New Mexico
Last checked 2026-06-16
65
Designated tracts (of 258 eligible)
36
Rural designated — QROF treatment
16
Former OZ 1.0 tracts redesignated
57
Days until designations take effect
How New Mexico chose
Treasury published the final list on October 30, 2026. New Mexico designated 65 of 258 eligible tracts, its full allocation, in 22 of 29 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, New Mexico favored tracts with prior NMTC deals, Urban Institute Tier 1 tracts and renter-heavy tracts.
| Trait | Designated | Passed over |
|---|---|---|
| Former OZ 1.0 tract | 24.6% | 19.2% |
| Rural (QROF) | 55.4% | 66.3% |
| Urban Institute Tier 1 | 20% | 8.8% |
| Median poverty rate | 29.7% | 28.1% |
| Median family income, % of area | 64.3% | 65.4% |
| Residents of color (mean) | 77% | 74.7% |
| Median density, people / sq mi | 1,860 | 638 |
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 New Mexico ran its nomination input process
Nomination process
Community input window closed 2026-05-15. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | 21 / 59 | — | 5 / 16 | 74,591 | Enterprise Financial CDE, LLC; Finance New Mexico, LLC; Paramount Community Development Fund, LLC; Travois New Markets, LLC; USBCDE, LLC |
| McKinley County | 5 / 27 | 5 | 1 / 6 | 14,970 | — |
| Chaves County | 4 / 11 | 4 | 1 / 2 | 15,534 | Finance New Mexico, LLC |
| Doña Ana County | 4 / 30 | — | 2 / 7 | 14,438 | Finance New Mexico, LLC |
| Otero County | 4 / 8 | 4 | 0 / 0 | 8,402 | — |
| San Miguel County | 3 / 8 | 3 | 0 / 0 | 9,755 | Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution |
| Sandoval County | 3 / 6 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 11,024 | — |
| Santa Fe County | 3 / 10 | 1 | 1 / 4 | 11,870 | Finance New Mexico, LLC; The Housing Partnership Network, Inc. |
| Cibola County | 2 / 7 | 2 | 2 / 1 | 5,640 | Ecotrust CDE LLC; Finance New Mexico, LLC; Travois New Markets, LLC |
| Lea County | 2 / 8 | 2 | 0 / 1 | 10,258 | — |
| Luna County | 2 / 6 | 2 | 1 / 0 | 7,958 | — |
| Valencia County | 2 / 12 | 2 | 1 / 6 | 11,421 | — |
| Colfax County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 2,605 | — |
| Curry County | 1 / 7 | 1 | 0 / 2 | 4,660 | — |
| Grant County | 1 / 5 | 1 | 0 / 2 | 5,549 | — |
| Hidalgo County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 1,984 | — |
| Lincoln County | 1 / 4 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 4,173 | — |
| Quay County | 1 / 3 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 2,775 | — |
| Rio Arriba County | 1 / 6 | 1 | 0 / 3 | 3,164 | Travois New Markets, LLC |
| San Juan County | 1 / 18 | 1 | 0 / 5 | 3,474 | — |
| Socorro County | 1 / 5 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 2,187 | — |
| Taos County | 1 / 3 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 3,791 | — |
| Eddy County | 0 / 3 | — | 0 / 2 | — | — |
| Roosevelt County | 0 / 3 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Sierra County | 0 / 2 | — | 0 / 2 | — | — |
| Torrance County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 3 | — | — |
Counties with no designated tracts are listed only if they lost OZ 1.0 tracts. NMTC: CDFI Fund NMTC public data release. 8 distinct CDEs across New Mexico's designated tracts.
Find projects and partners in the designated tracts
Every designated tract in New Mexico, 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.
65 of 65 tracts shown
Download all eligible tracts, national (CSV) →| Tract | County | Pov. | MFI | Pop. | Rent. | Vac. | Signals | Prior NMTC CDEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35001000124 | Bernalillo County | 26.4% | 64.2% | 3,824 | 70% | 8.8% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 35001000501 | Bernalillo County | 29.7% | 63.8% | 2,272 | 56.5% | 11.8% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 35001000601 | Bernalillo County | 21.3% | 88.9% | 4,028 | 47.3% | 3.1% | CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 35001000603 | Bernalillo County | 26.3% | 58.5% | 4,760 | 65.7% | 7.7% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 35001000605 | Bernalillo County | 20.7% | 68.5% | 3,886 | 65.6% | 7.6% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 35001000713 | Bernalillo County | 33.1% | 53.5% | 5,131 | 60.8% | 6.1% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 35001000717 | Bernalillo County | 16% | 44.8% | 1,746 | 82.5% | 10.5% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 35001000907 | Bernalillo County | 48.8% | — | 2,377 | 61.4% | 11.4% | Housing pressure | — |
| 35001000908 | Bernalillo County | 41.2% | 48.5% | 5,470 | 89.5% | 20.3% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 35001001300 | Bernalillo County | 30.1% | — | 3,788 | 24.2% | 7.6% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 35001001400 Chaparral | Bernalillo County | 29.7% | 71.6% | 1,956 | 40.6% | 14.5% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Enterprise Financial CDE, LLC $12.7M · 1 deal |
| 35001001500 | Bernalillo County | 21.2% | 56.5% | 2,763 | 54.6% | 8.2% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | Finance New Mexico, LLC $6.8M · 1 deal |
| 35001002100 | Bernalillo County | 21.5% | 39.3% | 1,810 | 90% | 9.1% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | Finance New Mexico, LLC; Paramount Community Development Fund, LLC; Travois New Markets, LLC; USBCDE, LLC $7.2M · 4 deals |
| 35001002404 Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 27.4% | 76.5% | 3,624 | 30.7% | 4.2% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 35001002900 Lordsburg | Bernalillo County | 30.7% | 65.8% | 3,632 | 41.2% | 8.3% | UI Tier 1 | — |
| 35001003400 | Bernalillo County | 30.8% | 40.5% | 3,759 | 86.1% | 8.5% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Finance New Mexico, LLC |
| 35001003733 | Bernalillo County | 47.3% | 39.2% | 3,189 | 89.6% | 9.8% | CRA-eligibleTribalHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 35001004712 | Bernalillo County | 20.7% | 66.2% | 6,884 | 14.1% | 0.8% | | — |
| 35001004760 | Bernalillo County | 37.6% | 36.2% | 3,470 | 79.1% | 0% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 35001004762 | Bernalillo County | 17.9% | 63.5% | 4,946 | 28.8% | 5.9% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 35001940602 Navajo Nation Reservation|Laguna Pueblo|Laguna Off-Reservation Trust Land|Isleta Pueblo | Bernalillo County | 42.5% | — | 1,276 | 0% | 15.3% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancy | — |
| 35005000301 | Chaves County | 30.6% | 54.7% | 3,186 | 24.7% | 20.3% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 35005000600 | Chaves County | 44.8% | 39.2% | 4,357 | 14.8% | 10.8% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligible | — |
| 35005001101 | Chaves County | 31.2% | 62.2% | 5,320 | 30.4% | 12% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Finance New Mexico, LLC |
| 35005001400 | Chaves County | 21.5% | 89% | 2,671 | 17% | 15.4% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 35006946100 Albuquerque | Cibola County | 41.9% | — | 3,070 | 0% | 29.5% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancyPersistent poverty | Ecotrust CDE LLC; Finance New Mexico, LLC; Travois New Markets, LLC $33.3M · 4 deals |
| 35006974402 | Cibola County | 27% | 78.7% | 2,570 | 32.4% | 15.5% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHigh vacancyPersistent poverty | — |
| 35007950600 | Colfax County | 30.7% | 64.3% | 2,605 | 28.7% | 18.5% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 35009000100 | Curry County | 37.5% | 37.7% | 4,660 | 40.7% | 18.5% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 35013000102 | Doña Ana County | 40.1% | 77.4% | 4,813 | 28.9% | 1.8% | Former OZ 1.0Persistent poverty | — |
| 35013000500 Las Cruces | Doña Ana County | 31.1% | 71.4% | 2,216 | 66.2% | 9.4% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligiblePersistent poverty | — |
| 35013000600 Roswell | Doña Ana County | 32% | 64.3% | 2,487 | 66.8% | 8.4% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1Persistent poverty | Finance New Mexico, LLC $11.8M · 2 deals |
| 35013001707 Alamogordo | Doña Ana County | 30.8% | 70.3% | 4,922 | 33.7% | 2.6% | CRA-eligiblePersistent poverty | — |
| 35017964300 Anthony | Grant County | 25.3% | 79.1% | 5,549 | 36.3% | 19.9% | Rural / QROFHigh vacancy | — |
| 35023970000 | Hidalgo County | 22.7% | 87.7% | 1,984 | 3.2% | 37.6% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 35025000100 | Lea County | 29.9% | 81.7% | 2,513 | 62.2% | 27.3% | Rural / QROFHigh vacancy | — |
| 35025000502 Truth or Consequences | Lea County | 28.5% | 69% | 7,745 | 46.4% | 18.4% | Rural / QROFHigh vacancy | — |
| 35027960403 | Lincoln County | 24.4% | 71.5% | 4,173 | 13.6% | 42.7% | Rural / QROFHigh vacancy | — |
| 35029000401 | Luna County | 18.3% | 58.3% | 3,359 | 19.9% | 15.6% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancyPersistent poverty | — |
| 35029000500 Fort Sill Apache Indian Reservation | Luna County | 33.8% | 53.9% | 4,599 | 30.4% | 29.1% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancyPersistent poverty | — |
| 35031943500 Gallup | McKinley County | 32.3% | 69.2% | 3,565 | 46.7% | 20.5% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancyPersistent poverty | — |
| 35031944000 Rio Rancho | McKinley County | 45.5% | 45.1% | 1,881 | 17.3% | 25% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancyUI Tier 1Persistent poverty | — |
| 35031945202 Navajo Nation Off-Reservation Trust Land | McKinley County | 32.1% | 60.5% | 2,716 | 59.4% | 7.9% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleTribalHousing pressurePersistent poverty | — |
| 35031945300 Portales | McKinley County | 35.6% | 66.2% | 3,414 | 39.6% | 17.2% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancyUI Tier 1Persistent poverty | — |
| 35031945602 Navajo Nation Off-Reservation Trust Land | McKinley County | 33.1% | 60.8% | 3,394 | 48.1% | 7.9% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleTribalPersistent poverty | — |
| 35035000100 | Otero County | 33.5% | 45.2% | 1,734 | 55.4% | 30.6% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 35035000502 | Otero County | 20.6% | — | 1,686 | 31.4% | 23.2% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 35035000702 Lovington | Otero County | 26.7% | 53.3% | 1,392 | 4.2% | 25.8% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancy | — |
| 35035940000 Alamogordo | Otero County | 28.7% | 59.7% | 3,590 | 28.4% | 19.1% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancy | — |
| 35037958601 Belen | Quay County | 23.7% | 64.3% | 2,775 | 11.8% | 12.4% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 35039940700 Las Vegas | Rio Arriba County | 28% | 77% | 3,164 | 37.3% | 16.1% | Rural / QROFNMTC track recordTribalHigh vacancy | Travois New Markets, LLC $21.6M · 1 deal |
| 35045000503 Las Cruces | San Juan County | 32.2% | 80.5% | 3,474 | 12.6% | 21.9% | Rural / QROFTribalHigh vacancyUI Tier 1 | — |
| 35047957200 | San Miguel County | 23.7% | 97.7% | 3,049 | 53.5% | 18.1% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancyPersistent poverty | — |
| 35047957300 | San Miguel County | 34.2% | 108.2% | 2,792 | 37.7% | 12.5% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1Persistent poverty | — |
| 35047957400 | San Miguel County | 37.9% | 56.1% | 3,914 | 30.5% | 15.3% | Rural / QROFNMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHigh vacancyUI Tier 1Persistent poverty | Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution $1.4M · 1 deal |
| 35043010713 Albuquerque | Sandoval County | 12.3% | 67.5% | 5,269 | 23.1% | 9.2% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 35043010900 Laguna Pueblo|Zia Pueblo|Zia Off-Reservation Trust Land|Navajo Nation Reservation|Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation|Jemez Pueblo|Navajo Nation Off-Reservation Trust Land | Sandoval County | 26% | 50.8% | 1,635 | 23.7% | 40.4% | CRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancy | — |
| 35043940500 Sandia Pueblo | Sandoval County | 25.5% | 61.3% | 4,120 | 28.2% | 5.8% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleTribal | — |
| 35049001202 Albuquerque | Santa Fe County | 32% | 50% | 6,135 | 61.3% | 6% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | Finance New Mexico, LLC; The Housing Partnership Network, Inc. $21.8M · 2 deals |
| 35049010308 Santo Domingo Pueblo | Santa Fe County | 20.8% | 89.6% | 2,450 | 17.4% | 2.9% | Tribal | — |
| 35049940900 Happy Valley | Santa Fe County | 21.3% | 63.8% | 3,285 | 42.9% | 12.1% | Rural / QROFNMTC track recordCRA-eligibleTribal | Finance New Mexico, LLC |
| 35053978301 | Socorro County | 17.4% | 67.6% | 2,187 | 10.4% | 31.2% | Rural / QROFHigh vacancyPersistent poverty | — |
| 35055940101 Taos Pueblo|Taos Off-Reservation Trust Land | Taos County | 24.3% | 92% | 3,791 | 30.5% | 28.9% | Rural / QROFTribalHigh vacancyPersistent poverty | — |
| 35061970401 Isleta Pueblo | Valencia County | 19.5% | 60.9% | 5,650 | 20.5% | 7.8% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleTribal | — |
| 35061970404 | Valencia County | 31.6% | 70.4% | 5,771 | 32.8% | 4.9% | Rural / QROF | — |
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
76
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 →
9
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 →
179
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 →
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ZIP codes: 87121, 87105, 88001, 87110, 87108 and 187 more
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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
New Mexico Economic Development Dept. (EDNM)
https://www.edd.newmexico.gov/programs-and-services/communities/opportunity-zones/(505) 827-0300
Certified CDFIs
17 certified CDFIs headquartered in New Mexico. CDFI Fund certified list →
USDA Rural Development
USDA RD New Mexico State Office →RCAP Regional Partner
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) →Rural LISC
Rural LISC →Native / tribal
New Mexico has the largest concentration of federally recognized tribal nations of any state. The Navajo Nation — the largest reservation in the US — spans McKinley and San Juan counties, which together hold 45 eligible tracts. New Mexico is also home to 19 Pueblo tribes (including Acoma, Laguna, Zuni, Taos, and Santa Clara Pueblos), the Jicarilla Apache Nation (Rio Arriba County), and the Mescalero Apache Tribe (Otero County). EDNM routes tribal input through the COG process; however, tribal nations may engage EDNM directly at info@edd.nm.gov. If nominating tracts in or adjacent to tribal land, consult with the relevant tribal government or Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) before submitting to your COG.
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.