Opportunity Zones in Nebraska

Nebraska has 44 designated opportunity zones, including 41 low-income communities, plus 3 non-low-income contiguous tracts.

Urban vs. Rural

Nebraska’s opportunity zone urban-to-rural ratio is nearly identical to its statewide census tract ratio. Statewide, 60 percent of Nebraska’s tracts are located in urban areas; 61 percent of the state’s opportunity zones are urban.

Nebraska Opportunity Zones Map

Analysis of Nebraska’s opportunity zones

Data Source: Urban Institute

Nebraska Counties & Cities

List of counties in Nebraska: Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York

List of top 150 U.S. cities located in Nebraska: Omaha, Lincoln

Census tracts designated as opportunity zones in Nebraska

Website: Nebraska Department of Economic Development