North Carolina Opportunity Zone census tracts list
Updated
814North Carolina tracts are OZ 2.0 eligible (IRS appendix) and 302 are fully or partly in a current (2018) Opportunity Zone (CDFI Fund). North Carolina has not filed OZ 2.0 nominations yet, so the nomination column shows pending. See the North Carolina OZ 2.0 page for the selection process and the nomination tracker for every state.
Lists by county
- Alamance County (9 eligible)
- Alexander County (1 eligible)
- Alleghany County (1 eligible)
- Anson County (4 eligible)
- Ashe County (3 eligible)
- Avery County (1 eligible)
- Beaufort County (7 eligible)
- Bertie County (3 eligible)
- Bladen County (6 eligible)
- Brunswick County (7 eligible)
- Buncombe County (13 eligible)
- Burke County (5 eligible)
- Cabarrus County (12 eligible)
- Caldwell County (4 eligible)
- Camden County (0 eligible)
- Carteret County (5 eligible)
- Caswell County (2 eligible)
- Catawba County (4 eligible)
- Chatham County (5 eligible)
- Cherokee County (5 eligible)
- Chowan County (1 eligible)
- Clay County (0 eligible)
- Cleveland County (9 eligible)
- Columbus County (8 eligible)
- Craven County (10 eligible)
- Cumberland County (31 eligible)
- Currituck County (0 eligible)
- Dare County (1 eligible)
- Davidson County (9 eligible)
- Davie County (0 eligible)
- Duplin County (12 eligible)
- Durham County (24 eligible)
- Edgecombe County (7 eligible)
- Forsyth County (27 eligible)
- Franklin County (11 eligible)
- Gaston County (33 eligible)
- Gates County (0 eligible)
- Graham County (2 eligible)
- Granville County (5 eligible)
- Greene County (4 eligible)
- Guilford County (45 eligible)
- Halifax County (12 eligible)
- Harnett County (8 eligible)
- Haywood County (3 eligible)
- Henderson County (9 eligible)
- Hertford County (5 eligible)
- Hoke County (5 eligible)
- Hyde County (1 eligible)
- Iredell County (11 eligible)
- Jackson County (2 eligible)
- Johnston County (21 eligible)
- Jones County (1 eligible)
- Lee County (6 eligible)
- Lenoir County (8 eligible)
- Lincoln County (3 eligible)
- Macon County (2 eligible)
- Madison County (2 eligible)
- Martin County (4 eligible)
- McDowell County (3 eligible)
- Mecklenburg County (79 eligible)
- Mitchell County (2 eligible)
- Montgomery County (5 eligible)
- Moore County (3 eligible)
- Nash County (6 eligible)
- New Hanover County (17 eligible)
- Northampton County (7 eligible)
- Onslow County (9 eligible)
- Orange County (6 eligible)
- Pamlico County (2 eligible)
- Pasquotank County (3 eligible)
- Pender County (2 eligible)
- Perquimans County (0 eligible)
- Person County (3 eligible)
- Pitt County (18 eligible)
- Polk County (2 eligible)
- Randolph County (7 eligible)
- Richmond County (7 eligible)
- Robeson County (31 eligible)
- Rockingham County (6 eligible)
- Rowan County (14 eligible)
- Rutherford County (12 eligible)
- Sampson County (9 eligible)
- Scotland County (7 eligible)
- Stanly County (3 eligible)
- Stokes County (2 eligible)
- Surry County (7 eligible)
- Swain County (2 eligible)
- Transylvania County (2 eligible)
- Tyrrell County (1 eligible)
- Union County (4 eligible)
- Vance County (7 eligible)
- Wake County (40 eligible)
- Warren County (5 eligible)
- Washington County (3 eligible)
- Watauga County (4 eligible)
- Wayne County (11 eligible)
- Wilkes County (9 eligible)
- Wilson County (13 eligible)
- Yadkin County (2 eligible)
- Yancey County (0 eligible)
All North Carolina tracts
FAQ
How many North Carolina census tracts are Opportunity Zones?
814 North Carolina 2020 census tracts are eligible for OZ 2.0 on the IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 appendix, and 302 2020 tracts are fully or partly inside a current (2018) Opportunity Zone. North Carolina has not filed OZ 2.0 nominations yet, so the nomination column shows pending.
How do I find a county's tracts?
Use the county links above, or filter the table by county name, tract number or GEOID. Click any column header to sort.
Eligible is not designated: certified OZ 2.0 zones take effect January 1, 2027. 2018 zones were matched from 2010 to 2020 tracts (how we match). Not tax advice.