LIHTC Atlas
Menu

New York · HUD 2027 designations

New York 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county

HUD's 2027 list puts 1,039 New York census tracts, home to 4,256,263 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 47 counties; Kings County (241), Bronx County (222), Queens County (109) have the most. 6 nonmetropolitan counties are difficult development areas. 281 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.

1,0392027 qualified census tracts
4,256,263people in them (2020 Census)
6nonmetro DDA counties
281Small Area DDA ZIP codes

Qualified census tracts by county

Click a column to sort. Each county opens its full tract list.
County2027 QCTsPopulation in QCTsMonitored LIHTC properties in QCTs
Albany County1961,90928
Bronx County2221,032,904640
Broome County1649,19713
Cattaraugus County310,4421
Cayuga County28,0643
Chautauqua County826,0048
Chemung County512,78910
Chenango County13,1192
Clinton County26,0401
Columbia County39,5223
Cortland County26,7053
Delaware County12,8720
Dutchess County620,9728
Erie County58185,04963
Fulton County13,4801
Herkimer County24,2623
Jefferson County13,0920
Kings County241999,729297
Livingston County14,6131
Madison County28,9584
Monroe County57154,18468
Montgomery County36,5932
Nassau County315,6234
New York County80496,049441
Niagara County1226,21317
Oneida County2051,74525
Onondaga County3390,35942
Ontario County12,5561
Orange County1260,36426
Orleans County13,1925
Oswego County514,5304
Otsego County11,9071
Putnam County13,6270
Queens County109477,64536
Rensselaer County1238,2108
Richmond County1560,74513
Rockland County1666,5147
Saratoga County25,1630
Schenectady County1033,7748
St. Lawrence County517,5966
Steuben County12,5071
Suffolk County310,5940
Sullivan County414,4317
Tompkins County517,5471
Ulster County622,9896
Wayne County12,3223
Westchester County2599,56256

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: Clinton County, Cortland County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Otsego County, Sullivan 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
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA12061, 12151, 12158, 12211, 12866
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA14026, 14032, 14051, 14085, 14091, 14203
Kingston, NY MSA12471, 12486, 12493, 12498, 12528, 12547
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA10917, 10921, 10926, 10930, 10958, 10973, 10975, 10996, 12507, 12540, 12569, 12577, 12582
Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area11001, 11003, 11020, 11024, 11030, 11050, 11507, 11552, 11554, 11561, 11566, 11569, 11575, 11598, 11710, 11713, 11721, 11724, 11725, 11727, 11730, 11732, 11733, 11738, 11739, 11747, 11752, 11753, 11756, 11764, 11766, 11783, 11786, 11787, 11788, 11789, 11790, 11791, 11792, 11794, 11795, 11797, 11801, 11803, 11804, 11930, 11937, 11939, 11954, 11957, 11959, 11963, 11964, 11975, 11976, 11980
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area10001, 10002, 10003, 10004, 10005, 10006, 10007, 10009, 10010, 10011, 10012, 10013, 10014, 10016, 10017, 10018, 10019, 10021, 10022, 10023, 10024, 10025, 10026, 10027, 10028, 10029, 10030, 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10036, 10037, 10038, 10040, 10044, 10065, 10069, 10075, 10119, 10128, 10162, 10279, 10280, 10282, 10301, 10309, 10461, 10463, 10464, 10465, 10501, 10502, 10503, 10504, 10506, 10510, 10514, 10518, 10519, 10522, 10523, 10524, 10526, 10527, 10528, 10530, 10533, 10536, 10537, 10538, 10543, 10545, 10546, 10547, 10560, 10562, 10567, 10573, 10576, 10577, 10578, 10579, 10580, 10583, 10589, 10590, 10594, 10597, 10598, 10601, 10604, 10605, 10606, 10607, 10706, 10707, 10708, 10709, 10803, 10804, 10913, 10920, 10931, 10954, 10956, 10960, 10968, 10974, 10983, 10989, 11004, 11005, 11040, 11201, 11203, 11204, 11205, 11208, 11209, 11210, 11211, 11213, 11214, 11215, 11216, 11217, 11218, 11219, 11221, 11222, 11223, 11225, 11226, 11228, 11229, 11230, 11231, 11232, 11233, 11234, 11235, 11236, 11237, 11238, 11249, 11354, 11355, 11356, 11357, 11358, 11360, 11361, 11362, 11363, 11364, 11366, 11368, 11369, 11370, 11372, 11373, 11374, 11375, 11377, 11378, 11379, 11385, 11413, 11414, 11415, 11416, 11417, 11418, 11419, 11420, 11421, 11422, 11426, 11432, 11435, 11436, 11439, 11691
Rochester, NY MSA14425, 14514, 14534, 14571, 14580, 14586, 14614, 14625
Syracuse, NY MSA13418
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA13603

Changes from the 2026 lists

Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, New York gains 115 qualified census tracts and loses 102; 70 Small Area DDA ZIP codes are new and 11 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.

CountyTracts new for 2027Tracts dropped since 2026
Kings County132, 265, 286, 287, 297, 302, 308, 365.02, 370, 377, 390, 435, 508.03, 538, 544, 608, 622, 772, 788.01, 796.01, 804, 828, 838, 862, 880.01, 882, 974, 1014, 1116, 1208.0368, 74, 78, 110, 194, 256, 259.02, 285.02, 289, 335, 347, 366, 374.02, 392, 405, 418, 438, 472, 484, 491, 493.01, 508.01, 582, 794, 898, 900, 1120, 1142.02, 1146, 1176.01
Bronx County20.02, 42, 68, 69, 84, 135, 149, 158, 183.02, 197, 212, 235.01, 245.02, 248, 254, 263, 287, 332.01, 342, 367, 368, 371, 418, 43439, 46, 98, 194, 215.02, 236, 237.02, 273, 279, 324, 330, 348, 361, 431.02
Queens County16, 22, 105, 142.02, 235.01, 253.01, 271.02, 329, 399.02, 401.01, 463, 480, 559, 679, 719, 743, 792, 865, 998.01, 1047, 1163.02, 118742, 44.01, 176, 179.01, 347, 426, 448, 454, 853, 942.03, 1171, 1191, 1201
Westchester County16, 24.03, 63.0111.01, 11.02, 28, 92.02, 94, 142
Erie County1.10, 35.02, 47.01, 91.1231, 51, 69.01, 83
Monroe County22, 57, 94.04, 132.0570, 131.03, 153.01
New York County193, 208, 211, 243.01, 285109, 151.01
Onondaga County7, 940010, 14, 53, 57
Broome County2, 143.0217, 131
Dutchess County2201.021403.01, 2207
Niagara County9400.01204, 230.01
Rockland County124.03121.09, 121.11
Suffolk County1594.15, 1904.051224.06
Fulton County9707, 9708
Oneida County214.02, 258
Orange County1, 5.01
Otsego County5904.015911
Rensselaer County410, 517.02
Richmond County3213
Schenectady County216, 323
Steuben County9607, 9611
Sullivan County9512.02, 9518.02
Wayne County201.06214
Albany County129
Cattaraugus County9616
Columbia County14
Franklin County9505.01
Jefferson County621
Madison County307.01
Nassau County4068.02
Saratoga County623
St. Lawrence County4928
Tompkins County8
Ulster County9502

Nonmetro DDA counties new for 2027: Cortland County, Greene County, Sullivan County.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes new for 2027: 10301, 10464, 10465, 10920, 10931, 10956, 10975, 11001, 11003, 11024, 11030, 11050, 11203, 11204, 11208, 11213, 11219, 11226, 11233, 11385, 11416, 11435, 11507, 11552, 11561, 11569, 11575, 11598, 11691, 11710, 11725, 11727, 11730, 11733, 11739, 11752, 11753, 11756, 11764, 11787, 11788, 11789, 11795, 11804, 11939, 11957, 11959, 11976, 11980, 12061, 12151, 12158, 12211, 12471, 12493, 12498, 12528, 12569, 12582, 12866, 13603, 14026, 14085, 14203, 14425, 14514, 14571, 14580, 14614, 14625.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes dropped: 10505, 10532, 10535, 10994, 11509, 11530, 11548, 11762, 12027, 12475, 13103.

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 New York data

Financing a New York deal in a QCT or DDA?

Construction, bond, bridge and permanent debt for 4% and 9% deals.

Get a financing quote