Tennessee has 176 designated opportunity zones, including 170 low-income communities, plus 6 non-low-income contiguous tracts.
Urban vs. Rural
Statewide, just 24 percent of Tennessee’s census tracts are located in rural areas. Of the state’s 176 opportunity zones, 32 percent are rural.
Tennessee Opportunity Zones Map
Analysis of Tennessee’s Opportunity Zones
| Characteristics | Designated Opportunity Zones | Eligible, nondesignated | All state tracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptives (N) | |||
| Total number of tracts | 176 | 810 | 1,497 |
| Low-income communities | 70 | 532 | 702 |
| Contiguous | 6 | 277 | 283 |
| Economic (average or average %) | |||
| Median household income | $30,434 | $39,224 | $48,647 |
| Poverty rate | 32.07% | 22.04% | 18.81% |
| Unemployment rate | 11.79% | 9.25% | 8.24% |
| Housing (average or average %) | |||
| Median home value | $109,797 | $117,175 | $149,953 |
| Median rent/month | $632 | $721 | $806 |
| Homeownership | 48.69% | 62.91% | 65.73% |
| Severe rent burden | 23.77% | 21.68% | 20.43% |
| Vacancy rate | 16.08% | 14.86% | 12.63% |
| Demographic (average %) | |||
| White alone | 60.25% | 70.97% | 73.31% |
| Black alone | 31.89% | 20.28% | 18.30% |
| Hispanic | 4.42% | 5.58% | 4.81% |
| Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders alone | 0.93% | 1.01% | 1.45% |
| Younger than 18 | 22.10% | 22.30% | 22.22% |
| Older than 64 | 14.30% | 15.61% | 15.35% |
| Education (average %) | |||
| Age 25+ with high school degree or less | 58.67% | 55.06% | 48.33% |
| Age 25+ with bachelor’s degree or higher | 15.66% | 17.83% | 24.09% |
| Socioeconomic change flag (%) | 3.98% | 1.36% | 1.74% |
| Geography (%) | |||
| In a metro area | 68.18% | 67.78% | 75.82% |
| In a micro area | 15.34% | 17.04% | 13.36% |
| Non-core-based statistical area (not in a metro nor micro area) | 16.48% | 15.19% | 10.82% |
Data Source: Urban Institute
Tennessee Cities & Counties
List of counties in Tennessee: Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, DeKalb, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, Hawkins, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McMinn, McNairy, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Weakley, White, Williamson, Wilson
List of top 150 U.S. cities located in Tennessee: Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga
Census tracts designated as opportunity zones in Tennessee
Website: Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development
| State | County | Census Tract Number | Tract Type | ACS Data Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | Anderson | 47001020500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Anderson | 47001021000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Bedford | 47003950500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Benton | 47005963200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Bledsoe | 47007953100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Blount | 47009010100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Blount | 47009010200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Blount | 47009010301 | Low-Income Community | 2012-2016 |
| Tennessee | Blount | 47009010302 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Bradley | 47011010700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Cannon | 47015960200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Carroll | 47017962100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Carter | 47019071200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Cheatham | 47021070104 | Low-Income Community | 2012-2016 |
| Tennessee | Claiborne | 47025970300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Clay | 47027955000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Cocke | 47029920200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Cocke | 47029920700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Crockett | 47033961100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Cumberland | 47035970400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Cumberland | 47035970800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037010401 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037012600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037013601 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037013602 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037013700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037013800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037013900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037014200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037014800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037015628 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037015900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037016000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037016100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037016200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037016300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037017300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037019200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Davidson | 47037019300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | DeKalb | 47041920200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Dickson | 47043060602 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Dyer | 47045964300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Fayette | 47047060300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Fentress | 47049965300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Gibson | 47053966900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Gibson | 47053967000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Greene | 47059090100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Greene | 47059091200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Grundy | 47061955300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hamblen | 47063100300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hamblen | 47063100800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hamilton | 47065000400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hamilton | 47065001600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hamilton | 47065001900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hamilton | 47065002000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hamilton | 47065003100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hamilton | 47065012300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hamilton | 47065012400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hancock | 47067960600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hardeman | 47069950300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Hawkins | 47073050400 | Low-Income Community | 2012-2016 |
| Tennessee | Hawkins | 47073050601 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Haywood | 47075930500 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Henderson | 47077975400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Henry | 47079969000 | Low-Income Community | 2012-2016 |
| Tennessee | Hickman | 47081950302 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Houston | 47083120200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Jackson | 47087960400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Johnson | 47091956300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Knox | 47093000100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Knox | 47093000800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Knox | 47093001900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Knox | 47093002400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Knox | 47093003500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Knox | 47093006502 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Knox | 47093006700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Knox | 47093006800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Lake | 47095960100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Lauderdale | 47097050504 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Lauderdale | 47097050505 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Lawrence | 47099960300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Lawrence | 47099960501 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Lincoln | 47103975300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Lincoln | 47103975400 | Low-Income Community | 2012-2016 |
| Tennessee | Loudon | 47105060202 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Loudon | 47105060600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Macon | 47111970300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Madison | 47113000200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Madison | 47113000500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Madison | 47113000600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Madison | 47113000700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Madison | 47113000800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Madison | 47113000900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Marion | 47115050301 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Marshall | 47117955300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | McMinn | 47107970101 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | McMinn | 47107970600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Meigs | 47121960200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Monroe | 47123925000 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Monroe | 47123925501 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Montgomery | 47125100100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Montgomery | 47125100200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Montgomery | 47125100800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Montgomery | 47125100900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Obion | 47131965400 | Low-Income Community | 2012-2016 |
| Tennessee | Obion | 47131965500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Overton | 47133950302 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Pickett | 47137925100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Polk | 47139950400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Putnam | 47141000600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Putnam | 47141000800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Putnam | 47141001100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Rhea | 47143975401 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Roane | 47145030600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Rutherford | 47149041800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Rutherford | 47149041900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Rutherford | 47149042100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Scott | 47151975200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Sequatchie | 47153060101 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Sevier | 47155080101 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Sevier | 47155080400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157000200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157000300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157000400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157001900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157002000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157002100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157002400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157002500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157002700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157002800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157003000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157003600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157003700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157003800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157003900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157004500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157004600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157005000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157005900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157006600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157006700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157007000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157007300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157007400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157011200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157011300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157011400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157011600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157020210 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157020300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157022111 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Shelby | 47157022500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Smith | 47159975300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Smith | 47159975400 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Stewart | 47161110600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Sullivan | 47163040200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Sullivan | 47163042701 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Sullivan | 47163043000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Sullivan | 47163043302 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Sumner | 47165020300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Sumner | 47165020700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Tipton | 47167040700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Tipton | 47167041000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Unicoi | 47171080100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Unicoi | 47171080200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Union | 47173040201 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Van Buren | 47175925200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Warren | 47177930800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Washington | 47179060100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Washington | 47179060800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Washington | 47179060900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Washington | 47179062000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Wayne | 47181950200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | Weakley | 47183968101 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Tennessee | White | 47185935300 | Low-Income Community | 2012-2016 |