State data

Opportunity Zones in Florida

Florida had 427 Opportunity Zones designated in 2018. Treasury lists 1,367 Florida census tracts as eligible for the 2027 round. No 2027 nomination or designation list for Florida was published in an official source as of Oct 30, 2026.

2018 zones
427
Of which rural
99
Eligible for 2027
1,367
Most it can designate
342
2027 status
No list published
  • 2018 Opportunity Zone
  • Eligible for the 2027 round
  • Nominated for 2027
  • Certified for 2027

What changes for Florida in 2027

The 2018 designations stay in effect through December 31, 2028. New designations take effect January 1, 2027 and run ten years. The state may designate at most 342 of its 1,367 eligible tracts. Read how the 2027 round works and how a tract qualifies.

Counties

County2018 zonesEligible for 2027Eligible, rural
Miami-Dade County672471
Hillsborough County32961
Broward County301010
Palm Beach County26717
Orange County24871
Duval County21860
Polk County195716
Pasco County174814
Pinellas County16480
Lee County15391
Volusia County12312
Brevard County9289
Marion County92413
Leon County8351
Alachua County8241
Escambia County7292
Manatee County6220
Lake County61414
Osceola County5203
Collier County5198
Sarasota County5130
Hernando County51212
St. Lucie County4141
Seminole County4130
Highlands County41010
Citrus County31010
Putnam County399
Bay County388
Charlotte County352
Clay County284
Jackson County288
Martin County272
DeSoto County266
Hamilton County266
Sumter County266
Levy County255
Okeechobee County244
Suwannee County244
Glades County233
St. Johns County222
Nassau County211
Gilchrist County200
Indian River County199
Hardee County177
Taylor County177
Gadsden County166
Hendry County166
Okaloosa County166
Walton County166
Columbia County144
Madison County144
Monroe County144
Santa Rosa County144
Calhoun County133
Dixie County133
Holmes County133
Bradford County122
Franklin County122
Jefferson County122
Lafayette County122
Washington County122
Baker County111
Gulf County111
Liberty County111
Union County111
Wakulla County111
Flagler County100

2018 zone tracts, by county

Alachua County 8
Baker County 1
Bay County 3
Bradford County 1
Brevard County 9
Broward County 30
Calhoun County 1
Charlotte County 3
Citrus County 3
Clay County 2
Collier County 5
Columbia County 1
DeSoto County 2
Dixie County 1
Duval County 21
Escambia County 7
Flagler County 1
Franklin County 1
Gadsden County 1
Gilchrist County 2
Glades County 2
Gulf County 1
Hamilton County 2
Hardee County 1
Hendry County 1
Hernando County 5
Highlands County 4
Hillsborough County 32
Holmes County 1
Indian River County 1
Jackson County 2
Jefferson County 1
Lafayette County 1
Lake County 6
Lee County 15
Leon County 8
Levy County 2
Liberty County 1
Madison County 1
Manatee County 6
Marion County 9
Martin County 2
Miami-Dade County 67
Monroe County 1
Nassau County 2
Okaloosa County 1
Okeechobee County 2
Orange County 24
Osceola County 5
Palm Beach County 26
Pasco County 17
Pinellas County 16
Polk County 19
Putnam County 3
Santa Rosa County 1
Sarasota County 5
Seminole County 4
St. Johns County 2
St. Lucie County 4
Sumter County 2
Suwannee County 2
Taylor County 1
Union County 1
Volusia County 12
Wakulla County 1
Walton County 1
Washington County 1

More on Florida

Our Florida Opportunity Zones guide covers the state's program history and tax treatment.

State income tax treatment of Opportunity Zone gains varies; see state tax conformity.

Data sources

  1. IRS Notice 2018-48 - Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones (official list) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  2. IRS Notice 2019-42 - Amplification of Notice 2018-48 (two added Puerto Rico QOZs) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  3. CDFI Fund - Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones (list updated Dec 14, 2018) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  4. IRS Notice 2025-50 - 2018 QOZs comprised entirely of a rural area (Appendix) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  5. IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 - Nomination of 2027 QOZs (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  6. IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 Appendix - LICs eligible for nomination as 2027 QOZs (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  7. Treasury OTA - Eligible LICs for Nomination as 2027 QOZs, data transparency file (Sept 2026) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  8. Treasury OTA - Eligibility Criteria for 2027 QOZs (Sept 2026) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  9. Census Bureau 2020 Census Tract to 2010 Census Tract Relationship File (national) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  10. ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B19113 Median family income (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  11. ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B17001 Poverty status in the past 12 months (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)

Every source file, with its retrieval date and checksum, is listed in sources.json.

Common questions

How many Opportunity Zones are in Florida?

Florida had 427 census tracts designated as Opportunity Zones in 2018, of which 99 are on the IRS list of rural zones (Notice 2025-50). Those designations run through December 31, 2028.

Which Florida tracts are eligible for the 2027 Opportunity Zone round?

Treasury lists 1,367 Florida census tracts as eligible for designation in the 2027 round under the new low-income community test. No 2027 nomination or designation list for Florida was published in an official source as of Oct 30, 2026.

How do I check whether a Florida property is in an Opportunity Zone?

Use the address lookup on this site. It geocodes the address with the Census Bureau and checks it against both the 2018 zones and the 2027 list, and links the official source for each answer.

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