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Missouri 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county

HUD's 2027 list puts 306 Missouri census tracts, home to 944,676 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 53 counties; Jackson County (81), St. Louis County (52), St. Louis city (44) have the most. 1 nonmetropolitan county is a difficult development area. 7 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.

3062027 qualified census tracts
944,676people in them (2020 Census)
1nonmetro DDA counties
7Small Area DDA ZIP codes

Qualified census tracts by county

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County2027 QCTsPopulation in QCTsMonitored LIHTC properties in QCTs
Adair County38,3374
Audrain County26,3542
Barton County14,9682
Bates County14,4704
Benton County27,0731
Boone County1041,20514
Buchanan County511,97119
Butler County410,8513
Callaway County15,7202
Cape Girardeau County514,10010
Carter County11,9460
Cass County11,4130
Clay County313,2909
Cole County14,3130
Dallas County15,3372
Dunklin County38,0462
Franklin County310,1998
Greene County2376,54525
Hickory County24,2010
Howell County29,0538
Iron County12,5090
Jackson County81209,924255
Jasper County625,02515
Jefferson County15,9413
Johnson County26,1314
Laclede County14,5961
Lawrence County311,8666
Marion County25,3933
Miller County25,8762
Mississippi County27,8332
Morgan County24,0923
New Madrid County11,7401
Nodaway County26,0743
Oregon County13,7602
Ozark County12,6071
Pemiscot County38,4014
Phelps County412,2795
Platte County13,3920
Pulaski County14,3892
Randolph County14,6043
Ripley County25,4581
Saline County12,4090
Scott County12,5462
St. Charles County39,3952
St. Francois County26,0122
St. Louis city44118,616172
St. Louis County52184,526121
Stoddard County13,5014
Taney County13,1904
Texas County412,0844
Warren County13,6702
Wayne County13,6042
Webster County13,8410

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: Taney 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 area2027 Small Area DDA ZCTAs
Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area64157, 66206, 66207, 66227
St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA64436
St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area63048, 63131

Changes from the 2026 lists

Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, Missouri gains 31 qualified census tracts and loses 20; 2 Small Area DDA ZIP codes 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.

CountyTracts new for 2027Tracts dropped since 2026
Jackson County61, 75, 110.01, 114.10, 115.02, 120, 168.01, 17519, 53, 105, 121
St. Louis County2103, 2115, 2116, 2120.04, 2161.02, 2201.02, 2205.042213.38
Clay County210.01, 217.04202.01, 204, 221
Greene County23, 44.0113.01
St. Louis city1064, 1072, 1105
Boone County15.057
Buchanan County30.0224
Adair County9505.02
Audrain County9504
Benton County4603
Callaway County704
Cass County601
Cole County207
Hickory County4703
Howell County904
Jasper County108
Lawrence County4704.01
New Madrid County9606
Ripley County8703
Saline County901
St. Francois County9503
Texas County4801.02
Warren County8201.05

Small Area DDA ZIP codes new for 2027: 63048, 66227.

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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