# OZ 2.0 Was Supposed to Be More Rural. Early Nominations Say Otherwise.

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Author: Sequoia Research
Published: 2026-10-16T22:42:51.691Z
Updated: 2026-10-16T23:17:02.198Z
Original source: [OpportunityZones.com](https://opportunityzones.com/2026/10/oz-2-0-was-supposed-to-be-more-rural-early-nominations-say-otherwise/)
Source published: 2026-10-06T14:58:49.000Z
Type: News
Topics: OZ Funds

OpportunityZones.com finds that 37.2% of 1,566 proposed tracts in the first 12 states publishing OZ 2.0 nominations are rural. That compares with 44.8% of those states' 2018 zones drawn from low-income tracts.

Its analysis attributes the difference largely to selection decisions rather than a shrinking rural eligibility pool. Texas contributes nearly 40% of the early nominations, but seven of the twelve states show a reduced rural preference. The article cautions that this early sample cannot yet establish the composition of the final nationwide map.

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