Baltimore, Maryland Opportunity Zones

Maryland Opportunity Zones

Number Of Census Tracts 200

Number Of QOZs 42

Percent Of Census Tracts 21.00%

Number Of LICS 42

Baltimore lies in the state of Maryland which automatically conforms to the federal tax code as it is amended. Both the city and state have adopted the new Qualified Opportunity Zone provisions.

Out of the 200 census tracts that exist within, or partially within the city of Baltimore 42 have been designated eligible for Qualified Opportunity Fund investment. This represents approximately 21.00% of the census tracts in the city. Of the zones that are eligible, 42 qualify as a low-income community. This means the poverty rate was above 20%, or that the median household income was below 80% of the state or metropolitan area’s median household income.

The remaining zones qualified as contiguous, meaning they were located adjacent to an eligible tract, and the median household income did not exceed 125% of that eligible tract. Baltimore lies in the state of Maryland which automatically conforms to the federal tax code as it is amended. Both the city and state have adopted the new Qualified Opportunity Zone provisions. Maryland has 149 opportunity zones, which means Baltimore contains 28.19% of the Qualified Opportunity Zones that exist within the state.

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