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Opportunity Zones in Mississippi

Mississippi has 100 Qualified Opportunity Zones, including 77 rural Opportunity Zones. These OZ 1.0 zones remain in effect through December 31, 2028. In the second half of 2026, Mississippi will nominate approximately 101 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
May 31

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100
Designated OZs (2018)
77
Rural OZs
404
OZ 2.0-eligible tracts
101
2.0 nomination cap
Official state resources: Mississippi Development Authority

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.

Mississippi Opportunity Zones Map

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

Current Opportunity Zones in Mississippi (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
Adams28001000200Rural
Adams28001000700Rural
Adams28001000800Rural
Alcorn28003950500Rural
Alcorn28003950600Rural
Attala28007060600Rural
Bolivar28011950701Rural
Chickasaw28017950300Rural
Choctaw28019950200Rural
Claiborne28021950300Rural
Coahoma28027950300Rural
Covington28031950200Rural
DeSoto28033070101Rural
DeSoto28033070610Non-Rural
Forrest28035000600Rural
Forrest28035000800Rural
Forrest28035010200Rural
Forrest28035010500Rural
Forrest28035010600Rural
Forrest28035010700Rural
Hancock28045030100Rural
Hancock28045030300Rural
Harrison28047000100Non-Rural
Harrison28047001400Non-Rural
Harrison28047003206Non-Rural
Harrison28047003301Non-Rural
Harrison28047003404Non-Rural
Harrison28047003600Non-Rural
Harrison28047003800Non-Rural
Harrison28047003900Non-Rural
Hinds28049001100Non-Rural
Hinds28049001300Non-Rural
Hinds28049001600Non-Rural
Hinds28049002100Non-Rural
Hinds28049002700Non-Rural
Hinds28049003000Non-Rural
Hinds28049010500Non-Rural
Hinds28049010902Non-Rural
Hinds28049011001Non-Rural
Hinds28049011500Non-Rural
Jackson28059041300Rural
Jackson28059042900Rural
Jones28067950500Rural
Jones28067950600Rural
Lafayette28071950201Rural
Lafayette28071950202Rural
Lafayette28071950401Rural
Lamar28073020600Rural
Lauderdale28075000700Rural
Lauderdale28075010700Rural
Lee28081950401Rural
Lee28081950500Rural
Lee28081950602Rural
Lee28081950700Rural
Lee28081951002Rural
Leflore28083950400Rural
Leflore28083950800Rural
Lincoln28085950200Rural
Lincoln28085950600Rural
Lowndes28087000900Rural
Lowndes28087001000Rural
Madison28089030106Non-Rural
Madison28089030500Rural
Madison28089030600Rural
Marion28091950200Rural
Marion28091950400Rural
Marion28091950500Rural
Marshall28093950100Rural
Marshall28093950300Rural
Monroe28095950400Rural
Neshoba28099940100Rural
Oktibbeha28105950100Rural
Oktibbeha28105950500Rural
Oktibbeha28105950602Rural
Panola28107950300Rural
Pearl River28109950600Rural
Pike28113950500Rural
Pike28113950600Rural
Pike28113950700Rural
Rankin28121020207Non-Rural
Rankin28121020401Non-Rural
Rankin28121020701Non-Rural
Simpson28127950200Rural
Simpson28127950500Rural
Sunflower28133950300Rural
Sunflower28133950402Rural
Sunflower28133950500Rural
Sunflower28133950600Rural
Tate28137950400Rural
Tishomingo28141950300Rural
Tunica28143950100Rural
Union28145950500Rural
Warren28149950100Rural
Warren28149950300Rural
Warren28149950500Rural
Washington28151000300Rural
Washington28151000600Rural
Wayne28153950200Rural
Winston28159950300Rural
Winston28159950400Rural

Future OZ 2.0 Designations in Mississippi

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 Mississippi, 404 census tracts meet the statutory median-family-income and/or poverty-rate thresholds. Under the 25 percent statutory cap, Mississippi may nominate up to 101 of those tracts, with new designations taking effect on January 1, 2027. Every eligible tract is listed below.

28.1%
Median poverty rate (eligible tracts)
64.1%
Median family income vs. area (eligible tracts)
1,237,022
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
Adams2800100030041.8%50.9%
Adams2800100040035.5%69.5%
Adams2800100050079.6%23.8%
Adams2800100060091.9%25.0%
Adams2800100080067.0%36.9%
Alcorn2800395020164.1%24.0%
Alcorn2800395030083.9%20.9%
Alcorn2800395050168.4%14.3%
Alcorn2800395050275.2%29.4%
Amite2800595010063.3%23.7%
Amite2800595020051.1%22.2%
Amite2800595030157.3%32.6%
Amite2800595030275.3%38.4%
Attala2800706050060.2%32.2%
Attala2800706060088.9%20.1%
Benton2800995010175.0%23.1%
Benton2800995010275.8%23.1%
Benton2800995020047.9%17.9%
Bolivar2801195010042.8%46.7%
Bolivar2801195020041.0%46.3%
Bolivar2801195030070.4%34.2%
Bolivar2801195040060.6%31.3%
Bolivar2801195050071.5%23.3%
Bolivar2801195070147.3%56.4%
Bolivar2801195070274.7%33.8%
Calhoun2801395020099.8%34.1%
Calhoun2801395040084.3%21.0%
Calhoun2801395050070.0%26.4%
Carroll2801595020195.3%29.1%
Chickasaw2801795010059.5%34.7%
Chickasaw2801795020071.0%25.5%
Chickasaw2801795030064.3%25.7%
Choctaw2801995030067.9%23.9%
Claiborne2802195010047.2%35.3%
Claiborne2802195020061.4%37.1%
Claiborne2802195030053.4%24.8%
Clarke2802395030052.6%27.4%
Clarke2802395040067.3%25.1%
Clay2802595030041.9%36.8%
Clay2802595040053.1%31.5%
Coahoma2802795010047.8%41.9%
Coahoma2802795030075.6%31.4%
Coahoma2802795040055.6%23.4%
Coahoma2802795050060.2%41.4%
Coahoma2802795060083.7%21.0%
Coahoma2802795070048.3%54.1%
Copiah28029950101106.7%20.4%
Copiah2802995010264.4%21.8%
Copiah2802995030091.3%23.5%
Copiah2802995040060.9%35.6%
Copiah2802995050171.2%26.6%
Copiah2802995050256.2%30.6%
Covington2803195020054.6%38.4%
Covington2803195040186.4%25.6%
DeSoto2803307022182.6%25.0%
DeSoto2803307031061.5%24.6%
DeSoto2803307032356.7%36.6%
DeSoto2803307032463.0%11.2%
DeSoto2803307032574.7%25.5%
DeSoto2803307041265.4%32.0%
DeSoto2803307042162.6%21.1%
DeSoto2803307061026.2%
Forrest2803500030071.2%28.5%
Forrest2803500060147.4%40.3%
Forrest2803500060231.0%49.1%
Forrest2803500070093.6%23.7%
Forrest2803500090055.8%52.8%
Forrest2803500100055.1%34.9%
Forrest2803500110050.2%30.6%
Forrest2803501020292.5%21.0%
Forrest2803501030064.1%16.5%
Forrest2803501050063.3%35.5%
Forrest2803501070046.7%27.7%
Franklin2803795010137.4%37.7%
Franklin2803795010292.2%25.3%
George2803995020069.6%39.2%
Greene2804195010281.3%31.7%
Grenada28043950101104.3%23.6%
Grenada2804395020148.1%37.1%
Grenada2804395030057.6%34.8%
Grenada2804395050077.2%28.1%
Hancock2804503010242.3%29.2%
Hancock2804503030474.5%29.3%
Hancock2804503040071.2%25.9%
Hancock2804503060379.4%23.4%
Harrison2804700120460.8%28.7%
Harrison2804700120634.5%
Harrison2804700120765.9%21.3%
Harrison2804700150382.1%23.5%
Harrison2804700150653.0%33.5%
Harrison2804700170151.5%32.2%
Harrison28047001703105.4%40.3%
Harrison2804700180035.9%38.8%
Harrison2804700190056.5%45.7%
Harrison2804700200151.3%22.0%
Harrison2804700200238.2%36.7%
Harrison2804700230075.6%30.7%
Harrison2804700240128.3%56.9%
Harrison2804700240258.2%24.4%
Harrison2804700250065.5%11.8%
Harrison2804700260041.5%30.5%
Harrison2804700310397.4%24.5%
Harrison2804700320858.7%29.6%
Harrison2804700321161.7%21.5%
Harrison2804700321357.6%19.9%
Harrison2804700321486.7%29.8%
Harrison2804700330561.1%32.0%
Harrison2804700330873.1%36.1%
Harrison2804700350671.1%23.5%
Harrison2804700351183.1%20.2%
Harrison2804700360029.0%
Harrison2804700370065.2%23.4%
Harrison2804700390183.7%21.4%
Harrison2804700390274.4%26.9%
Harrison2804700400038.3%45.7%
Hinds2804900030144.2%19.0%
Hinds2804900030249.6%20.3%
Hinds2804900040063.5%25.0%
Hinds2804900050051.7%44.5%
Hinds2804900060049.3%27.7%
Hinds2804900070042.6%
Hinds2804900080050.6%39.4%
Hinds2804900090028.2%41.4%
Hinds2804900100045.3%46.0%
Hinds2804900110047.4%42.7%
Hinds2804900120035.7%56.6%
Hinds2804900130088.6%34.6%
Hinds2804900160033.5%38.3%
Hinds2804900210046.9%41.7%
Hinds2804900220062.7%35.5%
Hinds2804900230064.2%32.9%
Hinds2804900240046.2%38.6%
Hinds2804900250069.1%36.3%
Hinds2804900270057.2%25.8%
Hinds2804900300050.6%35.3%
Hinds28049003200109.5%23.8%
Hinds2804900330049.9%46.5%
Hinds2804900340021.9%61.5%
Hinds2804900350038.4%
Hinds2804900360069.0%17.4%
Hinds2804900370045.3%37.7%
Hinds2804900380036.2%44.6%
Hinds2804901010378.6%33.5%
Hinds2804901020162.4%30.6%
Hinds2804901020351.6%32.9%
Hinds2804901030174.2%35.2%
Hinds2804901080140.3%20.3%
Hinds2804901080465.2%14.4%
Hinds2804901090169.0%25.2%
Hinds2804901090232.8%50.2%
Hinds2804901100178.3%26.0%
Hinds2804901100269.0%18.6%
Hinds2804901110164.3%29.0%
Hinds2804901130071.4%31.6%
Hinds2804901140064.3%15.1%
Hinds2804901150072.5%44.2%
Hinds2804901160034.6%31.1%
Holmes2805195010057.2%28.1%
Holmes2805195020062.6%28.1%
Holmes2805195030052.3%42.4%
Holmes2805195040079.0%39.2%
Holmes2805195050131.9%51.1%
Holmes2805195050251.8%39.7%
Humphreys2805395010047.4%27.5%
Humphreys2805395020058.3%44.8%
Humphreys2805395030056.2%15.7%
Itawamba28057950300112.6%21.5%
Itawamba28057950500106.6%23.1%
Jackson28059040103113.7%27.4%
Jackson2805904020777.6%21.5%
Jackson2805904030168.6%18.5%
Jackson2805904040166.9%11.0%
Jackson2805904110163.4%27.9%
Jackson2805904150062.6%26.6%
Jackson2805904160045.3%46.2%
Jackson2805904170055.8%19.7%
Jackson2805904180064.7%13.2%
Jackson2805904200045.1%27.4%
Jackson2805904210033.7%42.5%
Jackson2805904220153.5%43.7%
Jackson28059042202102.0%29.3%
Jackson2805904270066.2%30.5%
Jasper2806195010268.0%15.2%
Jasper2806195040173.6%39.9%
Jasper2806195040280.3%28.1%
Jefferson2806395010138.4%53.1%
Jefferson2806395010271.3%25.1%
Jefferson2806395010376.2%29.8%
Jefferson2806395020057.7%18.6%
Jefferson Davis2806595010263.7%22.1%
Jefferson Davis2806595020179.9%33.8%
Jefferson Davis2806595020269.2%38.5%
Jones2806795010254.2%26.0%
Jones2806795040256.8%31.9%
Jones2806795050065.2%27.0%
Jones2806795060178.9%32.8%
Jones2806795060287.8%22.7%
Jones2806795100059.2%24.7%
Jones2806795110290.6%31.4%
Kemper2806903010061.0%31.8%
Lafayette2807195020391.2%41.4%
Lafayette2807195030139.1%
Lafayette2807195030389.3%33.6%
Lafayette2807195050288.8%20.3%
Lamar2807302030541.6%55.1%
Lamar2807302030762.8%40.1%
Lamar2807302040178.7%29.3%
Lamar2807302060075.9%22.7%
Lauderdale2807500020049.9%45.9%
Lauderdale2807500030063.9%26.4%
Lauderdale2807500040141.7%
Lauderdale2807500040224.5%79.8%
Lauderdale2807500060059.2%
Lauderdale2807500070029.9%57.9%
Lauderdale2807500080037.2%38.5%
Lauderdale2807500090082.7%26.9%
Lauderdale2807501020491.3%22.5%
Lauderdale2807501030199.7%34.1%
Lauderdale2807501040094.2%26.0%
Lauderdale2807501050271.4%24.8%
Lauderdale28075010602123.5%21.6%
Lauderdale2807501070030.2%49.6%
Lawrence2807796010084.0%24.4%
Lawrence2807796020065.6%17.6%
Lawrence2807796030075.9%28.3%
Leake2807904040262.7%22.5%
Leake2807904060088.0%28.0%
Leake2807904070060.6%24.9%
Lee2808195050190.4%27.4%
Lee28081950602117.2%26.2%
Lee2808195070095.9%22.0%
Lee2808195080071.2%20.1%
Lee2808195100182.1%23.6%
Lee2808195100273.8%24.9%
Leflore2808395010093.7%24.7%
Leflore2808395020041.9%55.8%
Leflore2808395030045.6%29.5%
Leflore2808395040077.1%22.0%
Leflore2808395070040.8%40.2%
Leflore2808395080040.3%42.0%
Leflore2808395090041.7%39.4%
Lincoln2808595010083.9%22.7%
Lincoln2808595040281.7%31.0%
Lincoln2808595050049.0%34.2%
Lincoln2808595060258.3%31.5%
Lowndes2808700040584.5%20.7%
Lowndes2808700060055.2%37.2%
Lowndes2808700070063.0%36.1%
Lowndes2808700080057.0%37.7%
Lowndes2808700090163.0%7.1%
Lowndes2808700090250.9%
Madison2808903050143.1%51.2%
Madison2808903050231.9%65.4%
Madison2808903060088.2%32.4%
Madison2808903110058.1%36.8%
Marion2809195020070.0%24.1%
Marion2809195030053.2%34.0%
Marion2809195040063.2%19.7%
Marion2809195060055.0%23.5%
Marshall2809395010261.7%11.7%
Marshall2809395020149.1%34.8%
Marshall2809395020283.2%21.9%
Marshall2809395030178.4%23.2%
Marshall2809395040151.9%20.1%
Marshall2809395040260.3%43.4%
Marshall2809395050153.3%27.7%
Marshall2809395050257.9%28.0%
Monroe2809595020183.7%24.0%
Monroe28095950202105.1%25.1%
Monroe2809595040075.0%24.8%
Monroe2809595060077.3%28.0%
Monroe2809595070060.7%34.5%
Monroe2809595080067.1%23.4%
Montgomery2809795010068.0%20.2%
Montgomery2809795030243.8%43.9%
Neshoba2809901020070.0%35.2%
Neshoba2809901050056.6%36.5%
Neshoba2809901060085.7%27.8%
Neshoba2809994010069.0%23.2%
Newton2810105020092.2%21.9%
Newton2810105030295.8%26.1%
Newton2810105040090.8%26.5%
Newton2810105050069.1%40.9%
Noxubee2810395010063.7%24.7%
Noxubee2810395030045.6%35.3%
Oktibbeha2810595010283.6%23.4%
Oktibbeha28105950201102.3%24.2%
Oktibbeha2810595030056.3%34.6%
Oktibbeha2810595040189.4%57.5%
Oktibbeha2810595040243.6%
Oktibbeha28105950500101.0%31.8%
Oktibbeha2810595060427.0%
Oktibbeha2810595070274.4%20.4%
Panola2810795010160.7%23.1%
Panola2810795010292.9%29.7%
Panola2810795020130.5%66.0%
Panola2810795030182.9%29.5%
Panola2810795050291.7%26.8%
Panola2810795060247.9%42.0%
Pearl River28109950202111.5%20.3%
Pearl River2810995040360.5%22.3%
Pearl River28109950504118.5%24.3%
Pearl River2810995060074.0%24.3%
Pearl River2810995070170.5%20.9%
Pearl River2810995070261.8%18.5%
Perry2811195010268.0%20.0%
Perry2811195020066.2%18.6%
Pike2811395010347.4%
Pike2811395020079.4%28.2%
Pike2811395030035.7%43.8%
Pike2811395040096.7%20.2%
Pike2811395050160.4%15.8%
Pike2811395050263.9%13.8%
Pike2811395060177.7%27.1%
Pike2811395060265.3%31.2%
Pike2811395070063.9%37.9%
Pontotoc28115950101110.6%23.8%
Pontotoc2811595050068.1%23.4%
Prentiss2811795010278.9%30.8%
Prentiss2811795020297.9%20.9%
Prentiss2811795030168.3%22.8%
Prentiss2811795050067.3%19.0%
Quitman2811995010048.9%32.3%
Quitman2811995020062.9%22.8%
Quitman2811995030076.0%31.9%
Rankin28121020104113.6%23.0%
Rankin2812102050087.7%
Rankin2812102070554.7%25.4%
Rankin28121020805102.6%36.9%
Rankin28121020901118.9%20.0%
Scott2812302010173.5%21.8%
Scott2812302010235.2%28.8%
Scott2812302040058.1%18.7%
Scott2812302050065.1%34.5%
Sharkey2812595010072.6%38.4%
Sharkey2812595020064.5%23.4%
Simpson2812795010277.4%25.3%
Simpson2812795020066.7%32.0%
Simpson2812795050076.5%32.6%
Smith2812995020299.6%25.7%
Stone2813102010081.5%20.4%
Stone2813102020487.6%26.4%
Stone2813102020661.1%18.2%
Sunflower2813395010062.1%35.9%
Sunflower2813395020061.1%24.6%
Sunflower2813395030073.5%29.0%
Sunflower2813395040257.8%39.1%
Sunflower2813395050052.5%25.9%
Sunflower2813395060060.0%26.7%
Tallahatchie2813595010078.1%20.5%
Tallahatchie2813595020090.8%26.5%
Tallahatchie2813595030050.8%13.5%
Tallahatchie2813595040057.4%43.0%
Tate2813795030179.8%21.5%
Tate2813795030295.1%23.9%
Tate2813795040067.9%22.2%
Tippah2813995020162.4%27.4%
Tippah2813995040268.8%17.1%
Tishomingo28141950101105.3%23.1%
Tishomingo2814195010288.2%22.0%
Tishomingo2814195020075.2%26.7%
Tishomingo2814195040183.1%26.4%
Tunica2814395010239.7%34.8%
Tunica2814395020062.9%36.6%
Union28145950500100.1%22.7%
Walthall2814795020092.8%30.6%
Warren2814995010176.5%32.7%
Warren2814995020064.1%38.9%
Warren2814995030046.1%47.2%
Warren2814995040022.4%
Warren2814995050087.3%34.4%
Warren2814995110285.0%29.6%
Washington2815100020097.7%24.6%
Washington2815100030055.3%29.1%
Washington2815100040036.0%60.1%
Washington2815100060038.4%33.2%
Washington2815100070169.6%23.5%
Washington2815100090044.1%20.0%
Washington2815100100056.2%48.1%
Washington2815100110030.0%52.5%
Washington2815100120043.9%35.2%
Washington2815100130057.0%24.8%
Washington2815100140083.2%25.2%
Washington2815100160085.4%33.6%
Washington2815100170054.8%23.9%
Washington2815100200067.0%37.8%
Washington2815100210030.0%40.7%
Wayne2815395010173.9%23.5%
Wayne2815395010263.2%30.4%
Wayne2815395020057.6%25.4%
Wayne2815395030154.5%27.9%
Wayne2815395040247.0%36.3%
Webster2815595030075.2%26.6%
Wilkinson2815795010050.6%24.6%
Wilkinson2815795020137.2%50.1%
Winston28159950100120.2%25.5%
Winston2815995030044.6%41.2%
Winston2815995040087.5%37.4%
Yalobusha2816195010071.2%20.4%
Yalobusha2816195020093.3%24.2%
Yalobusha28161950301104.5%33.3%
Yazoo28163950200103.8%22.1%
Yazoo2816395030036.2%58.2%
Yazoo2816395050042.8%56.4%