Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2024
September 21, 2023

2024 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2024 Non-metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2024 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2024 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-metropolitan Areas

2024 Difficult Development Areas – Data Used to Designate

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2023
October 24, 2022

2023 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2023 Non-metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2023 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2023 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-metropolitan Areas

2023 Difficult Development Areas – Data Used to Designate

QCT Changes from 2021-2022
Nov. 22, 2021

Metropolitan DDA Changes 2021-2022
Nov. 22, 2021

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2022
September 9, 2021

2021 and 2022 Small DDAs and QCTs

2022 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2022 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2022 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2022 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-metropolitan Areas

2022 Difficult Development Areas – Data Used to Designate

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2021
September 23, 2020

2021 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2021 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2021 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2021 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-metropolitan Areas

2021 Difficult Development Areas – Data Used to Designate

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2020
September 25, 2019

2020 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2020 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2020 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2020 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-metropolitan Areas

2020 Difficult Development Areas – Data Used to Designate

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2019 
October 22, 2018

2019 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2019 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2019 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2019 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-metropolitan Areas

2019 Difficult Development Areas – Data Used to Designate

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts: Revision of Effective Date for 2015 Designations
October 26, 2017

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2018
Sept. 11, 2017

2018 Metro Difficult Development Areas
Sept. 11, 2017

2018 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas
Sept. 11, 2017

2018 Qualified Census Tracts – Metropolitan Areas
Sept. 11, 2017

2018 Qualified Census Tracts – Non-Metropolitan Areas
Sept. 11, 2017

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2017
October 17, 2016

2017 Metro Difficult Development Areas
October 17, 2016

2017 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas
October 17, 2016

2017 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas
October 17, 2016

2017 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-Metropolitan Areas
October 17, 2016

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts: revision of Effective Date for 2015 Designations
December 17, 2015

2016 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-metropolitan Areas
December 9, 2015

2016 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas
December 9, 2015

2016 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas
December 9, 2015

2016 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas
December 9, 2015

Federal Register Notice: Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas for 2016
November 24, 2015

Federal Register Notice: Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas for 2015
October 2, 2014

2015 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2015 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2015 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2015 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-Metropolitan Areas

List of DDAs added and deleted nationally in 2014

Federal Register Notice: Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas for 2014
November 18, 2013

2014 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2014 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2014 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2014 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-Metropolitan Areas

2013 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2013 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2013 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2013 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-Metropolitan Areas

Federal Register Notice: Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
December 12, 2012

Federal Register Notice DDA
September 28, 2012

Federal Register Notice - QCT
April 20, 2012

List of DDAs Added and Deleted Nationally in 2012 (Metro and Non-Metro)

2012 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2012 Non-metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2012 Qualified Census Tracts - Metropolitan Areas

2012 Qualified Census Tracts - Non-Metropolitan Areas

Federal Register Notice
October 27, 2011

List of DDAs Added and Deleted Nationally in 2011 (Metro and Non-Metro)

2011 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2011 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

Federal Register Notice
September 21, 2010

2010 Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2010 Non-Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

List of DDAs Added and Deleted Nationally in 2010 (Metro and Non-Metro)

2010 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2010 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2010 Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2010 Non-Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

HUD Announced on Sept. 9, 2010
October 6, 2009

Notice
October 6, 2009

List of DDAs Added and Deleted Nationally in 2009 (Metro and Non-Metro)

2009 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2009 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2009 Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2009 Non-Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

Federal Register Notice
September 3, 2008

2008 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2008 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2008 Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2008 Non-Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

List of DDAs Added and Deleted Nationally in 2008 (Metro and Non-Metro)

Federal Register Notice
September 18, 2007

2007 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2007 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2007 Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2007 Non-metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

National List of QCTs Added and Deleted in 2007 (Metro and Non-Metro)

California QCTs Added and Deleted in 2007

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts
September 28, 2006

Change of Effective Date of 2004 Amendatory Notice for Designation of Difficult Development Areas Under Section 42
April 11, 2006

Federal Register Notice
February 24, 2006

Revised 2006 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas
February 24, 2006

Revised 2006 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas
February 24, 2006

2006 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2006 Non-metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

Federal Register Notice
August 22, 2005

Technical Corrections to November 30, 2004 Notice
January 19, 2005

2005 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2005 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2005 Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2005 Non-Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

Federal Register Notice
November 30, 2004

Federal Register Notice Extending Eligibility
November 2, 2004

2006 Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2006 Non-Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2004 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2004 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2004 Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2004 Non-Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

Federal Register Notice
December 19, 2003

Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

2003 Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2003 Non-Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas

2003 Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2003 Non-Metropolitan Qualified Census Tracts

2002 QCTs and DDAs

Year 2002 Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) & Difficult Development Areas (DDAs)

2002 QCTs List 1 of 2

2002 QCTs List 2 of 2

Year 2000 Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs)

2000 Difficult Development Areas (DDAs)

1999 QCTs and DDAs

1998 QCTs and DDAs

List of Metropolitan DDA Changes

List of Non-metropolitan DDA Changes