Opportunity Zones in Texas

Texas has 628 Qualified Opportunity Zones, including 288 rural Opportunity Zones. These OZ 1.0 zones remain in effect through December 31, 2028. In the second half of 2026, Texas will nominate approximately 605 new Opportunity Zones under the OZ 2.0 framework, with those designations taking effect on January 1, 2027.

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.

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.

• The Beginner's Guide to Opportunity Zones
• What Is a Qualified Opportunity Fund?
• The Two Ways to Invest in Opportunity Zones

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.

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 Texas, 2,420 census tracts (524 rural, 1,896 non-rural) meet the statutory median-family-income and/or poverty-rate thresholds. Texas submitted its OZ 2.0 nominations to the U.S. Treasury on September 4, 2026, nominating 605 census tracts — 603 from the eligible list (184 rural, 419 non-rural) and 2 from outside it. Approved designations take effect on January 1, 2027. Nominated tracts are marked and listed first in the table below.