900Non-Rural
Bristol25005655300Non-Rural
Essex25009204200Non-Rural
Essex25009204701Non-Rural
Essex25009206100Non-Rural
Essex25009206800Non-Rural
Essex25009207000Non-Rural
Essex25009207200Non-Rural
Essex25009208102Non-Rural
Essex25009210700Non-Rural
Essex25009210800Non-Rural
Essex25009217400Non-Rural
Essex25009221400Rural
Essex25009221500Rural
Essex25009250100Non-Rural
Essex25009250300Non-Rural
Essex25009250800Non-Rural
Essex25009251600Non-Rural
Essex25009252300Non-Rural
Essex25009252400Non-Rural
Essex25009260200Non-Rural
Essex25009260800Non-Rural
Franklin25011040100Rural
Franklin25011040400Rural
Franklin25011040501Rural
Franklin25011040502Rural
Franklin25011040701Rural
Franklin25011041300Rural
Franklin25011041400Rural
Hampden25013800600Non-Rural
Hampden25013800900Non-Rural
Hampden25013801101Non-Rural
Hampden25013801200Non-Rural
Hampden25013801700Non-Rural
Hampden25013801800Non-Rural
Hampden25013801902Non-Rural
Hampden25013810300Rural
Hampden25013810403Non-Rural
Hampden25013810800Non-Rural
Hampden25013811400Non-Rural
Hampden25013811700Non-Rural
Hampden25013812300Non-Rural
Hampden25013812702Rural
Hampden25013813207Non-Rural
Hampshire25015820102Rural
Hampshire25015820300Rural
Hampshire25015821100Non-Rural
Hampshire25015821602Rural
Hampshire25015821903Rural
Hampshire25015822402Rural
Middlesex25017310100Non-Rural
Middlesex25017311600Non-Rural
Middlesex25017311700Non-Rural
Middlesex25017311800Non-Rural
Middlesex25017311900Non-Rural
Middlesex25017321200Non-Rural
Middlesex25017321300Non-Rural
Middlesex25017339700Non-Rural
Middlesex25017341200Non-Rural
Middlesex25017341300Non-Rural
Middlesex25017342400Non-Rural
Middlesex25017350103Non-Rural
Middlesex25017351500Non-Rural
Middlesex25017354900Non-Rural
Middlesex25017383101Non-Rural
Middlesex25017383102Non-Rural
Norfolk25021417701Non-Rural
Norfolk25021417901Non-Rural
Norfolk25021420202Non-Rural
Norfolk25021420301Non-Rural
Norfolk25021422502Non-Rural
Plymouth25023502200Non-Rural
Plymouth25023510503Non-Rural
Plymouth25023510700Non-Rural
Plymouth25023510900Non-Rural
Plymouth25023511000Non-Rural
Plymouth25023545400Rural
Plymouth25023561200Non-Rural
Suffolk25025040200Non-Rural
Suffolk25025040300Non-Rural
Suffolk25025040801Non-Rural
Suffolk25025060700Non-Rural
Suffolk25025061000Non-Rural
Suffolk25025061101Non-Rural
Suffolk25025080500Non-Rural
Suffolk25025080601Non-Rural
Suffolk25025081200Non-Rural
Suffolk25025090901Non-Rural
Suffolk25025160200Non-Rural
Suffolk25025160400Non-Rural
Suffolk25025170501Non-Rural
Suffolk25025170702Non-Rural
Suffolk25025180500Non-Rural
Suffolk25025980101Non-Rural
Suffolk25025980300Non-Rural
Suffolk25025981100Non-Rural
Worcester25027703100Rural
Worcester25027703200Rural
Worcester25027707200Rural
Worcester25027707300Rural
Worcester25027709400Rural
Worcester25027709600Rural
Worcester25027710600Rural
Worcester25027710700Rural
Worcester25027716200Rural
Worcester25027716300Rural
Worcester25027726200Rural
Worcester25027730500Non-Rural
Worcester25027731300Non-Rural
Worcester25027731400Non-Rural
Worcester25027731700Non-Rural
Worcester25027732500Non-Rural
Worcester25027732801Non-Rural
Worcester25027754200Rural
Worcester25027757100Rural
Worcester25027757300Rural

Future OZ 2.0 Designations in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts, 410 census tracts meet the statutory median-family-income and/or poverty-rate thresholds. Under the 25 percent statutory cap, Massachusetts may nominate up to 103 of those tracts, with new designations taking effect on January 1, 2027. Every eligible tract is listed below.

21.7%
Median poverty rate (eligible tracts)
53.0%
Median family income vs. area (eligible tracts)
1,654,850
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
Barnstable2500101060068.0%9.4%
Barnstable2500101250254.5%9.2%
Barnstable2500101260161.4%12.8%
Barnstable2500101410050.3%0.8%
Barnstable2500101480081.6%25.6%
Barnstable2500101530027.3%
Berkshire2500390010043.6%19.8%
Berkshire2500390020050.9%16.9%
Berkshire2500390060063.0%38.9%
Berkshire2500390090090.3%29.5%
Berkshire2500392130082.1%24.7%
Berkshire2500392140058.4%11.0%
Berkshire2500393530065.5%17.1%
Bristol2500561360053.4%22.1%
Bristol2500561380051.2%28.8%
Bristol2500561400051.2%24.0%
Bristol2500561410166.6%10.8%
Bristol2500563140078.0%24.1%
Bristol2500563160069.1%16.6%
Bristol2500564020149.9%30.7%
Bristol2500564020244.0%28.3%
Bristol2500564050049.4%13.9%
Bristol2500564060068.6%21.1%
Bristol2500564070063.5%21.7%
Bristol2500564080069.4%7.6%
Bristol2500564090167.3%18.2%
Bristol2500564100029.6%38.0%
Bristol2500564110149.3%26.5%
Bristol2500564120044.3%24.4%
Bristol2500564130042.8%29.3%
Bristol2500564140044.2%28.6%
Bristol2500564150046.6%16.6%
Bristol2500564170059.3%10.6%
Bristol2500564180061.9%13.8%
Bristol2500564190052.8%21.6%
Bristol2500564200045.7%30.1%
Bristol2500564210065.3%18.6%
Bristol2500565010253.7%33.0%
Bristol2500565040051.0%20.6%
Bristol2500565050066.3%12.4%
Bristol2500565060030.9%44.8%
Bristol2500565070029.0%38.3%
Bristol2500565080042.6%33.1%
Bristol2500565090029.9%48.7%
Bristol2500565100274.4%23.2%
Bristol2500565110067.3%25.9%
Bristol2500565120051.4%23.4%
Bristol2500565130054.0%27.7%
Bristol2500565160067.1%11.2%
Bristol2500565170047.8%27.8%
Bristol2500565180030.3%40.4%
Bristol2500565190043.9%22.8%
Bristol2500565200056.8%19.2%
Bristol2500565220069.8%14.4%
Bristol2500565230048.9%15.7%
Bristol2500565240052.4%16.6%
Bristol2500565250056.5%15.2%
Bristol2500565260044.2%25.0%
Bristol2500565270046.9%17.3%
Essex2500920210356.3%22.2%
Essex2500920410168.4%11.7%
Essex2500920430063.7%29.3%
Essex2500920470166.5%13.4%
Essex2500920470256.5%9.1%
Essex2500920510069.7%5.5%
Essex2500920550050.7%7.0%
Essex2500920560059.5%18.4%
Essex2500920570069.8%2.9%
Essex2500920580050.1%14.1%
Essex2500920590061.4%19.6%
Essex2500920600055.7%11.9%
Essex2500920610055.9%17.8%
Essex2500920620052.2%16.0%
Essex2500920640064.8%4.0%
Essex2500920650036.4%24.7%
Essex2500920660061.3%11.6%
Essex2500920670021.0%
Essex2500920680025.1%37.7%
Essex2500920690041.7%27.8%
Essex2500920700030.2%
Essex2500920710068.6%9.7%
Essex2500920720052.2%17.5%
Essex2500921070054.0%12.5%
Essex2500921080065.1%12.4%
Essex2500921090065.3%9.1%
Essex2500921730068.2%14.0%
Essex2500921740161.2%16.3%
Essex2500921740262.2%11.6%
Essex2500922140049.2%13.9%
Essex2500922150058.8%21.1%
Essex2500922160033.8%16.5%
Essex2500925010041.4%23.8%
Essex2500925030041.7%25.2%
Essex2500925040037.1%9.7%
Essex2500925050040.3%19.8%
Essex2500925060045.0%8.8%
Essex2500925070040.4%14.9%
Essex2500925080046.8%15.1%
Essex2500925090028.7%29.8%
Essex2500925100029.8%23.4%
Essex2500925110031.8%30.4%
Essex2500925120043.8%27.8%
Essex2500925130031.5%25.1%
Essex2500925140043.5%30.9%
Essex2500925150042.2%17.7%
Essex2500925160038.0%13.4%
Essex2500925170060.9%21.6%
Essex2500925180056.3%8.8%
Essex2500925320292.0%23.9%
Essex2500926010028.8%36.6%
Essex2500926020038.7%14.9%
Essex2500926070069.3%11.5%
Essex2500926080042.8%14.1%
Essex2500926090059.2%9.6%
Essex2500926640061.3%12.6%
Franklin2501104050160.3%23.4%
Franklin2501104050258.9%21.3%
Franklin2501104070159.7%13.9%
Franklin2501104120061.7%11.9%
Franklin2501104130139.0%24.1%
Franklin2501104130250.5%21.7%
Franklin2501104140038.9%16.1%
Hampden2501380010160.2%10.5%
Hampden2501380010272.8%22.9%
Hampden2501380040057.8%23.0%
Hampden2501380060033.4%48.2%
Hampden2501380070041.4%45.9%
Hampden2501380080029.9%52.8%
Hampden2501380090055.5%41.2%
Hampden2501380110160.9%
Hampden2501380120030.2%59.5%
Hampden2501380130067.6%33.1%
Hampden2501380140135.1%39.5%
Hampden2501380150261.9%22.4%
Hampden2501380150362.4%16.0%
Hampden2501380160266.6%21.8%
Hampden2501380160580.7%26.1%
Hampden2501380170053.9%28.0%
Hampden2501380180058.4%34.1%
Hampden2501380190136.8%40.9%
Hampden2501380190253.1%
Hampden2501380200049.5%
Hampden2501380210189.1%31.1%
Hampden2501380220059.2%40.8%
Hampden2501380230049.5%32.8%
Hampden2501380260168.2%32.8%
Hampden2501381060162.3%23.8%
Hampden2501381070077.9%27.9%
Hampden2501381080075.8%25.3%
Hampden2501381090150.1%33.7%
Hampden2501381110266.1%20.0%
Hampden2501381140046.3%32.2%
Hampden2501381150026.0%74.4%
Hampden2501381160040.0%45.1%
Hampden2501381170034.8%34.0%
Hampden2501381180051.5%30.2%
Hampden2501381200167.1%21.7%
Hampden2501381200228.1%
Hampden2501381210358.2%33.7%
Hampden2501381210471.2%20.7%
Hampden2501381220168.2%15.5%
Hampden2501381230049.7%24.0%
Hampden2501381270265.4%35.0%
Hampshire2501582010245.8%21.7%
Hampshire25015820300116.2%33.7%
Hampshire2501582040062.6%
Hampshire25015820500124.0%26.9%
Hampshire2501582060037.8%
Hampshire2501582190340.2%31.4%
Middlesex2501731010146.8%22.3%
Middlesex2501731010236.8%39.8%
Middlesex2501731020052.7%19.0%
Middlesex2501731030042.5%7.8%
Middlesex2501731040040.4%33.5%
Middlesex2501731050049.7%20.3%
Middlesex2501731070047.5%15.7%
Middlesex2501731110037.0%26.5%
Middlesex2501731120050.8%25.2%
Middlesex2501731130059.6%31.7%
Middlesex2501731180068.3%29.9%
Middlesex2501731190033.4%20.6%
Middlesex2501731200058.5%19.4%
Middlesex2501731210051.4%17.1%
Middlesex2501731220068.2%13.9%
Middlesex2501731240028.6%18.4%
Middlesex2501731410267.8%8.9%
Middlesex2501732130153.7%19.7%
Middlesex2501734000057.0%3.7%
Middlesex2501734120061.1%14.2%
Middlesex2501734180043.6%12.4%
Middlesex2501734190163.0%3.2%
Middlesex2501734190467.5%16.1%
Middlesex2501734210251.3%10.0%
Middlesex2501734220140.2%14.3%
Middlesex2501734240155.4%24.4%
Middlesex2501734240233.9%32.7%
Middlesex2501734250154.6%12.2%
Middlesex2501734250249.8%15.7%
Middlesex2501734260062.4%9.1%
Middlesex2501735010854.5%17.3%
Middlesex25017350600124.4%23.8%
Middlesex2501735070250.7%18.3%
Middlesex2501735150069.9%13.0%
Middlesex2501735220066.0%27.8%
Middlesex2501735240026.6%18.7%
Middlesex2501735260070.2%21.1%
Middlesex2501735310226.4%
Middlesex2501735390092.8%27.6%
Middlesex2501735490247.5%19.6%
Middlesex2501736890269.4%22.9%
Middlesex2501737030266.5%5.8%
Middlesex2501738310150.2%20.0%
Middlesex2501738310233.6%28.1%
Middlesex2501738330066.8%9.0%
Middlesex2501738340167.5%16.0%
Middlesex2501738340261.7%14.2%
Middlesex2501738350160.6%14.7%
Middlesex2501738830017.0%37.5%
Nantucket2501995030750.6%0.7%
Norfolk2502140210267.1%13.4%
Norfolk2502141350047.5%16.4%
Norfolk2502141780241.3%30.5%
Norfolk2502141790141.2%15.2%
Norfolk2502141980068.4%7.6%
Norfolk2502142230368.3%12.8%
Norfolk2502145630150.7%8.2%
Norfolk2502145630261.6%7.7%
Plymouth2502350610382.3%31.9%
Plymouth2502351030039.3%13.4%
Plymouth2502351040044.0%20.0%
Plymouth2502351050159.2%14.0%
Plymouth2502351050355.0%16.5%
Plymouth2502351050453.7%26.8%
Plymouth2502351050548.0%28.8%
Plymouth2502351080055.3%15.4%
Plymouth2502351090028.1%43.2%
Plymouth2502351100050.4%24.3%
Plymouth2502351120066.1%13.7%
Plymouth2502351130159.6%11.5%
Plymouth2502351140053.5%15.9%
Plymouth2502351150057.7%13.9%
Plymouth2502351160158.9%17.8%
Plymouth2502353020088.5%20.6%
Plymouth2502353030065.3%6.8%
Plymouth2502354210168.2%5.0%
Plymouth2502354220069.3%4.1%
Plymouth2502354230260.9%13.3%
Plymouth2502354510056.7%10.5%
Plymouth2502398020057.1%11.7%
Suffolk2502500010247.1%21.7%
Suffolk2502500020238.6%25.9%
Suffolk2502500040180.2%21.3%
Suffolk2502500060343.6%32.2%
Suffolk2502500060464.6%35.2%
Suffolk2502500070184.2%20.6%
Suffolk2502500070340.5%
Suffolk2502500070459.4%19.7%
Suffolk2502500080446.0%12.4%
Suffolk2502500080531.0%
Suffolk2502500080677.5%25.6%
Suffolk2502500080741.2%
Suffolk2502501010379.7%27.2%
Suffolk25025010204107.0%40.0%
Suffolk2502501020563.2%19.4%
Suffolk2502501020629.5%
Suffolk2502501040350.3%
Suffolk2502501040484.5%49.5%
Suffolk2502501040543.0%
Suffolk2502501040829.1%
Suffolk25025040200116.7%30.2%
Suffolk2502504080153.0%13.0%
Suffolk2502505010158.2%18.2%
Suffolk2502505020061.3%19.7%
Suffolk2502505030056.6%16.2%
Suffolk2502505040057.8%16.1%
Suffolk2502505060048.8%11.4%
Suffolk2502505070051.1%22.7%
Suffolk2502505090142.4%8.6%
Suffolk2502505110166.1%18.7%
Suffolk2502506070041.6%44.1%
Suffolk2502506110126.2%47.2%
Suffolk2502507010285.0%34.0%
Suffolk2502507010350.6%9.4%
Suffolk2502507020138.4%
Suffolk2502507020246.4%24.5%
Suffolk2502507040240.1%30.9%
Suffolk2502507050229.6%
Suffolk2502507080142.1%
Suffolk2502507090129.5%24.4%
Suffolk2502507110189.8%23.5%
Suffolk2502507120168.8%23.3%
Suffolk25025080100113.9%28.5%
Suffolk2502508030041.3%23.9%
Suffolk2502508040127.9%29.4%
Suffolk2502508050033.7%30.2%
Suffolk2502508060118.6%59.0%
Suffolk2502508080127.9%37.7%
Suffolk2502508090039.8%
Suffolk2502508100134.5%38.5%
Suffolk2502508110282.8%25.1%
Suffolk2502508120033.3%
Suffolk2502508130142.6%
Suffolk2502508130225.1%37.1%
Suffolk25025081400124.6%26.3%
Suffolk2502508150056.1%15.7%
Suffolk2502508170055.6%27.3%
Suffolk2502508180061.8%14.6%
Suffolk2502508190073.3%22.2%
Suffolk2502508200039.6%34.5%
Suffolk2502508210022.9%21.7%
Suffolk2502509010026.0%33.3%
Suffolk2502509020042.1%28.1%
Suffolk2502509030041.1%16.3%
Suffolk2502509040061.4%12.4%
Suffolk2502509060053.0%28.6%
Suffolk2502509090152.3%34.9%
Suffolk2502509100162.6%7.5%
Suffolk2502509120043.6%31.9%
Suffolk2502509130038.4%29.3%
Suffolk2502509140047.2%30.2%
Suffolk2502509150046.2%26.9%
Suffolk2502509160050.1%15.2%
Suffolk2502509170047.4%27.9%
Suffolk2502509180061.0%26.0%
Suffolk2502509190045.0%12.0%
Suffolk2502509200041.3%12.1%
Suffolk2502509210149.4%11.5%
Suffolk2502509230037.5%15.0%
Suffolk2502509240046.6%26.2%
Suffolk2502510010029.0%35.2%
Suffolk2502510020064.7%15.6%
Suffolk2502510030058.0%7.2%
Suffolk2502510050063.9%21.4%
Suffolk2502510100153.7%8.3%
Suffolk2502510100248.8%16.6%
Suffolk2502510110238.7%29.2%
Suffolk2502511010431.7%22.7%
Suffolk2502513040625.7%
Suffolk2502514010649.7%10.9%
Suffolk2502514030065.4%9.4%
Suffolk2502516010253.6%23.9%
Suffolk2502516010345.3%26.8%
Suffolk2502516020043.9%23.7%
Suffolk2502516040051.1%24.3%
Suffolk2502516050147.1%18.9%
Suffolk2502516050245.8%23.2%
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