Nomination Process

OZ 2.0 State Tracker

Where all 56 U.S. jurisdictions stand as they nominate census tracts for designation as 2027 Qualified Opportunity Zones under OZ 2.0. Track each state's process status, community-input deadline, the agency in charge, and how many designations to expect. Updated regularly through the nomination and designation window, from July 1, 2026 through December 27, 2026. These new OZ 2.0 designations go into effect for a period of 10 years, beginning on January 1, 2027.

UpdatedJuly 16, 2026

25,332

vs. 31,848 in 2018

eligible low-income census tracts

6,544

vs. 8,764 today (OZ 1.0)

anticipated OZ 2.0 designations

Where the 56 jurisdictions stand

The 56 jurisdictions are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories — Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Nominations Submitted

Window Closed

Window Open

Guidance Issued

No Guidance

State-by-state status

Sources: Nomination statuses & deadlines per the OZ 2.0 State Tracker developed by Frances Kern Mennone, FBT Gibbons and Home Field Advantage. Zone figures per OpportunityZones.com analysis of 2020–2024 ACS data. OZ 2.0 = anticipated designations (greater of 25 or 25% of eligible tracts, capped at the number eligible); pending Treasury certification. Last reviewed July 16, 2026.

			Agency
Alabama	Window Open	Jul 31	ADECA	158	141
Alaska	Window Closed	Apr 30	Alaska DCCED	25	25
American Samoa	No Guidance	—	American Samoa DOC	16	16
Arizona	Nominations Submitted	Jun 19	Arizona Commerce Authority	168	125
Arkansas	Window Open	Jul 31	Arkansas EDC	85	78
California	Window Open	Jul 25	GO-Biz	879	618
Colorado	Window Closed	Jun 30	OEDIT	126	90
Connecticut	No Guidance	—	CT DECD	72	61
Delaware	Window Closed	May 15	DE Div. of Small Business	25	25
District of Columbia	Window Open	Aug 7	DMPED	25	25
Florida	Window Closed	Jun 1	FloridaCommerce	427	340
Georgia	Window Closed	Jul 15	GA Community Affairs (DCA)	260	236
Guam	No Guidance	—	GEDA	25	20
Hawaii	Window Open	Rolling	Hawaii DBEDT	25	25
Idaho	Window Closed	Jun 30	Idaho Dept. of Commerce	28	25
Illinois	Window Closed	Apr 24	Illinois DCEO	327	238
Indiana	Window Open	Jul 17	Indiana Office of Commerce	156	126
Iowa	No Guidance	—	Iowa EDA	62	44
Kansas	Window Closed	Jun 1	Kansas Commerce	74	53
Kentucky	Window Closed	Jun 12	KY Cabinet for Econ. Dev.	144	137
Louisiana	Window Closed	Varies	Louisiana Econ. Dev. (LED)	150	155
Maine	Window Closed	Apr 30	Maine DECD	32	25
Maryland	Window Open	Aug 7	MD DHCD	149	113
Massachusetts	Window Closed	—	Exec. Office of Econ. Dev.	138	103
Michigan	Window Open	Rolling	MEDC	288	214
Minnesota	Window Closed	Jun 30	MN DEED	128	73
Mississippi	Window Closed	May 31	Mississippi Dev. Authority	100	101
Missouri	Window Closed	May 17	Missouri DED	161	131
Montana	No Guidance	—	Montana Commerce	25	25
Nebraska	Window Closed	May 1	Nebraska Dept. of Econ. Dev.	44	28
Nevada	No Guidance	—	—	61	49
New Hampshire	No Guidance	—	NH BEA	27	25
New Jersey	No Guidance	—	NJ DCA	169	129
New Mexico	Window Closed	May 15	New Mexico EDD	63	65
New York State	No Guidance	—	ESD	514	426
North Carolina	Window Closed	Jun 21	NC Dept. of Commerce	252	202
North Dakota	No Guidance	—	ND Dept. of Commerce	25	25
Northern Mariana Islands	No Guidance	—	CEDA	20	19
Ohio	Window Closed	Jul 10	Ohio Dept. of Development	320	258
Oklahoma	Window Closed	Jun 19	Oklahoma Dept. of Commerce	117	104
Oregon	Window Closed	May 22	Business Oregon	86	58
Pennsylvania	Window Closed	Jun 19	PA DCED	300	217
Puerto Rico	Window Closed	May 30	DDEC	863	178
Rhode Island	Window Closed	Jun 23	CommerceRI	25	25
South Carolina	Window Closed	Jun 15	SC Dept. of Commerce	135	112
South Dakota	No Guidance	—	SD GOED	25	25
Tennessee	Guidance Issued	TBD	TNECD	176	127
Texas	Window Closed	Jun 26	Texas EDT	628	605
U.S. Virgin Islands	No Guidance	—	USVI EDA	14	18
Utah	Guidance Issued	TBD	Utah GOEO	46	37
Vermont	Window Closed	—	Vermont ACCD	25	24
Virginia	Guidance Issued	TBD	Virginia DHCD	212	152
Washington State	Window Closed	May 28	WA Dept. of Commerce	139	99
West Virginia	Window Closed	Jul 1	WV Econ. Dev. Division	55	52
Wisconsin	Window Closed	—	WEDC	120	77
Wyoming	Guidance Issued	TBD	Wyoming Business Council	25	20

Signals worth watching

Only four jurisdictions gain zones: Louisiana (+5), the U.S. Virgin Islands (+4), New Mexico (+2), and Mississippi (+1).
Steepest reduction: Puerto Rico, −79% (863 → 178).
Puerto Rico's OZ 1.0 zones expire 12/31/2027 — a full year before every other jurisdiction (12/31/2028).
A smaller eligible pool than 2018: 31,848 tracts qualified then; 25,332 now.

Explore the map & state detail

Open the national Opportunity Zones map to see every designated (2018) and OZ 2.0-eligible tract, or select any jurisdiction above for its full profile — a state-fitted map, the complete designated and eligible tract tables, and its nomination-status detail.