Illinois had 327 Opportunity Zones designated in 2018. Treasury lists 957 Illinois census tracts as eligible for the 2027 round. No 2027 nomination or designation list for Illinois was published in an official source as of Oct 30, 2026.
- 2018 zones
- 327
- Of which rural
- 84
- Eligible for 2027
- 957
- Most it can designate
- 240
- 2027 status
- No list published
- 2018 Opportunity Zone
- Eligible for the 2027 round
- Nominated for 2027
- Certified for 2027
What changes for Illinois 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 240 of its 957 eligible tracts. Read how the 2027 round works and how a tract qualifies.
Counties
| County | 2018 zones | Eligible for 2027 | Eligible, rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 181 | 482 | 0 |
| Kane County | 10 | 24 | 0 |
| St. Clair County | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Champaign County | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| Winnebago County | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Will County | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Lake County | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Peoria County | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Sangamon County | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Madison County | 5 | 19 | 8 |
| Macon County | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Kankakee County | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Vermilion County | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| DeKalb County | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Jackson County | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Rock Island County | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Stephenson County | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| McLean County | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| DuPage County | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| LaSalle County | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Franklin County | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Coles County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Knox County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Saline County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Whiteside County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Williamson County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| McDonough County | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| McHenry County | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Adams County | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Jefferson County | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Marion County | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Fayette County | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Morgan County | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| White County | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Christian County | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Edgar County | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Fulton County | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Lawrence County | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Mason County | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Randolph County | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Tazewell County | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne County | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Alexander County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Boone County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Bureau County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cass County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Clay County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Hancock County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Hardin County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Henry County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnson County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Lee County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Macoupin County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Perry County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Pike County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Crawford County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Edwards County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gallatin County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greene County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hamilton County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Henderson County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jasper County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jersey County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Daviess County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Livingston County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Logan County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Massac County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Montgomery County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Moultrie County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pope County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Richland County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shelby County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Union County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Warren County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Washington County | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bond County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cumberland County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| De Witt County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Effingham County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogle County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall County | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wabash County | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 zone tracts, by county
Adams County 1
Alexander County 1
Bond County 1
Boone County 1
Bureau County 1
Carroll County 1
Cass County 1
Champaign County 6
Christian County 1
Clark County 1
Clay County 1
Clinton County 1
Coles County 1
Cook County 181
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Crawford County 1
Cumberland County 1
De Witt County 1
DeKalb County 3
Douglas County 1
DuPage County 1
Edgar County 1
Edwards County 1
Effingham County 1
Fayette County 1
Franklin County 1
Fulton County 1
Gallatin County 1
Greene County 1
Hamilton County 1
Hancock County 1
Hardin County 1
Henderson County 1
Henry County 1
Iroquois County 1
Jackson County 3
Jasper County 1
Jefferson County 1
Jersey County 1
Jo Daviess County 1
Johnson County 1
Kane County 10
Kankakee County 4
Knox County 1
LaSalle County 1
Lawrence County 1
Lee County 1
Livingston County 1
Logan County 1
Macoupin County 1
Madison County 5
Marion County 1
Marshall County 1
Mason County 1
Massac County 1
McDonough County 1
McHenry County 1
McLean County 1
Montgomery County 1
Morgan County 1
Moultrie County 1
Ogle County 1
Peoria County 5
Perry County 1
Pike County 1
Pope County 1
Pulaski County 1
Randolph County 1
Richland County 1
Rock Island County 2
Saline County 1
Sangamon County 5
Schuyler County 1
Shelby County 1
St. Clair County 7
Stephenson County 2
Tazewell County 1
Union County 1
Vermilion County 3
Warren County 1
Washington County 1
Wayne County 1
White County 1
Whiteside County 1
Williamson County 1
Winnebago County 5
State income tax treatment of Opportunity Zone gains varies; see state tax conformity.
Data sources
- IRS Notice 2018-48 - Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones (official list) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- IRS Notice 2019-42 - Amplification of Notice 2018-48 (two added Puerto Rico QOZs) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- CDFI Fund - Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones (list updated Dec 14, 2018) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- IRS Notice 2025-50 - 2018 QOZs comprised entirely of a rural area (Appendix) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 - Nomination of 2027 QOZs (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 Appendix - LICs eligible for nomination as 2027 QOZs (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- Treasury OTA - Eligible LICs for Nomination as 2027 QOZs, data transparency file (Sept 2026) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- Treasury OTA - Eligibility Criteria for 2027 QOZs (Sept 2026) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2020 Census Tract to 2010 Census Tract Relationship File (national) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B19113 Median family income (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- 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 Illinois?
Illinois had 327 census tracts designated as Opportunity Zones in 2018, of which 84 are on the IRS list of rural zones (Notice 2025-50). Those designations run through December 31, 2028.
Which Illinois tracts are eligible for the 2027 Opportunity Zone round?
Treasury lists 957 Illinois census tracts as eligible for designation in the 2027 round under the new low-income community test. No 2027 nomination or designation list for Illinois was published in an official source as of Oct 30, 2026.
How do I check whether a Illinois 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.