Three Cleveland County census tracts named Oklahoma Opportunity Zones 2.0

NORMAN - Three Cleveland County census tracts are among the 104 Oklahoma tracts designated as Opportunity Zones 2.0, according to an Oct. 28 release from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the agency's official map data. The designations take effect Jan. 1, 2027, and remain in place through 2036.

Federal Opportunity Zones were created to encourage long-term private investment in low-income areas, the release says. Commerce said it focused on tracts meeting five categories, including industrial parks, shovel-ready sites and community desire for housing.

The Commerce map data lists the county's three designated tracts. Census Tract 2012.04, which the map links to the Norman University of Oklahoma Research Campus industrial park, has 2,508 residents and a 22.82% poverty rate. Tract 2012.01 has 2,764 residents and a 55.56% poverty rate, and Tract 2012.05 has 5,331 residents and a 31.2% poverty rate.

All three are counted in the Oklahoma City metro area, which has 31 designated tracts. The Tulsa metro has 22.

"These designations will help communities attract new investment, create jobs and expand their local economies," said Oklahoma Commerce CEO John Budd.

Source: Oklahoma Department of Commerce release, "Oklahoma Unveils Opportunity Zones 2.0 Map," Oct. 28, 2026; Commerce Opportunity Zone 2.0 map and its map data layer