Opportunity Zones in Arkansas

Arkansas has 85 designated opportunity zones, including 83 low-income communities, plus 2 non-low-income contiguous tracts.

Urban vs. Rural

Statewide, a small majority (58%) of Arkansas’ census tracts are urban. But most (55%) of Arkansas’ opportunity zones are rural.

Arkansas Opportunity Zones Map

Analysis of Arkansas’s Opportunity Zones

Data Source: Urban Institute

Arkansas Counties & Cities

List of counties in Arkansas: Arkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Francis, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Sebastian, Sevier, Sharp, Stone, Union, Van Buren, Washington, White, Woodruff, Yell

List of top 150 U.S. cities located in Arkansas: Little Rock

Census tracts designated as opportunity zones in Arkansas

Website: Arkansas Economic Development Commission