Opportunity Zones in Iowa

Iowa has 62 designated opportunity zones, including 61 low-income communities, plus 1 non-low-income contiguous tract.

Urban vs. Rural

Statewide, Iowa has nearly as many rural census tracts as they have urban ones. When selecting their opportunity zones, Iowa gave some preference to their rural areas, as 58 percent of the state’s opportunity zones are rural, compared to 42 percent in urban areas.

Iowa Opportunity Zones Map

Analysis of Iowa’s Opportunity Zones

Data Source: Urban Institute

Iowa Counties & Cities

List of counties in Iowa: Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, O’Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, Wright

List of top 150 U.S. cities located in Iowa: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids

Census tracts designated as opportunity zones in Iowa

Website: Iowa Economic Development Authority