Kansas
Last checked 2026-06-16
53
Designated tracts (of 211 eligible)
27
Rural designated — QROF treatment
19
Former OZ 1.0 tracts redesignated
57
Days until designations take effect
How Kansas chose
Treasury published the final list on October 30, 2026. Kansas designated 53 of 211 eligible tracts, its full allocation, in 24 of 36 counties with eligible tracts. Designations take effect January 1, 2027 and run through December 31, 2036. Treasury's October list has 1 more eligible tract here than the April appendix, qualified under its missing-data rules; 0 were designated.
Compared with the eligible tracts it passed over, Kansas favored former OZ 1.0 tracts, rural tracts and tracts with fewer residents of color.
| Trait | Designated | Passed over |
|---|---|---|
| Former OZ 1.0 tract | 35.8% | 12.7% |
| Rural (QROF) | 50.9% | 31% |
| Urban Institute Tier 1 | 24.5% | 15.8% |
| Median poverty rate | 23.5% | 22.2% |
| Median family income, % of area | 64.3% | 62.5% |
| Residents of color (mean) | 37.7% | 47.4% |
| Median density, people / sq mi | 2,048 | 2,772 |
Poverty and income: Treasury's own eligibility figures (ACS 2020–2024). Demographics: ACS 2020–2024. Former OZ 1.0 = at least half the tract's land area was in a 2018 QOZ. How every state compares →
Record: how Kansas ran its nomination input process
Nomination process
Community input window closed 2026-06-01. The state is now in internal review.
Map: designated and eligible tracts
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Designated tracts by county
The county is usually the first local partner on an OZ deal — zoning, infrastructure, incentives. CDEs listed are New Markets Tax Credit allocatees that have already financed deals inside this county's designated tracts: the organizations with a working track record of underwriting there.
| County | Designated / eligible | Rural | OZ 1.0 kept / lost | Residents | NMTC CDEs active in designated tracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte County | 8 / 38 | — | 2 / 3 | 21,788 | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; CBKC CDC, L.L.C.; Local Initiatives Support Corporation |
| Douglas County | 6 / 9 | — | 1 / 2 | 24,701 | — |
| Johnson County | 5 / 13 | — | 1 / 4 | 13,247 | — |
| Crawford County | 4 / 7 | 4 | 3 / 2 | 12,355 | DAKOTAS AMERICA LLC; Five Points Community Capital, LLC |
| Montgomery County | 3 / 7 | 3 | 1 / 1 | 6,835 | — |
| Riley County | 3 / 8 | — | 3 / 1 | 12,570 | National Community Investment Fund |
| Shawnee County | 3 / 16 | — | 1 / 2 | 13,895 | CBKC CDC, L.L.C.; USBCDE, LLC |
| Butler County | 2 / 3 | 2 | 1 / 0 | 6,298 | — |
| Cowley County | 2 / 3 | 2 | 0 / 2 | 3,648 | — |
| Lyon County | 2 / 4 | 2 | 0 / 1 | 6,517 | — |
| Saline County | 2 / 6 | 2 | 1 / 2 | 7,873 | DAKOTAS AMERICA LLC |
| Atchison County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 2,646 | — |
| Finney County | 1 / 3 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 3,007 | — |
| Ford County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 0 / 3 | 3,292 | — |
| Geary County | 1 / 5 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 2,498 | Morgan Stanley New Markets, Inc. |
| Graham County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 2,389 | — |
| Leavenworth County | 1 / 3 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 2,228 | AltCap |
| McPherson County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 6,599 | — |
| Neosho County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 2,515 | — |
| Phillips County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 1,456 | — |
| Reno County | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 / 3 | 2,759 | — |
| Republic County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 1,136 | — |
| Sedgwick County | 1 / 52 | — | 1 / 9 | 3,088 | — |
| Seward County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 4,463 | — |
| Allen County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Barton County | 0 / 2 | — | 0 / 2 | — | — |
| Labette County | 0 / 5 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Norton County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
Counties with no designated tracts are listed only if they lost OZ 1.0 tracts. NMTC: CDFI Fund NMTC public data release. 9 distinct CDEs across Kansas's designated tracts.
Find projects and partners in the designated tracts
Every designated tract in Kansas, tagged by the signals that point to a project type or a partner. Pick tags to narrow the list — a tract must carry every tag selected. Tags are simple published rules, not a score; hover a tag for its definition.
53 of 53 tracts shown
Download all eligible tracts, national (CSV) →| Tract | County | Pov. | MFI | Pop. | Rent. | Vac. | Signals | Prior NMTC CDEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20005081702 Topeka | Atchison County | 27.9% | 72.6% | 2,646 | 26.7% | 24.5% | Rural / QROFHigh vacancy | — |
| 20015020205 Wichita | Butler County | 20.6% | 97.9% | 3,587 | 10.5% | 8.6% | Rural / QROF | — |
| 20015020400 | Butler County | 18.2% | 63.8% | 2,711 | 59.5% | 14% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20035494000 | Cowley County | 33.3% | 48.1% | 2,277 | 54.2% | 19.1% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 20035494100 | Cowley County | 11.7% | 69.4% | 1,371 | 30.9% | 19.5% | Rural / QROFHigh vacancy | — |
| 20037957200 Kansas City | Crawford County | 19.6% | 69.4% | 2,174 | 39% | 11.5% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligible | — |
| 20037957500 | Crawford County | 33% | 51.1% | 2,010 | 63% | 22.9% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | DAKOTAS AMERICA LLC; Five Points Community Capital, LLC $14.6M · 2 deals |
| 20037957601 Salina | Crawford County | 24% | 82.5% | 4,535 | 56.7% | 2.7% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0 | — |
| 20037957602 Topeka | Crawford County | 56.6% | 34.9% | 3,636 | 71.4% | 2.2% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 20045000301 Emporia | Douglas County | 59.1% | 68.6% | 4,981 | 94.9% | 15.2% | Housing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 20045000400 | Douglas County | 71.4% | — | 4,469 | 93.2% | 33.9% | Former OZ 1.0Housing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 20045000501 | Douglas County | 14.1% | 68.9% | 3,050 | 61.1% | 8.4% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 20045000502 | Douglas County | 20.2% | 89.8% | 5,076 | 73.6% | 11.2% | | — |
| 20045000902 | Douglas County | 39.2% | 64.5% | 2,680 | 73.7% | 4% | Housing pressure | — |
| 20045000904 | Douglas County | 22.5% | 57.2% | 4,445 | 83.3% | 6.6% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 20055960501 | Finney County | 22.1% | 69.7% | 3,007 | 30.3% | 6.5% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0UI Tier 1 | — |
| 20057961902 Wichita | Ford County | 20.2% | 79.4% | 3,292 | 18.6% | 8.2% | Rural / QROF | — |
| 20061000100 Kansas City | Geary County | 33.9% | 66.8% | 2,498 | 53.8% | 17.9% | Rural / QROFNMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | Morgan Stanley New Markets, Inc. $6.7M · 2 deals |
| 20065952300 | Graham County | 14.8% | 65.6% | 2,389 | 21.2% | 15.8% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHigh vacancyUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20091050302 | Johnson County | 10% | 67.1% | 1,902 | 55.3% | 7.2% | Housing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20091052423 | Johnson County | 27.4% | 56.7% | 2,931 | 87.6% | 10.7% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 20091052905 Kansas City | Johnson County | 4.8% | 63.5% | 4,357 | 46.6% | 5.5% | CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20091053555 | Johnson County | 23% | 63.6% | 1,781 | 60% | 13.6% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20091053556 | Johnson County | 9.7% | 64% | 2,276 | 39.4% | 8.6% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 20103070100 Wichita | Leavenworth County | 19.1% | 40.6% | 2,228 | 84.8% | 12.8% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | AltCap $12.1M · 1 deal |
| 20111000101 Kansas City | Lyon County | 33.7% | 46.3% | 3,442 | 86.7% | 9.8% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligible | — |
| 20111000400 | Lyon County | 21.8% | 62.8% | 3,075 | 73.4% | 19.6% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 20113788600 Manhattan | McPherson County | 24.5% | 98.7% | 6,599 | 40.2% | 11.9% | Rural / QROF | — |
| 20125950200 | Montgomery County | 18.6% | 65.7% | 2,354 | 35.3% | 10.5% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 20125950400 | Montgomery County | 20.1% | 56.1% | 2,136 | 38.6% | 23.7% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 20125951000 | Montgomery County | 26.6% | 54.5% | 2,345 | 56.5% | 20.9% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 20133951700 | Neosho County | 25% | 83.2% | 2,515 | 29.6% | 8.4% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligible | — |
| 20147475200 Augusta | Phillips County | 20.6% | 73.3% | 1,456 | 21.5% | 18.7% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 20155000600 Wichita | Reno County | 20.5% | 44.3% | 2,759 | 67.8% | 22.7% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 20157978100 | Republic County | 15.9% | 69.4% | 1,136 | 16.9% | 26.1% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 20161000500 | Riley County | 43.6% | — | 4,558 | 66.8% | 10.1% | Former OZ 1.0Housing pressure | — |
| 20161000801 | Riley County | 43.4% | 58.9% | 3,747 | 85.8% | 19.9% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 20161001101 | Riley County | 46.7% | 22.5% | 4,265 | 96.1% | 6% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | National Community Investment Fund $4.0M · 1 deal |
| 20169000102 | Saline County | 42.6% | 14.7% | 2,768 | 76.4% | 9.3% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | DAKOTAS AMERICA LLC $2.9M · 1 deal |
| 20169000500 Garden City | Saline County | 24.8% | 70.7% | 5,105 | 35.9% | 0.6% | Rural / QROF | — |
| 20173004301 | Sedgwick County | 31.6% | 118.7% | 3,088 | 95.3% | 35.9% | Former OZ 1.0High vacancy | — |
| 20175966000 | Seward County | 20.8% | 61.3% | 4,463 | 54% | 10.3% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 20177000800 | Shawnee County | 19.6% | 54.9% | 3,054 | 54.4% | 15.4% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 20177003100 | Shawnee County | 32.8% | 53.3% | 6,963 | 47.6% | 8.2% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | CBKC CDC, L.L.C.; USBCDE, LLC $16.7M · 2 deals |
| 20177003702 | Shawnee County | 24% | 78.5% | 3,878 | 48.8% | 2.7% | | — |
| 20209040700 | Wyandotte County | 11.9% | 51.4% | 1,683 | 35.8% | 16.6% | CRA-eligibleHigh vacancyUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20209041400 | Wyandotte County | 23.5% | — | 1,522 | 68.2% | 26.6% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancyUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20209042300 | Wyandotte County | 30.3% | 47.3% | 2,929 | 46% | 15.6% | CRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 20209042900 | Wyandotte County | 28.3% | 44.7% | 3,835 | 55.5% | 15.4% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancyUI Tier 1 | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; CBKC CDC, L.L.C.; Local Initiatives Support Corporation $15.8M · 3 deals |
| 20209043000 Kansas City | Wyandotte County | 10.4% | 54% | 3,449 | 23.5% | 10% | CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20209043905 | Wyandotte County | 30.4% | 69% | 2,094 | 42.9% | 12.5% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20209044101 | Wyandotte County | 27.3% | 70.6% | 1,552 | 48.4% | 17.1% | Former OZ 1.0High vacancyUI Tier 1 | — |
| 20209044702 | Wyandotte County | 14.9% | 68.5% | 4,724 | 25.9% | 9.8% | | — |
Reading the signals for projects
- Rural / QROF — a rural QOF investment gets a 30% basis step-up at five years, and existing buildings need only 50% improvement. Rehab of existing stock pencils here in ways it does not elsewhere. Mechanics →
- Housing pressure — mostly renters, most of them cost-burdened. Housing deals here have demand; they also carry displacement risk, which is where community benefit terms matter.
- High vacancy — vacant structures to bring back. Pair with the 50% rural improvement threshold where both apply.
- UI Tier 1 — the Urban Institute's read that private capital is likely to come and the impact would be larger.
Reading the signals for partners
- NMTC track record — the listed CDEs have underwritten deals in this exact tract. They know the market and can layer NMTC with OZ equity. How they stack →
- CRA-eligible — bank investment here earns CRA credit. Start with community development officers at banks with branches in the county.
- Former OZ 1.0 — QOFs and sponsors may already hold assets here. They are the most likely early OZ 2.0 investors and know the local approvals path.
- Tribal — the tribal government is a principal, not a stakeholder to consult. Persistent poverty — USDA Rural Development programs can fill gaps.
Data context
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Eligible tracts in EIG DCI top distress quintile
The EIG Distressed Communities Index (2019–2023) is referenced in many state scoring rubrics. Quintile 1 = most distressed. See whether OZ 1.0 reached the most distressed places →
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Counties with eligible tracts designated USDA persistent poverty
Persistent poverty = 20%+ poverty rate in every census 1980–2010. Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes (2015 edition). Relevant for USDA RD program eligibility and QROF rural bonus. See QROF rural bonus mechanics →
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Prior NMTC investments in eligible OZ tracts
CDFI Fund NMTC Public Data Release (2024). Indicates prior CDFI capital deployment track record in these tracts. See how NMTC and OZ stack →
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Eligible tracts with CRA designation (LMI or distressed/underserved)
Banks earn CRA credit for investing in low- or moderate-income tracts (Track 1), and in non-metropolitan middle-income tracts officially designated distressed or underserved by FFIEC (Track 2). When an OZ project sits in a CRA-eligible tract, bank capital can satisfy CRA obligations while generating OZ tax benefits. How CRA and OZ interact →
Cities: Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka, Manhattan, Salina and 47 more
ZIP codes: 66102, 66104, 67214, 67216, 67211 and 94 more
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All cities:
Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka, Manhattan, Salina, Junction City, Pittsburg, Olathe, Hutchinson, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Coffeyville, Fort Riley, Independence, Hays, Garden City, Oswego, Overland Park, Ogden, New Cambria, Sharon, Parsons, Pleasanton, Shawnee, Liberal, Waldron, Lenexa, White City, Milford, Alma, Lansing, La Cygne, Anthony, Arkansas City, Atchison, Attica, Augusta, Bluff City, Cherryvale, Chetopa, Derby, Dodge City, Dwight, El Dorado, Emporia, Eureka, Freeport, Harper, Haysville, Hazelton, Alta Vista, Zenda
All ZIP codes:
66102, 66104, 67214, 67216, 67211, 67213, 67203, 66101, 67218, 67208, 67401, 66106, 66502, 66762, 66607, 66605, 66441, 66103, 67210, 67212, 66611, 67217, 67219, 66048, 66061, 67337, 67501, 66046, 66609, 67846, 66111, 66606, 66112, 66604, 67601, 66214, 66044, 66506, 67209, 66442, 67204, 67301, 67356, 67150, 67202, 67061, 67138, 67206, 67159, 66002, 67220, 67226, 67058, 67260, 67335, 67336, 67357, 67402, 67470, 67801, 67060, 66834, 67049, 66514, 66503, 66401, 66216, 66215, 66204, 66203, 66117, 66115, 66110, 66105, 66075, 66062, 66051, 66045, 66043, 66505, 66517, 67045, 66603, 67042, 67037, 67018, 67010, 67009, 67005, 67003, 66872, 66849, 66040, 66801, 66617, 66616, 66612, 66608, 67901
Look up a specific tract (FFIEC) → Source: FFIEC Census Flat File 2026, joined to IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 eligible tracts.
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Eligible tracts in top investability quintile (Urban Institute model)
The Urban Institute investability model scores OZ-eligible tracts by predicted likelihood of attracting private capital, based on OZ 1.0 investment patterns. Quintile 1 = highest predicted investability among scored tracts. Not all tracts are scored — coverage reflects tracts with sufficient OZ 1.0 data.
Who to contact
Kansas Department of Commerce
https://www.kansascommerce.gov/opportunity-zones-2-0/Certified CDFIs
2 certified CDFIs headquartered in Kansas. CDFI Fund certified list →
USDA Rural Development
USDA RD Kansas State Office →RCAP Regional Partner
Midwest Assistance Program (MAP) →Rural LISC
Rural LISC →Native / tribal
Kansas has two federally recognized tribes with active land in the state. The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas has a reservation in Brown County (northeast Kansas). The Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska has a reservation in Brown and Doniphan counties. Both Brown and Doniphan counties may have eligible or adjacent census tracts. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Jackson County) also has federally recognized land in Kansas. Kansas Commerce has not published a tribal consultation protocol for the OZ 2.0 process; check with the Kansas Indian Affairs Commission (ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1825) before submitting nominations in or adjacent to tribal lands.
Designations: Treasury, 2027 QOZ designations and revised eligible-tract file (October 30, 2026). Demographics: ACS 2020–2024 5-year. OZ 1.0: IRS Notice 2018-48, crosswalked to 2020 tracts. Eligible tract counts: IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 (April 6, 2026). Rural designation: Notice 2025-50, Section 4.01. Status tier last verified 2026-06-16. Full methodology.