U.S. Qualified Opportunity Zones Spatial Data

Spatial data for all U.S. Decennial Census tracts designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones under IRS tax code provisions. The dataset is maintained by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and was last updated in March 2026. It supports analysis of tax incentive zones for community and economic development.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geographic distribution of Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) across U.S. Census tracts for investment planning.
• Map QOZ polygons to assess eligibility for tax deferrals under Internal Revenue Code §1400Z-2.
• Study the relationship between designated tracts and community development metrics using spatial features.

Strengths

• Official data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, an authoritative federal source.
• Covers all designated Qualified Opportunity Zones across the United States.
• Updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable, limiting initial assessment of scope and structure.
• Data format includes ZIP and HTML, which may require specialized GIS tools for spatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Collection Method

Spatial data compilation of designated census tracts under IRS procedures.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-11.

Geography

United States