Indiana · HUD 2027 designations

Indiana 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county

HUD's 2027 list puts 280 Indiana census tracts, home to 895,118 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 38 counties; Marion County (87), Lake County (38), Allen County (22) have the most. 15 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.

2802027 qualified census tracts
895,118people in them (2020 Census)
0nonmetro DDA counties
15Small Area DDA ZIP codes

Qualified census tracts by county

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County2027 QCTsPopulation in QCTsMonitored LIHTC properties in QCTs
Allen County2272,25224
Bartholomew County15,2754
Blackford County12,9121
Cass County12,4161
Clark County24,7944
Clinton County13,5700
Crawford County13,9381
Daviess County14,0301
Dearborn County25,8110
Delaware County921,65412
Elkhart County519,7825
Fayette County12,8780
Floyd County38,1735
Grant County519,9325
Greene County12,7100
Henry County24,1833
Howard County311,2324
Jackson County16,1385
Knox County12,9060
Kosciusko County15,0384
La Porte County621,2637
Lake County3887,68029
Lawrence County13,9671
Madison County819,70010
Marion County87314,51689
Monroe County729,27910
Montgomery County14,4090
Morgan County13,6691
Porter County12,2261
Randolph County13,6271
Scott County29,6593
Shelby County26,4654
St. Joseph County2161,81413
Starke County13,7110
Tippecanoe County1041,3389
Vanderburgh County1635,63328
Vigo County921,5089
Wayne County415,0303

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.

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 area2027 Small Area DDA ZCTAs
Anderson, IN HUD Metro FMR Area46048
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA46530
Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area46748
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area46032, 46033, 46075, 46077, 46106, 46184, 46204, 46231, 46236, 46280
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area47143
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area46617

Changes from the 2026 lists

Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, Indiana gains 19 qualified census tracts and loses 40; 14 Small Area DDA ZIP codes are new and 1 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.

CountyTracts new for 2027Tracts dropped since 2026
Marion County3403.01, 3417.02, 3576.023301.06, 3308.04, 3401.15, 3402.02, 3501, 3510, 3515, 3525, 3547, 3551, 3581, 3602.02, 3702.04
St. Joseph County5, 10, 30, 3415, 28, 29, 101
Lake County102.06, 116120, 127, 310, 412
Allen County21, 33.04, 365, 26
Vanderburgh County1, 2315, 101.02
Madison County204, 5
Clark County504.03, 505.04
Delaware County317
Elkhart County23, 29
Monroe County4.012.02
Vigo County9, 111.01
Grant County6
Hamilton County1107
Johnson County6113
Lawrence County9508
Orange County9517
Tippecanoe County105
Washington County9675

Small Area DDA ZIP codes new for 2027: 46032, 46033, 46048, 46075, 46077, 46106, 46184, 46204, 46231, 46236, 46280, 46530, 46617, 47143.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes dropped: 46814.

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).

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