Pending, no official count yet

Kansas Opportunity Zones 2.0

As of October 12, 2026, Kansas has not published an Opportunity Zone 2.0 tract list or confirmed a Treasury filing. Kansas Commerce says the round will cut its zones "from 74 to an expected 53," and its nomination window is closed. Kansas has 210 eligible tracts and may nominate up to 53, per IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14.

Kansas has 210 tracts eligible for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation. Track the selection process, deadlines, and nominations as they happen.

Latest from our newsroom Kansas expects 53 Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominations, down from 74; list not yet public → What Kansas Commerce has said, the 210-tract eligible pool and 53 cap, and what happens before January 1, 2027.
210
Eligible Tracts (OZ 2.0)
76
Of which rural
53
Nomination cap (max)
Closed June 1, 2026 (community proposals)
Community Deadline
Median Household Income
$46,463
Median Home Value
$94,600
Avg Poverty Rate
24.2%
Filed
Pending, no official count yet

Current status

Pending, no official count yet (checked October 12, 2026).

Kansas Commerce's OZ 2.0 page (checked Oct 12, 2026) says the new round "will reduce the number of eligible tracts from 74 to an expected 53" and "Nomination window now closed." Kansas has not published a nominated-tract list or confirmed a Treasury submission.

Eligible: 210 tracts (76 rural in the Rev. Proc. 2026-14 appendix); nomination cap: 53 (25%, rounded up). The federal nomination window closed September 28, 2026; a single 30-day extension runs through October 28, 2026 (IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14).

Sources: Kansas Commerce · IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 appendix (eligible tracts) · OZ 2.0 nomination tracker

Selection process background

Kansas OZ 2.0 Selection Process

The Kansas Department of Commerce's Quality Places Division leads Kansas's OZ 2.0 selection process.

Process:

  • Spring 2026: Commerce announced a Community Opportunity Zone Application. Workshops planned statewide to help communities prepare nominations.
  • June 1, 2026: Nomination proposals due from cities, counties, tribal governments, and economic development organizations.
  • Summer 2026: Commerce reviews submissions and recommends tracts to Governor Laura Kelly.
  • September 28, 2026: Federal nomination deadline (a single 30-day extension runs through October 28, 2026 under IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14).

Source: Kansas Commerce Opportunity Zones 2.0.

Visit Kansas Commerce (Quality Places Division) →

Where Kansas is in the process

Criteria published
Complete
Community input
Closed June 1, 2026 (community proposals)
Governor submits
Not yet confirmed (ext. to Oct 28, 2026)
Treasury certifies
Late 2026

Kansas census tracts list: Opportunity Zones by county

Every Kansas census tract that is either on the OZ 2.0 eligibility list (210 tracts, IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 appendix) or inside a current (2018) Opportunity Zone, grouped by county. The CDFI Fund's designated list has 74 Kansas tracts (70 low-income, 4 contiguous), numbered by the 2010 census. GEOIDs here are 2020-census tracts, so we matched the 2018 zones to 2020 tracts with the Census relationship file: they cover 76 2020 tracts fully and 3 partly (79 in this table). "Partly" means only part of the 2020 tract was in a 2018 zone (how we match).

Eligible is not designated. The governor can nominate up to 53 of these tracts (the 25% cap). The federal nomination window closed September 28, 2026 (New Jersey is using the extension to October 28), and certified OZ 2.0 designations take effect January 1, 2027. See which states have filed on the OZ 2.0 nomination tracker, check exact boundaries on the eligible-tract map, and read how to plan an OZ investment for January 2027.

Download the Kansas census tracts list (CSV) →

Allen County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
952820001952800Yes (rural)No
952920001952900NoYes
Anderson (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
953620003953600NoYes
Atchison County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
817.0220005081702Yes (rural)No
81920005081900Yes (rural)Yes
Barton County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
971420009971400Yes (rural)Yes
971720009971700Yes (rural)Yes
Butler County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
202.0520015020205Yes (rural)No
20420015020400Yes (rural)Yes
20820015020800Yes (rural)No
Cherokee County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
958620021958600Yes (rural)No
Cloud (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
977220029977200NoYes
Cowley County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
493520035493500Yes (rural)No
493720035493700NoYes
493820035493800NoYes
494020035494000Yes (rural)No
494120035494100Yes (rural)No
Crawford County: 7 OZ 2.0 eligible, 5 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
956620037956600Yes (rural)Yes
956920037956900NoYes
957020037957000Yes (rural)No
957120037957100Yes (rural)No
957220037957200Yes (rural)No
957520037957500Yes (rural)Yes
9576.0120037957601Yes (rural)Yes
9576.0220037957602Yes (rural)Yes
Douglas County: 9 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
2.0120045000201NoYes
2.0220045000202NoYes
3.0120045000301YesNo
3.0220045000302YesNo
420045000400YesYes
5.0120045000501YesNo
5.0220045000502YesNo
8.0120045000801YesNo
9.0220045000902YesNo
9.0320045000903YesNo
9.0420045000904YesNo
Edwards County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
969720047969700Yes (rural)No
Ellis County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
729.0120051072901Yes (rural)No
729.0220051072902Yes (rural)No
Finney County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
9605.0120055960501Yes (rural)Yes
9605.0520055960505Yes (rural)No
9605.0820055960508Yes (rural)No
960620055960600NoYes
Ford County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
9618.0120057961801NoYes
9618.0220057961802NoYes
9619.0220057961902Yes (rural)No
9621.0120057962101Yes (rural)Yes
Franklin (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
954220059954200NoYes
954420059954400NoYes
Geary County: 5 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
120061000100Yes (rural)No
220061000200Yes (rural)No
520061000500Yes (rural)No
6.0120061000601Yes (rural)No
720061000700Yes (rural)No
Gove (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
955320063955300NoYes
Graham County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
952320065952300Yes (rural)Yes
Greeley (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
958120071958100NoYes
Greenwood County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
965720073965700Yes (rural)No
Harper County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
961720077961700Yes (rural)No
961820077961800Yes (rural)No
Jewell (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
576320089576300NoYes
Johnson County: 12 OZ 2.0 eligible, 6 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
503.0120091050301YesNo
503.0220091050302YesNo
50420091050400YesNo
519.1020091051910YesNo
519.1120091051911YesNo
520.0520091052005YesNo
521.0220091052102NoYes
524.1720091052417NoYes
524.2320091052423YesPartly
529.0520091052905YesNo
535.0220091053502YesNo
535.5520091053555YesYes
535.5620091053556YesNo
535.5720091053557NoYes
536.0120091053601YesYes
Labette County: 5 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
950220099950200Yes (rural)No
950320099950300Yes (rural)No
950420099950400Yes (rural)Yes
950720099950700Yes (rural)No
950820099950800Yes (rural)No
Lane (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
956620101956600NoYes
Leavenworth County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
70120103070100Yes (rural)Yes
70220103070200Yes (rural)No
70520103070500Yes (rural)No
Linn County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
9551.0220107955102Yes (rural)No
Lyon County: 4 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
1.0120111000101Yes (rural)No
2.0320111000203Yes (rural)No
320111000300Yes (rural)No
420111000400Yes (rural)No
520111000500NoYes
McPherson County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
788620113788600Yes (rural)No
Miami (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
100720121100700NoYes
Montgomery County: 7 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
950220125950200Yes (rural)Yes
950420125950400Yes (rural)No
950520125950500Yes (rural)No
950620125950600Yes (rural)No
951020125951000Yes (rural)No
951120125951100Yes (rural)No
951320125951300NoYes
951420125951400Yes (rural)Partly
Neosho County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
951720133951700Yes (rural)No
Norton County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
951720137951700Yes (rural)Yes
Osage (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
10420139010400NoYes
Phillips County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
475220147475200Yes (rural)No
Reno County: 5 OZ 2.0 eligible, 4 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
120155000100Yes (rural)No
620155000600Yes (rural)Yes
720155000700Yes (rural)Yes
820155000800Yes (rural)No
1020155001000Yes (rural)Yes
1320155001300NoYes
Republic County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
978120157978100Yes (rural)No
978320157978300NoYes
Riley County: 8 OZ 2.0 eligible, 4 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
2.0120161000201YesNo
2.0220161000202YesNo
3.0320161000303YesNo
3.0420161000304YesNo
520161000500YesYes
8.0120161000801YesYes
10.0220161001002Yes (rural)No
11.0120161001101YesYes
11.0220161001102NoYes
Rooks (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
974620163974600NoYes
974720163974700NoYes
Saline County: 6 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
1.0120169000101Yes (rural)Yes
1.0220169000102Yes (rural)Yes
220169000200Yes (rural)No
320169000300Yes (rural)No
420169000400Yes (rural)No
520169000500Yes (rural)No
620169000600NoYes
Sedgwick County: 52 OZ 2.0 eligible, 10 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
120173000100YesNo
320173000300YesNo
420173000400YesYes
620173000600YesNo
720173000700YesNo
820173000800YesNo
920173000900YesYes
1020173001000YesNo
1120173001100YesYes
1520173001500YesNo
1820173001800YesNo
2420173002400YesNo
2620173002600NoYes
2720173002700YesNo
2820173002800YesNo
3020173003000YesNo
3120173003100YesNo
3220173003200YesYes
3420173003400YesNo
3620173003600YesNo
3720173003700YesYes
3820173003800YesYes
3920173003900YesNo
4020173004000YesNo
43.0120173004301YesYes
43.0220173004302YesYes
5120173005100YesNo
5320173005300YesNo
54.0120173005401YesNo
54.0220173005402YesNo
5620173005600YesNo
5820173005800YesNo
5920173005900YesNo
6020173006000YesNo
6120173006100YesNo
6220173006200YesNo
6320173006300NoYes
6520173006500YesNo
6720173006700YesNo
6820173006800YesNo
6920173006900YesNo
72.0620173007206YesNo
7520173007500YesNo
77.0120173007701YesNo
77.0220173007702YesNo
7820173007800YesNo
8720173008700YesNo
8920173008900YesNo
9020173009000YesNo
9120173009100YesNo
93.0420173009304YesNo
95.0420173009504YesNo
101.0920173010109YesNo
108.0220173010802YesNo
Seward County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
966020175966000Yes (rural)No
Shawnee County: 16 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
420177000400YesNo
620177000600YesNo
720177000700NoYes
820177000800YesYes
920177000900YesNo
1020177001000YesNo
1120177001100YesNo
1220177001200YesNo
1320177001300YesNo
1520177001500YesNo
16.0120177001601YesNo
2120177002100YesNo
2820177002800YesNo
2920177002900YesNo
30.0120177003001YesNo
3120177003100YesNo
37.0220177003702YesNo
4020177004000NoYes
Sherman (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
453720181453700NoYes
Stafford (county per CDFI 2018 list): 0 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
470620185470600NoYes
Sumner County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
962520191962500Yes (rural)No
Woodson County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
96620207096600Yes (rural)No
Wyandotte County: 38 OZ 2.0 eligible, 6 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
40120209040100YesNo
40520209040500YesNo
40620209040600YesNo
40720209040700YesNo
41120209041100YesNo
41220209041200YesNo
41320209041300YesNo
41420209041400YesNo
41520209041500YesNo
41620209041600YesNo
41920209041900YesNo
420.0120209042001YesNo
420.0220209042002YesNo
42120209042100YesNo
42220209042200YesYes
42320209042300YesNo
42420209042400YesNo
42620209042600YesNo
42820209042800YesNo
42920209042900YesPartly
43020209043000YesNo
433.0120209043301YesNo
43420209043400YesNo
43620209043600YesNo
43720209043700YesNo
439.0320209043903YesNo
439.0420209043904YesNo
439.0520209043905YesYes
440.0120209044001YesNo
440.0220209044002YesNo
441.0120209044101YesYes
441.0220209044102YesNo
441.0420209044104YesNo
443.0220209044302YesNo
443.0320209044303YesNo
44520209044500YesNo
447.0220209044702YesNo
45120209045100YesYes
45220209045200NoYes

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Kansas Opportunity Zones 2.0: FAQ

How many Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts has Kansas nominated?

No official count yet. As of October 12, 2026, we have not found a Kansas or Treasury source confirming a submitted OZ 2.0 nomination slate. Kansas Commerce's OZ 2.0 page (checked Oct 12, 2026) says the new round "will reduce the number of eligible tracts from 74 to an expected 53" and "Nomination window now closed." Kansas has not published a nominated-tract list or confirmed a Treasury submission.

How many census tracts in Kansas are eligible for Opportunity Zone 2.0?

210 tracts, of which 76 are rural in the IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 appendix. Eligibility is set by federal low-income criteria; only nominated and certified tracts become Opportunity Zones.

How many tracts can Kansas nominate?

Up to 53. Under Rev. Proc. 2026-14 the cap is 25% of eligible tracts, rounded up (all tracts if fewer than 25).

Who chooses Kansas's Opportunity Zones?

The governor nominates tracts to the U.S. Treasury, which certifies them. In Kansas, the Kansas Commerce (Quality Places Division) runs the state process.

What is the deadline for Kansas to submit nominations?

The 90-day federal nomination window closed September 28, 2026. A state may request a single 30-day extension, which ends October 28, 2026 at the latest (Rev. Proc. 2026-14).

When was Kansas's community nomination deadline?

Kansas's published community/local input deadline was Closed June 1, 2026 (community proposals). That is the state's internal window, separate from the federal deadline.

Do rural Opportunity Zones in Kansas get a bigger tax break?

Yes. Under OZ 2.0, gains invested in a qualified rural opportunity fund get a 30% basis step-up after five years instead of 10%, per IRS Notice 2026-55. Kansas has 76 rural eligible tracts in the IRS appendix.

Data as of October 12, 2026 · Kansas data last changed Oct 12, 2026 · How we source this