State data

Opportunity Zones in Indiana

Indiana had 156 Opportunity Zones designated in 2018. Treasury lists 503 Indiana census tracts as eligible for the 2027 round. Indiana's governor nominated 126 tracts; Treasury certification was pending as of Oct 30, 2026.

2018 zones
156
Of which rural
49
Eligible for 2027
503
Most it can designate
126
2027 status
Nominated
  • 2018 Opportunity Zone
  • Eligible for the 2027 round
  • Nominated for 2027
  • Certified for 2027

What changes for Indiana 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 126 of its 503 eligible tracts. Its 2027 status comes from this official source. Read how the 2027 round works and how a tract qualifies.

Counties

County2018 zonesEligible for 2027Eligible, rural
Marion County361220
Lake County15680
Allen County10310
St. Joseph County7300
Vanderburgh County5260
Tippecanoe County5190
Elkhart County5110
Madison County4172
Delaware County4161
LaPorte County41212
Monroe County4100
Vigo County3130
Clark County360
Floyd County260
Miami County255
Wayne County255
Shelby County244
Knox County233
DeKalb County200
Grant County199
Howard County160
Henry County155
Porter County154
Fayette County144
Jackson County133
Lawrence County133
Marshall County133
Morgan County132
Randolph County133
Bartholomew County120
Blackford County122
Crawford County122
Daviess County122
Dubois County122
Perry County122
Scott County122
Washington County122
Adams County111
Boone County111
Franklin County111
Huntington County111
Jennings County111
Johnson County110
Montgomery County111
Newton County111
Orange County111
Starke County111
Steuben County111
Vermillion County111
Wabash County111
Carroll County100
Gibson County100
Hendricks County100
Pike County100
Putnam County100
Rush County100
Switzerland County100
Wells County100
Cass County044
Jay County044
Fulton County022
Kosciusko County022
Sullivan County022
White County022
Clinton County011
Dearborn County011
Fountain County011
Greene County011
Hancock County011
Martin County011
Ohio County011
Owen County011
Parke County011
Posey County011

2018 zone tracts, by county

Adams County 1
Allen County 10
Bartholomew County 1
Blackford County 1
Boone County 1
Carroll County 1
Clark County 3
Crawford County 1
Daviess County 1
DeKalb County 2
Delaware County 4
Dubois County 1
Elkhart County 5
Fayette County 1
Floyd County 2
Franklin County 1
Gibson County 1
Grant County 1
Hendricks County 1
Henry County 1
Howard County 1
Huntington County 1
Jackson County 1
Jennings County 1
Johnson County 1
Knox County 2
LaPorte County 4
Lake County 15
Lawrence County 1
Madison County 4
Marion County 36
Marshall County 1
Miami County 2
Monroe County 4
Montgomery County 1
Morgan County 1
Newton County 1
Orange County 1
Perry County 1
Pike County 1
Porter County 1
Putnam County 1
Randolph County 1
Rush County 1
Scott County 1
Shelby County 2
St. Joseph County 7
Starke County 1
Steuben County 1
Switzerland County 1
Tippecanoe County 5
Vanderburgh County 5
Vermillion County 1
Vigo County 3
Wabash County 1
Washington County 1
Wayne County 2
Wells County 1

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)
  12. Indiana: official 2027 nomination or designation source (checked 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 Indiana?

Indiana had 156 census tracts designated as Opportunity Zones in 2018, of which 49 are on the IRS list of rural zones (Notice 2025-50). Those designations run through December 31, 2028.

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

Treasury lists 503 Indiana census tracts as eligible for designation in the 2027 round under the new low-income community test. Indiana's governor nominated 126 tracts; Treasury certification was pending as of Oct 30, 2026.

How do I check whether a Indiana 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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