Kansas Commerce's Opportunity Zones 2.0 page says the new round "will reduce the number of eligible tracts from 74 to an expected 53" and that the state's nomination window is closed. As of October 12, 2026, Kansas has not published a nominated-tract list or confirmed a filing with the U.S. Treasury, so we still list Kansas as pending. The eligible-tract appendix to IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 lists 210 Kansas tracts (76 rural), for a 25% cap of 53.
What Kansas says. The Kansas Commerce Opportunity Zones 2.0 page (checked October 12, 2026) says the original program “will last until December 31, 2026” and that the new round “will reduce the number of eligible tracts from 74 to an expected 53.” A later section says the change is “expected to reduce the number of designated zones from 74 to approximately 53.” The page is headed “Nomination window now closed.”
What isn't public yet. The Kansas Commerce page does not post a list of nominated tracts or say that Gov. Laura Kelly has transmitted nominations to Treasury. We found no announcement on the governor's website as of October 12. Until a state or Treasury source confirms a filing and count, Kansas stays pending on our OZ 2.0 tracker, and the expected 53 is not included in the tracker's filed totals.
The numbers. The eligible-tract appendix to IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 (appendix spreadsheet) lists 210 eligible Kansas tracts, 76 of them rural. A state may nominate up to 25% of its eligible tracts, rounded up, which is 53 for Kansas. So the “expected 53” matches the federal cap. Kansas Commerce counts 74 current zones. The CDFI Fund's list of 2018 designated zones agrees: 74 Kansas tracts (70 low-income, 4 contiguous), numbered by the 2010 census. Because tract boundaries changed in the 2020 census, those 74 zones cover 76 of today's tracts fully and 3 partly, which is why our Kansas zone page table shows 79 rows marked as current zones.
How Kansas chose. According to Kansas Commerce, communities in eligible tracts submitted proposals by June 1, 2026, scored against its OZ 2.0 Scoring Matrix; Commerce reviews them and advances recommendations, and “formal nominations are ultimately submitted by the Governor.”
The calendar. Under Rev. Proc. 2026-14, the federal nomination period ended September 28, 2026, and a state that takes the single 30-day extension has until October 28, 2026. Kansas Commerce's own timeline lists September 29 and October 29; we use the Rev. Proc. dates. Kansas Commerce has not said whether Kansas filed on time or is using the extension. Treasury then reviews nominations (see our explainer on the Nov 27 review window), and certified zones take effect January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2036, per Kansas Commerce.
For investors. Until Kansas publishes its list and Treasury certifies it, no Kansas tract is an OZ 2.0 zone. See every eligible Kansas tract by county, with current-zone status, on our Kansas zone page, and check addresses on the OZ map.
Original reporting by Sarah Whitfield for Opportunity Zone Invest, an independent OZ 2.0 research site. Facts are drawn from the primary sources cited above per our editorial standards. Nothing here is tax, legal, or investment advice.
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