Treasury’s November 5, 2026 release (sb0682) puts every nominated Midwest Opportunity Zone 2.0 tract on the final QOZ list effective January 1, 2027. CDFI counts: Ohio 260, Illinois 240, Michigan 215, Missouri 131, Indiana 126, Wisconsin 77, Minnesota 73, Kansas 53, Iowa 44 and Nebraska 28.
Treasury has designated the Midwest’s Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts as Qualified Opportunity Zones effective January 1, 2027. Treasury press release sb0682 (November 5, 2026) says every one of the 6,576 nominated tracts nationwide is on the final list, including 2,594 rural tracts. State counts below come from the CDFI Fund final designations file.
Midwest designated counts (CDFI final list). Ohio 260 · Illinois 240 · Michigan 215 · Missouri 131 · Indiana 126 · Wisconsin 77 · Minnesota 73 · Kansas 53 · Iowa 44 · Nebraska 28. Together: 1,247 designated tracts.
Kansas is on the final list. Kansas has 53 designated tracts in the CDFI file — the most it could nominate under the 25% cap — and those tracts are designated QOZs effective January 1, 2027, under sb0682.
What the federal release locked in. Designated zones start January 1, 2027, and run through December 31, 2036. Of the national 6,576 designated tracts, 2,594 are rural. Read the national story: Treasury designates all 6,576 Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts on its final list.
Where to work next. Open each state hub above, the national map, the OZ 2.0 final list by state, and the tracker. Pull the CDFI spreadsheet: cdfifund.gov media download.
FAQ — When do Midwest OZ 2.0 zones start? January 1, 2027, for tracts designated on Treasury’s final list (sb0682). The designation runs ten years, through December 31, 2036.
Sources. U.S. Treasury sb0682 (Nov 5, 2026) · CDFI Fund Opportunity Zones · CDFI final designations file · National final-list story
FAQ
When do Midwest OZ 2.0 zones start?
Midwest Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts designated on Treasury’s final list take effect January 1, 2027, and keep that designation through December 31, 2036, under Treasury press release sb0682 (November 5, 2026).
How many Midwest tracts did Treasury designate?
Using the CDFI Fund final designations file, the ten Midwest states on this page total 1,247 designated tracts: Ohio 260, Illinois 240, Michigan 215, Missouri 131, Indiana 126, Wisconsin 77, Minnesota 73, Kansas 53, Iowa 44 and Nebraska 28.
Where is the official list?
Treasury announced the final list in press release sb0682. The CDFI Fund hosts the spreadsheet and map of all 6,576 designated QOZs nationwide.
- home.treasury.gov, as of November 5, 2026
- cdfifund.gov (1), as of November 5, 2026
- cdfifund.gov (2), as of November 5, 2026
- opportunityzoneinvest.com (1), as of November 5, 2026
- opportunityzoneinvest.com (2), as of November 5, 2026
Original reporting by the Opportunity Zone Invest Editorial Team 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. Found an error? See our corrections policy or write to Opportunity Zone Invest.
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