Missouri has 161 designated opportunity zones, including 153 low-income communities, plus 8 non-low-income contiguous tracts.
Urban vs. Rural
Missouri’s opportunity zone urban-to-rural ratio is nearly identical to the statewide ratio, with urban tracts representing 72 percent of the statewide total, and 71 percent of the opportunity zone total. The state’s two largest cities are well represented, with St. Louis being home to 41 opportunity zones, and approximately two dozen more located in Kansas City.
Missouri Opportunity Zones Map
Website: Missouri Department of Economic Development
Analysis of Missouri’s opportunity zones
| Characteristics | Designated Opportunity Zones | Eligible, nondesignated | All state tracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptives (N) | |||
| Total number of tracts | 161 | 722 | 1,393 |
| Low-income communities | 153 | 488 | 641 |
| Contiguous | 8 | 234 | 242 |
| Economic (average or average %) | |||
| Median household income | $30,960 | $40,681 | $50,995 |
| Poverty rate | 30.38% | 20.65% | 17.06% |
| Unemployment rate | 11.72% | 8.25% | 7.32% |
| Housing (average or average %) | |||
| Median home value | $91,858 | $109,165 | $139,122 |
| Median rent/month | $682 | $703 | $789 |
| Homeownership | 47.03% | 62.01% | 65.54% |
| Severe rent burden | 27.05% | 20.76% | 19.98% |
| Vacancy rate | 20.12% | 15.86% | 13.42% |
| Demographic (average %) | |||
| White alone | 53.97% | 76.17% | 77.35% |
| Black alone | 35.44% | 15.35% | 14.18% |
| Hispanic | 6.28% | 4.28% | 4.10% |
| Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders alone | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.75% |
| Younger than 18 | 23.23% | 22.40% | 22.63% |
| Older than 64 | 13.85% | 15.75% | 15.59% |
| Education (average %) | |||
| Age 25+ with high school degree or less | 53.40% | 50.30% | 43.95% |
| Age 25+ with bachelor’s degree or higher | 16.56% | 19.65% | 26.18% |
| Socioeconomic change flag (%) | 1.86% | 1.52% | 1.51% |
| Geography (%) | |||
| In a metro area | 71.43% | 60.25% | 71.64% |
| In a micro area | 17.39% | 14.40% | 11.70% |
| Non-core-based statistical area (not in a metro nor micro area) | 11.18% | 25.35% | 16.65% |
Data Source: Urban Institute
Missouri Counties & Cities
List of counties in Missouri: Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Buchanan, Butler, Caldwell, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Carter, Cass, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Daviess, DeKalb, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Holt, Howard, Howell, Iron, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Madison, Maries, Marion, McDonald, Mercer, Miller, Mississippi, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, New Madrid, Newton, Nodaway, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Pettis, Phelps, Pike, Platte, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Ray, Reynolds, Ripley, Saint Charles, Saint Clair, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Ste. Genevieve, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Worth, Wright
List of top 150 U.S. cities located in Missouri: Kansas City, St. Louis
Census tracts designated as opportunity zones in Missouri
| State | County | Census Tract Number | Tract Type | ACS Data Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | Adair | 29001950300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Adair | 29001950400 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Adair | 29001950500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Adair | 29001950900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Audrain | 29007950400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Barry | 29009960300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Benton | 29015460300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Benton | 29015460700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Boone | 29019001502 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Buchanan | 29021001200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Buchanan | 29021003000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Butler | 29023950400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Butler | 29023950500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Butler | 29023950800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Caldwell | 29025950200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Camden | 29029951200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Cape Girardeau | 29031881400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Cape Girardeau | 29031881600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Clay | 29047021701 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Clay | 29047021702 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Clay | 29047022100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Cole | 29051010500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Cole | 29051010600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Cole | 29051020700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Dallas | 29059480200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Dunklin | 29069360500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Dunklin | 29069360600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077000100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077000600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077000700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077001200 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077001500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077002200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077003600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077004302 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077004400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Greene | 29077005600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Howell | 29091090300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Howell | 29091090700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095000900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095001000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095001800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095001900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095002100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095003700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095003800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095004300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095005200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095005400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095005500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095005601 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095005602 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095006100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095006300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095007700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095007802 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095008000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095011000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095011100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095011200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095011600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095011700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095011800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095012501 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095012600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095013401 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095013405 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095015100 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095015300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095015400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095015500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095015600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095015900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095016000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095016100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095016200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095016300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095016600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095016900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095017200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jackson | 29095017400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Jasper | 29097010100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Johnson | 29101960400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Johnson | 29101960600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Laclede | 29105960100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Laclede | 29105960400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Laclede | 29105960500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Laclede | 29105960600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Lafayette | 29107090100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Lafayette | 29107090300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Marion | 29127960800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Montgomery | 29139970200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Montgomery | 29139970300 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | New Madrid | 29143960100 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | New Madrid | 29143960200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | New Madrid | 29143960300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | New Madrid | 29143960400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | New Madrid | 29143960600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Newton | 29145020200 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Newton | 29145020800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Nodaway | 29147470300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Nodaway | 29147470400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Pemiscot | 29155470400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Polk | 29167960100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Polk | 29167960400 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Pulaski | 29169470101 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Pulaski | 29169470102 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Randolph | 29175490300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Ripley | 29181870300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Saline | 29195090100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Saline | 29195090400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Scott | 29201780600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189211402 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189211500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189212001 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189212002 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189212101 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189212400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189212700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189213700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189213900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189214100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189215600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189215700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189220200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29189221800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510101800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510106100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510106200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510106300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510106600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510109600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510109700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510111100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510111200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510112200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510112300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510115300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510115500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510118100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510118600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510119300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510121100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510124600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510125600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510125700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510126600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510126700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510126900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510127000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510127100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510127400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 29510127500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Sullivan | 29211480100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Sullivan | 29211480300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Taney | 29213480105 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Warren | 29219820101 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Warren | 29219820102 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Washington | 29221460300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Washington | 29221460400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Missouri | Wayne | 29223690300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |