Opportunity Zones in Tennessee

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

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