NMTC Qualifying Census Tracts

Desktop Mapping Tool

Disclaimer: The data files linked below are provided as a reference and the validity of the data cannot be guaranteed. All data should be verified with the CDFI Fund web site before using it in the decision making process.

Use this tool to download files and view NMTC qualified census tracts in Google Earth from your deskptop. See below for instructions on accessing the files linked on this map. To use the Web-based mapping tool and view census tracts in your browser with Google Maps, click here.

Click here to download a file of non-metropolitan counties.

(Satellite image used with permission from DigitalGlobe)

Instructions: To view the files linked above, you first need to download Google Earth.

Once Google Earth has been installed, simply follow these steps to begin viewing NMTC census tracts for the state(s) of your choice:

Click on the map above to download a compressed ZIP folder containing the Google Earth data files for the state selected, or click here to download a data file of non-metropolitan counties. Save the ZIP folder to your computer (the default name of the folder is the state you selected).
Select the ZIP folder that was saved to your computer and extract the files within the folder (generally, right-clicking on the ZIP folder will give you an option to extract all files to a new folder).
Launch the Google Earth program.
Go to the File menu and select the Open option and browse to the folder you just extracted the Google Earth data files to. Open the data file with the file extension .kml to view the census tracts for that state.

Users can zoom in and out and pan around using the normal Google Earth controls or enter a specific address in the fly to toolbar on the top left of your screen. Also, at the top left of the map is a legend.

Orange census tracts are qualified under the NMTC program and red census tracts meet one of the top 3 higher distress criteria outlined in the allocation application which include: (i) poverty rates greater than 30 percent; (ii) 60% median family income; and (iii) unemployment rates at least 1.5 times the national average of 5.8% from the 2000 Census.

All census tracts are outlined and have a small icon at the center. Clicking this icon will pop-up a balloon containing information including: census tract number, poverty rate, median income percentage, unemployment percentage, MSA, population, census tract median family income, MSA median family income, and state median family income.