Arkansas · HUD 2027 designations
Arkansas 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county
HUD's 2027 list puts 153 Arkansas census tracts, home to 506,641 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 53 counties; Pulaski County (29), Washington County (14), Crittenden County (9) have the most. 6 nonmetropolitan counties are difficult development areas. 1 ZIP code areas (ZCTAs) are Small Area DDAs. A building in a QCT or DDA can take 130% of eligible basis. The lists apply to allocations and bond issues after December 31, 2026.
Qualified census tracts by county
Sources: HUD 2027 QCT data file (qct_data_2027.xlsx), checked tract by tract against HUD's QCT2027.csv; population from the 2020 Census columns in that file. Properties: HUD's LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026), monitored properties by 2020 tract.
Nonmetropolitan DDA counties
Every site in these counties is in a 2027 difficult development area: Baxter County, Cleburne County, Drew County, Jefferson County, Nevada County, St. Francis County.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes
In metro areas HUD designates DDAs by ZIP Code Tabulation Area. A ZCTA follows ZIP code boundaries closely but not exactly, so check a specific address with the lookup.
| Metro area | 2027 Small Area DDA ZCTAs |
|---|---|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA | 72718 |
Changes from the 2026 lists
Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, Arkansas gains 21 qualified census tracts and loses 20; 0 Small Area DDA ZIP codes are new and 1 dropped off; 1 nonmetro DDA county is new and 7 dropped off. A site that dropped off keeps its status for an application filed before 2027 and allocated within 730 days. Every state's changes.
| County | Tracts new for 2027 | Tracts dropped since 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 5, 11, 24.03, 24.06 | 20.01, 24.09 |
| Crawford County | 205.01 | 205.02, 206.02 |
| Faulkner County | 307.01, 307.02, 310.07 | |
| Jefferson County | 5.02 | 16, 23 |
| Arkansas County | 4804, 4807 | |
| Drew County | 4903 | 4904 |
| Hot Spring County | 201.02, 204 | |
| Sebastian County | 10.01 | 2 |
| Washington County | 104.01 | 101.14 |
| Benton County | 211.02 | |
| Hempstead County | 4803.01 | |
| Howard County | 9501 | |
| Johnson County | 9521 | |
| Lawrence County | 4704 | |
| Lonoke County | 207 | |
| Madison County | 9603 | |
| Miller County | 201 | |
| Mississippi County | 109 | |
| Ouachita County | 9503.01 | |
| Pope County | 9516.01 | |
| Prairie County | 4601 | |
| Searcy County | 9701 | |
| Stone County | 9502.04 | |
| Union County | 9506 | |
| White County | 708.02 |
Nonmetro DDA counties new for 2027: Cleburne County.
Nonmetro DDA counties dropped: Calhoun County, Hempstead County, Howard County, Johnson County, Pine Bluff, AR MSA, Marion County, Polk County.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes dropped: 72751.
Computed by us from HUD's 2026 and 2027 files; 2026 notice: FR Doc. 2025-19007.
Designations: HUD 2027 QCT and DDA designations, FR Doc. 2026-20390 (91 FR 63573, Oct. 6, 2026).
More Arkansas data
- LIHTC in Arkansasagency, QAP, ceiling
- Year 15 and Year 30 propertiesby county
- QCT and DDA lookupby address
- The 130% basis boostguide
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