Michigan · HUD 2027 designations
Michigan 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county
HUD's 2027 list puts 519 Michigan census tracts, home to 1,518,479 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 46 counties; Wayne County (245), Genesee County (33), Ingham County (21) have the most. 3 nonmetropolitan counties are difficult development areas. 22 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: Alger County, Lenawee County, Wexford 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 |
|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | 48009, 48025, 48069, 48070, 48084, 48085, 48098, 48128, 48226, 48301, 48302, 48322, 48323, 48331, 48374, 48375, 48382, 48390 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | 49301 |
| Monroe, MI MSA | 48164, 48191 |
| Montcalm County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | 49322 |
Changes from the 2026 lists
Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, Michigan gains 54 qualified census tracts and loses 60; 4 Small Area DDA ZIP codes are new and 3 dropped off; 3 nonmetro DDA counties are new and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | 5002, 5034, 5067, 5232, 5265, 5301, 5309, 5326, 5386, 5388, 5395, 5413, 5414, 5459, 5463.01, 5538, 5664, 5726, 5729, 5739, 5780, 5791 | 5013, 5015, 5062, 5112, 5141, 5152, 5190, 5245, 5317, 5333, 5391, 5411, 5451, 5669, 5701, 5717, 5725, 5820, 5848.02, 9824 |
| Macomb County | 2305.01, 2322, 2421, 2476.01, 2563, 2567 | 2556, 2566, 2606, 2624 |
| Genesee County | 115.08, 122.01 | 20, 31, 33, 108.11, 123.10 |
| Kent County | 31, 37, 126.09, 126.12, 127.04, 138.01, 147.01 | |
| Ingham County | 8 | 1, 21.01, 32, 36.01, 52.01 |
| Kalamazoo County | 6.01, 10.02, 18.03, 29.11 | 15.11 |
| Oakland County | 1331.01, 1625 | 1416, 1724, 1810.01 |
| Washtenaw County | 4130, 4140, 9806 | 4074, 4107 |
| Jackson County | 9, 12, 55.01 | 13 |
| Calhoun County | 2, 7 | |
| Livingston County | 7416.01, 7422.02 | |
| Marquette County | 20 | 7 |
| Roscommon County | 9710.02, 9712 | |
| Bay County | 2803 | |
| Berrien County | 5 | |
| Charlevoix County | 15 | |
| Chippewa County | 9702 | |
| Clare County | 4 | |
| Delta County | 9710 | |
| Iron County | 3 | |
| Isabella County | 9404 | |
| Lake County | 9611 | |
| Monroe County | 8318 | |
| Osceola County | 9704 | |
| Otsego County | 9503 | |
| Ottawa County | 222.08 | |
| St. Joseph County | 404 | |
| Tuscola County | 6 |
Nonmetro DDA counties new for 2027: Alger County, Lenawee County, Wexford County.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes new for 2027: 48302, 48323, 48390, 49322.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes dropped: 48188, 48304, 48380.
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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