North Carolina Opportunity Zones
The Opportunity Zones Program provides tax incentives for qualified investors to re-invest unrealized capital gains into low-income communities throughout the state, and across the country. Low-income census tracks are areas where the poverty rate is 20 percent or greater and/or family income is less than 80% of the area's median income. 

The NC Opportunity Zones Program is designed to encourage job creation, economic activity, housing and other community investments throughout North Carolina.
Low-Income Tracts
  • $2.5 trillion estimated unrealized capital gains
  • $15 billion estimated realized capital gains in NC
  • 46% of NC Census tracts are low income (1,007)
  • 98 counties have at least one low-income tract with a total of 252 Tracts across NC
NC’s 252 Certified Opportunity Zones

  • 1.1 million North Carolinians
  • 45,000 families with children in poverty
  • 50,000+ business establishments
  • $580 million public and private investments received over past 5 years
  • All NC Megasites
Opportunity Funds Incentives
Investments made by qualified entities into certified Opportunity Zones will receive three key federal tax incentives to encourage investment in low-income communities including:

  • Temporary tax deferral for capital gains
  • Step-up in basis for capital gains reinvested
  • Permanent exclusion from taxable income of long-term capital gains
The image below shows the opportunity zones (highlighted in green) in the Twin Counties of Edgecombe and Nash counties.
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