Pending, no official count yet

Minnesota Opportunity Zones 2.0

As of October 12, 2026, Minnesota has no official Opportunity Zone 2.0 nomination count, and no state or Treasury source we have found confirms a filing. Minnesota has 289 eligible tracts and may nominate up to 73, per IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14. A state using the single 30-day extension must submit by October 28, 2026.

Minnesota has 289 tracts eligible for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation. Track the selection process, deadlines, and nominations as they happen.

289
Eligible Tracts (OZ 2.0)
107
Of which rural
73
Nomination cap (max)
None published
Community Deadline
Median Household Income
$56,054
Median Home Value
$213,900
Avg Poverty Rate
20.3%
Filed
Pending, no official count yet

Current status

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

We have not found an official Minnesota or Treasury source confirming a submitted OZ 2.0 nomination slate and tract count.

Eligible: 289 tracts (107 rural in the Rev. Proc. 2026-14 appendix); nomination cap: 73 (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: IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 appendix (eligible tracts) · OZ 2.0 nomination tracker

Selection process background

Minnesota OZ 2.0 Selection Process

Minnesota has 289 census tracts eligible for OZ 2.0 nomination under OBBBA's updated low-income community criteria, per the IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 appendix. Under the federal cap, the governor may nominate up to 73 tracts.

We have not found a published Minnesota OZ 2.0 selection process, community nomination window, or nominated-tract list from the state's lead agency. The federal nomination window closed September 28, 2026; states that have not filed may use a single 30-day extension through October 28, 2026 (IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14). Certified OZ 2.0 designations take effect January 1, 2027.

If you're aware of an official Minnesota announcement we've missed, please contact us.

Where Minnesota is in the process

Criteria published
Complete
Community input
No public window found
Governor submits
Not yet confirmed (ext. to Oct 28, 2026)
Treasury certifies
Late 2026

Minnesota census tracts list: Opportunity Zones by county

Every Minnesota census tract that is either on the OZ 2.0 eligibility list (289 tracts, IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 appendix) or inside a current (2018) Opportunity Zone, grouped by county. The CDFI Fund's designated list has 128 Minnesota tracts (127 low-income, 1 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 142 2020 tracts fully and 4 partly (146 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 73 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 Minnesota census tracts list (CSV) →

Aitkin County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
770227001770200Yes (rural)No
770327001770300NoYes
7704.0127001770401NoYes
7704.0227001770402Yes (rural)Yes
7905.0127001790501Yes (rural)No
Anoka County: 21 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
504.0227003050402YesYes
505.0127003050501YesNo
505.0427003050504YesNo
506.0227003050602YesNo
506.0627003050606YesYes
506.0727003050607YesNo
506.0827003050608YesNo
507.1027003050710YesNo
508.0727003050807YesNo
508.0827003050808YesNo
508.1027003050810YesNo
508.2827003050828YesNo
509.0127003050901YesNo
510.0127003051001YesNo
512.0127003051201YesNo
512.0227003051202YesNo
512.0627003051206YesNo
513.0427003051304YesNo
513.0527003051305YesNo
51427003051400YesNo
515.0127003051501YesYes
Becker County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
450527005450500Yes (rural)Yes
940027005940000Yes (rural)No
Beltrami County: 4 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
450627007450600Yes (rural)No
4507.0327007450703Yes (rural)Yes
4507.0427007450704Yes (rural)Yes
9400.0127007940001Yes (rural)Yes
Benton County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
212.0127009021201YesYes
Big Stone County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
950327011950300Yes (rural)Yes
Blue Earth County: 4 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
170327013170300NoYes
170627013170600Yes (rural)No
170727013170700Yes (rural)Yes
1711.0127013171101Yes (rural)No
1712.0227013171202Yes (rural)No
Brown County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
9601.0127015960101Yes (rural)No
9601.0227015960102Yes (rural)No
960627015960600Yes (rural)No
Carlton County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
705.0127017070501Yes (rural)No
940027017940000NoYes
Cass County: 4 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
9400.0227021940002Yes (rural)Yes
960627021960600Yes (rural)No
960727021960700Yes (rural)No
9608.0327021960803Yes (rural)No
Chippewa (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)
9506.0127023950601NoYes
9506.0227023950602NoPartly
Chisago County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
1102.0127025110201Yes (rural)No
1103.0127025110301NoYes
Clay County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
20327027020300NoPartly
20427027020400YesNo
20627027020600YesNo
301.0827027030108YesNo
Clearwater (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)
127029000100NoYes
Cook County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
4801.0127031480101Yes (rural)Yes
4801.0227031480102NoYes
Cottonwood County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
270227033270200Yes (rural)No
270427033270400Yes (rural)Yes
Crow Wing County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
9507.0127035950701Yes (rural)No
951127035951100Yes (rural)Yes
951227035951200NoYes
Dakota County: 7 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
601.0127037060101YesNo
601.0427037060104YesYes
601.0527037060105NoYes
603.0127037060301NoYes
607.1027037060710YesNo
607.3527037060735YesNo
607.4827037060748YesNo
608.0527037060805YesNo
609.0427037060904YesNo
Douglas County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
4506.0127041450601NoYes
4506.0227041450602NoYes
4507.0327041450703Yes (rural)No
Faribault County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
460227043460200Yes (rural)No
460427043460400NoYes
460627043460600Yes (rural)No
Fillmore County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
960527045960500Yes (rural)Yes
Freeborn County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
180627047180600NoYes
180827047180800Yes (rural)No
180927047180900Yes (rural)No
Goodhue County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
801.0127049080101Yes (rural)No
802.0127049080201NoYes
802.0227049080202NoYes
Hennepin County: 73 OZ 2.0 eligible, 30 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
1.0127053000101YesNo
2227053002200YesNo
2727053002700YesNo
3227053003200YesNo
3327053003300YesNo
38.0127053003801YesNo
38.0227053003802YesNo
59.0127053005901YesNo
59.0227053005902YesYes
6827053006800YesNo
7727053007700NoYes
78.0127053007801YesNo
8227053008200YesNo
8327053008300YesNo
8527053008500YesNo
9527053009500NoYes
202.0127053020201YesYes
202.0227053020202YesYes
203.0227053020302YesNo
203.0427053020304YesNo
20427053020400YesNo
20527053020500YesNo
208.0427053020804NoYes
21327053021300NoYes
215.0227053021502YesNo
223.0227053022302YesNo
232.0127053023201YesNo
234.0127053023401YesYes
234.0227053023402NoYes
240.0427053024004YesNo
24327053024300YesNo
248.0127053024801YesNo
25127053025100NoYes
252.0127053025201YesNo
253.0227053025302YesNo
254.0327053025403YesNo
260.1927053026019YesNo
261.0427053026104YesNo
268.0927053026809YesNo
268.1927053026819YesNo
268.2727053026827YesYes
268.2827053026828YesYes
100427053100400YesYes
100527053100500YesYes
100727053100700YesNo
100927053100900YesYes
101327053101300YesNo
101627053101600YesNo
101827053101800YesNo
102027053102000YesNo
102127053102100YesYes
102527053102500YesNo
102627053102600YesNo
102827053102800YesYes
103427053103400YesYes
103927053103900YesNo
1040.0127053104001YesYes
1040.0227053104002YesYes
104127053104100YesYes
104427053104400YesNo
1048.0127053104801YesYes
1048.0227053104802YesPartly
1049.0127053104901YesNo
1049.0227053104902YesNo
1052.0127053105201YesNo
106027053106000YesYes
106227053106200YesYes
106727053106700YesNo
106927053106900YesNo
107027053107000YesNo
107427053107400YesYes
108627053108600YesNo
108827053108800YesNo
109427053109400YesNo
125727053125700YesNo
125827053125800YesYes
125927053125900YesYes
126027053126000YesYes
126327053126300NoPartly
980127053980100YesNo
Hubbard County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
70427057070400Yes (rural)No
70627057070600Yes (rural)Yes
Isanti County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
130227059130200Yes (rural)No
1303.0327059130303NoYes
1303.0427059130304Yes (rural)Yes
Itasca County: 8 OZ 2.0 eligible, 4 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
4801.0127061480101Yes (rural)No
4801.0227061480102Yes (rural)No
4803.0127061480301NoYes
4803.0227061480302Yes (rural)Yes
4803.0327061480303NoYes
480527061480500Yes (rural)Yes
4808.0327061480803Yes (rural)No
4808.0527061480805Yes (rural)No
4810.0127061481001Yes (rural)No
940027061940000Yes (rural)No
Jackson (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)
480427063480400NoYes
Kanabec County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
480127065480100Yes (rural)No
480327065480300Yes (rural)Yes
Kandiyohi County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
770927067770900Yes (rural)No
780827067780800Yes (rural)Yes
781027067781000Yes (rural)No
Koochiching County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
790127071790100Yes (rural)Yes
7902.0227071790202Yes (rural)No
Lac qui Parle County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
180127073180100Yes (rural)No
Lake (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)
370327075370300NoYes
Lake of the Woods (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)
460327077460300NoYes
Lyon (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)
360527083360500NoYes
Mahnomen County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
940127087940100Yes (rural)Yes
940327087940300Yes (rural)No
Martin County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
790227091790200Yes (rural)No
790627091790600Yes (rural)Yes
Meeker County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
560327093560300Yes (rural)Yes
Mille Lacs County: 5 OZ 2.0 eligible, 3 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
170527095170500Yes (rural)Yes
170727095170700Yes (rural)No
970127095970100Yes (rural)Yes
970227095970200Yes (rural)Yes
970327095970300Yes (rural)No
Morrison County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
780627097780600Yes (rural)Yes
780727097780700Yes (rural)No
Mower County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
327099000300Yes (rural)No
4.1027099000410Yes (rural)Yes
827099000800Yes (rural)No
Nicollet County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
480427103480400Yes (rural)No
Nobles County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
105427105105400Yes (rural)Yes
105527105105500Yes (rural)No
105627105105600Yes (rural)No
Olmsted County: 6 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
127109000100YesYes
227109000200YesNo
527109000500YesNo
627109000600NoYes
1027109001000YesNo
14.0127109001401YesNo
17.0127109001701YesNo
Otter Tail County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
960327111960300NoYes
960527111960500Yes (rural)No
960927111960900Yes (rural)No
Pennington (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)
90227113090200NoYes
90427113090400NoYes
Pine County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 4 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
950327115950300Yes (rural)No
9504.0127115950401NoYes
9504.0227115950402Yes (rural)Yes
950527115950500Yes (rural)Yes
950727115950700NoYes
Pipestone County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
460227117460200NoYes
460327117460300Yes (rural)No
Polk County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
20227119020200YesNo
21027119021000NoYes
Ramsey County: 45 OZ 2.0 eligible, 19 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
302.0227123030202YesNo
30427123030400YesYes
30527123030500YesYes
306.0127123030601YesNo
307.0427123030704YesNo
30827123030800YesNo
31027123031000YesNo
31327123031300YesNo
31427123031400YesNo
31527123031500YesYes
31627123031600YesYes
317.0127123031701YesYes
317.0227123031702YesYes
31927123031900NoYes
32127123032100YesYes
32427123032400YesNo
32527123032500YesYes
32627123032600YesNo
32727123032700YesYes
33127123033100YesYes
33227123033200YesNo
33427123033400YesYes
33527123033500YesYes
33627123033600YesNo
33727123033700YesYes
33927123033900YesNo
342.0127123034201YesYes
346.0127123034601YesNo
346.0227123034602YesNo
347.0127123034701NoYes
36027123036000YesYes
36127123036100YesNo
36927123036900YesNo
37127123037100NoYes
37227123037200YesNo
374.0227123037402YesNo
374.0327123037403YesNo
376.0327123037603YesNo
376.0427123037604YesNo
406.0627123040606YesNo
409.0227123040902YesNo
411.0327123041103YesNo
411.0727123041107YesNo
416.0227123041602NoYes
420.0127123042001YesNo
421.0127123042101YesNo
422.0127123042201YesNo
422.0227123042202YesNo
42827123042800YesNo
Redwood County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
750327127750300NoYes
750527127750500Yes (rural)No
Renville (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)
790527129790500NoYes
Rice County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 2 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
707.0127131070701NoYes
707.0227131070702Yes (rural)Yes
709.0127131070901Yes (rural)No
709.0227131070902Yes (rural)No
Rock (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)
570327133570300NoYes
Scott County: 3 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
802.0827139080208YesNo
803.0327139080303YesNo
80427139080400YesNo
Sherburne County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
31527141031500YesYes
St. Louis County: 16 OZ 2.0 eligible, 11 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
3.0127137000301YesNo
1227137001200YesNo
1327137001300YesNo
1427137001400YesNo
1627137001600YesNo
1727137001700YesYes
1827137001800YesNo
1927137001900YesYes
2027137002000NoYes
2427137002400YesNo
3327137003300YesNo
12227137012200Yes (rural)No
12427137012400NoYes
12527137012500Yes (rural)No
13127137013100Yes (rural)Yes
13827137013800Yes (rural)No
15327137015300NoYes
155.0127137015501NoYes
155.0227137015502NoYes
155.0327137015503NoYes
15627137015600YesYes
15727137015700YesNo
15827137015800NoYes
Stearns County: 9 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
3.0127145000301YesNo
3.0327145000303YesNo
3.0427145000304YesNo
5.0127145000501YesNo
6.0127145000601YesNo
6.0227145000602YesNo
8.0127145000801YesNo
113.0727145011307YesNo
11627145011600YesYes
Steele County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
960427147960400Yes (rural)Yes
Stevens (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)
480227149480200NoYes
Swift County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
960227151960200Yes (rural)No
960427151960400Yes (rural)Yes
Todd County: 4 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
790127153790100Yes (rural)No
790227153790200Yes (rural)No
790327153790300Yes (rural)No
790627153790600Yes (rural)Yes
Traverse County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
460227155460200Yes (rural)No
Wabasha (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)
490327157490300NoYes
Wadena County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
480327159480300Yes (rural)Yes
Waseca County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
790527161790500Yes (rural)Yes
Washington County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
701.0327163070103Yes (rural)No
701.0427163070104Yes (rural)No
Wilkin County: 1 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
950227167950200Yes (rural)No
Winona County: 4 OZ 2.0 eligible, 1 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
6703.0127169670301Yes (rural)No
670527169670500Yes (rural)Yes
670627169670600Yes (rural)No
670727169670700Yes (rural)No
Wright County: 2 OZ 2.0 eligible, 0 in a current OZ (2020 tracts)
TractGEOID (2020)OZ 2.0 eligibleCurrent OZ (2018)
1002.0327171100203Yes (rural)No
1004.0227171100402Yes (rural)No
Yellow Medicine (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)
970127173970100NoYes

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One email the moment Minnesota's governor submits nominations to Treasury. One more when Treasury certifies.

Minnesota Opportunity Zones 2.0: FAQ

How many Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts has Minnesota nominated?

No official count yet. As of October 12, 2026, we have not found a Minnesota or Treasury source confirming a submitted OZ 2.0 nomination slate.

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

289 tracts, of which 107 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 Minnesota nominate?

Up to 73. Under Rev. Proc. 2026-14 the cap is 25% of eligible tracts, rounded up (all tracts if fewer than 25).

Who chooses Minnesota's Opportunity Zones?

The governor nominates tracts to the U.S. Treasury, which certifies them.

What is the deadline for Minnesota 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).

Do rural Opportunity Zones in Minnesota 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. Minnesota has 107 rural eligible tracts in the IRS appendix.

Data as of October 12, 2026 · Minnesota data last changed Jul 4, 2026 · How we source this