Difficult Development Areas:
Metropolitan Areas by State 2009
Effective for allocations after 12/31/08. All MSAs
defined using 2006 definitions. Counties marked with an asterisk
(*) qualify as GO Zones (Gulf Opportunity Zones) under the 2005
Gulf Opportunity Zone Act.
| State |
Metropolitan Area |
Component Areas |
| Alabama |
Mobile MSA* |
Mobile County |
| Tuscaloosa MSA* |
Greene County, Hale County, Tuscaloosa
County |
| Arizona |
Flagstaff MSA |
Coconino County |
| Prescott MSA |
Yavapai County |
| Yuma MSA |
Yuma County |
| California |
Los Angeles-Long Beach HMFA |
Los Angeles County |
| Orange County HMFA |
Orange County |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA |
Ventura County |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA |
Riverside County, San
Bernardino County |
| Salinas MSA |
Monterey County |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos MSA |
San Diego County |
| San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles MSA |
San Luis Obispo County |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria MSA |
Santa Barbara County |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA |
Santa Cruz Count |
| Florida |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers MSA* |
Lee County |
| Deltona-Daytona
Beach-Ormond Beach MSA |
Volusia County |
| Fort Lauderdale HMFA* |
Broward County |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
HMFA* |
Miami-Dade County |
| Naples-Marco Island MSA* |
Collier County |
| Orlando-Kissimmee MSA |
Lake County,
Orange County, Osceola County, Seminole County |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Tistusville MSA* |
Brevard County |
| Palm Coast MSA |
Flagler County |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce MSA* |
Martin County, St. Lucie
County |
| Punta Gorda MSA |
Charlotte County |
| Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice MSA |
Manatee County, Sarasota County |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach MSA* |
Indian River County |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA |
Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Pinellas County |
| West Palm Beach - Boca Raton HMFA* |
Palm Beach County |
| Hawaii |
Honolulu |
Honolulu County |
| Louisiana |
Baton Rouge HMFA* |
Ascension Parish, East
Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana Parish, Livingston Parish,
Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Helena Parish, West Baton Rouge
Parish, West Feliciana Parish |
| Houma-Bayou Cane,
Thibodoux MSA* |
Lafourche Parish,
Terrebonne Parish |
| Iberville Parish HMFA* |
Iberville
Parish |
| Lafayette MSA* |
Lafayette
Parish, St. Martin Parish |
| Lake Charles MSA* |
Calcasieu Parish,
Cameron Parish |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
MSA* |
Jefferson Parish, Orleans
Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles
Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Tammany Parish |
| Massachusetts |
Barnstable Town MSA |
Barnstable County |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy HMFA(MA-NH) |
Acton Town, Amesbury Town,
Arlington Town, Ashby Town, Ashland Town, Ayer Town, Bedford
Town, Bellingham Town, Belmont Town, Beverly city, Boston
city, Boxborough Town, Braintree Town, Burlington Town, Cambridge
city, Canton Town, Carlisle Town, Carver Town, Chelsea city,
Cohasset Town, Concord Town, Danvers Town, Dedham Town, Dover
Town,
Duxbury Town, Essex Town, Everett city, Foxborough Town,
Framingham Town, Franklin city, Gloucester city, Hamilton
Town, Hanover Town, Hingham Town, Holbrook Town, Holliston
Town, Hopkinton Town, Hudson Town, Hull Town, Ipswich Town,
Kingston Town, Lexington Town, Lincoln Town, Littleton Town,
Lynn city, Lynnfield Town, Malden city,
Manchester-by-the-Sea Town, Marblehead Town, Marlborough
city, Marshfield Town, Maynard Town, Medfield Town, Medford
city, Medway Town, Melrose city, Middleton Town, Millis
Town, Milton Town, Nahant Town, Natick Town, Needham Town,
Newbury Town, Newburyport city, Newton city, Norfolk Town,
North Reading Town, Norwell Town, Norwood Town, Peabody
city, Pembroke Town, Plainville Town, Plymouth Town, Quincy
city, Randolph Town, Reading Town, Revere city, Rockland
Town, Rockport Town, Rowley Town, Salem city, Salisbury
Town, Saugus Town, Scituate Town, Sharon Town, Sherborn
Town, Shirley Town, Somerville city, Stoneham Town,
Stoughton Town, Stow Town, Sudbury Town, Swampscott Town,
Topsfield Town, Townsend Town, Wakefield Town, Walpole Town,
Waltham city, Wareham Town, Watertown city, Wayland Town,
Wellesley Town, Wenham Town Weston Town, Westwood Town,
Weymouth Town, Wilmington Town, Winchester Town, Winthrop
Town, Woburn city, Wrentham Town |
| Brockton |
Abington Town, Avon Town,
Bridgewater Town, Brockton City, East Bridgewater Town,
Halifax Town, Hanson Town, Lakeville Town, Marion Town,
Mattapoisett Town, Middleborough
Town, Plympton Town, Rochester Town, West Bridgewater Town,
Whitman Town |
| Mississippi |
Gulfport-Biloxi MSA* |
Hancock County, Harrison County,
Stone
County |
| Hattiesburg MSA* |
Forrest County, Lamar County,
Perry County |
| Jackson HMFA* |
Copiah County, Hinds County, Madison County, Rankin County |
| Pascagoula MSA* |
George
County, Jackson County |
| Simpson County HMFA* |
Simpson
County |
| Tunica County HMFA |
Tunica
County |
| New Hampshire |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy HMFA (MA-NH) |
Seabrook Town, South
Hampton Town |
| New Jersey |
Atlantic City MSA |
Atlantic
County |
| Jersey City HMFA |
Hudson County |
| Vineland - Millville -
Bridgeton MSA |
Cumberland County |
| New York |
| Nassau-Suffolk HMFA |
Nassau
County, Suffolk County |
| New York HMFA |
Bronx County, Kings
County, New York County, Putnam County, Queens County,
Richmond County, Rockland County, Westchester County |
| Puerto Rico |
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian MSA |
Aguada Municipio, Aguadilla Municipio, Añasco Municipio, Isabela
Municipio, Lares Municipio, Moca Municipio, Rincón Municipio, San Sebastián Municipio |
|
Baranquitas-Aibonito-Quebradillas HMFA |
Aibonito
Municipio, Barranquitas Municipio, Ciales Municipio, Maunabo
Municipio, Orocavis Municipio, Quebradillas Municipio |
| Caguas HMFA |
Caguas
Municipio, Cayey Municipio, Cidra Municipio, Gurabo
Municipio, San Lorenzo Municipio |
| Fajardo MSA |
Ceiba
Municipio, Fajardo Municipio, Luquillo Municipio |
| Guayama MSA |
Arroyo
Municipio, Guayama Municipio, Patillas Municipio |
| Mayagüez MSA |
Homigueros
Municipio, Mayagüez Municipio |
| Ponce MSA |
Juana Diaz
Municipio, Ponce Municipio, Villalba Municipio |
| San Germán-Cabo Rojo MSA |
Cabo Rojo
Municipio, Lajas Municipio, Sabana Grande Municipio, San
Germán Municipio |
| San Juan-Guaynabo HMFA |
Aguas Buenas
Municipio, Barceloneta Municipio,
Bayamón Municipio, Canóvanas Municipio, Carolina
Municipio, Cataño Municipio, Comerio Municipio, Corozal
Municipio, Dorado Municipio, Florida Municipio, Guaynabo
Municipio, Humacao Municipio, Juncos Municipio, Las Piedras
Municipio, Loiza Municipio, Manati Municipio, Morovis
Municipio, Naguabo Municipio, Naranjito Municipio, Rio
Grande Municipio, San Juan Municipio, Toa Alta Municipio,
Toa Baja Municipio, Trujillo Alto Municipio, Vega Alta
municpio, Vega Baja Municipio, Yabucao Municipio |
| Texas |
Beaumont - Port Arthur MSA* |
Hardin County, Jefferson
County, Orange County |
| Brazoria HMFA* |
Brazoria County |
| Corpus Christi HMFA |
Nueces County, San Patricio
County |
| Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land HMFA (part)* |
Chambers County, Fort
Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County, Liberty County,
Montgomery County, San Jacinto County |
*GO Zone (Qualifies under the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of
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