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LIHTC in Oklahoma: 2026 allocations, QAP and data
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) allocates Oklahoma's housing tax credits. The population-based part of Oklahoma's 2026 9% credit ceiling, before carryforwards and returned credits, is $14,085,152. That is $3.416 times 4,123,288 residents. Its 2026 private activity bond cap, which 4% deals compete for, is $556,643,880 ($135 per person).
Agency and qualified allocation plan
| Allocating agency | Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) |
|---|---|
| Tax credit program page | OHFA LIHTC page |
| Current QAP | 2026 Qualified Allocation Plan (2026) |
| QAP status | 2026 QAP board approved 09/24/2025 (Word file on the page). 2027 QAP final approved 9/23/2026: ohfa.org link |
Agency and QAP links checked 2026-10-30.
2026 credit ceiling and bond cap
| Item | 2026 | Per resident |
|---|---|---|
| Population (IRS Notice 2026-22) | 4,123,288 | 28th of 52 |
| 9% ceiling, population amount | $14,085,152 | $3.42 |
| Formula | greater of $3.416 × pop or $3,953,600 | per-capita applies |
| Private activity bond cap | $556,643,880 | $135.00 |
| Formula | greater of $135 × pop or $397,625,000 | per-capita applies |
Sources: IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 secs. 4.08 and 4.19 (the 9% amounts already include the 12% increase from Pub. L. 119-21 sec. 70422); IRS Notice 2026-22 (2026-15 I.R.B.). Computed by us and rounded to the dollar; agencies may round differently.
Only the population amount is shown. The full 2026 ceiling adds credits unused from 2025, credits returned by projects and any share of the national pool, which the agency reports in its allocation materials. See every state side by side on the 2026 ceilings and bond caps table.
Basis boost areas: 2027 QCTs and DDAs
HUD's 2027 lists, which apply from January 1, 2027, put 230 Oklahoma census tracts in qualified census tracts, spread across 46 counties. 8 nonmetropolitan counties are difficult development areas. In metro areas, 6 ZIP code areas (ZCTAs) are Small Area DDAs. A building in either can take 130% of eligible basis. Check an address with the QCT and DDA lookup.
| County | 2027 QCT tracts |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma County | 71 |
| Tulsa County | 50 |
| Cleveland County | 12 |
| Comanche County | 10 |
| Payne County | 10 |
Nonmetro DDA counties: Beckham County, Bryan County, Carter County, Craig County, Kingfisher County, Love County, Texas County, Woodward County.
Metro areas with Small Area DDAs: Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area; Okmulgee County, OK HUD Metro FMR Area.
Every Oklahoma qualified census tract, with its population, poverty rate and median income, is on the Oklahoma QCT list by county.
Source: HUD 2027 QCT and DDA designations, FR Doc. 2026-20390 (91 FR 63573, Oct. 6, 2026).
Tax credit properties in Oklahoma
HUD's database lists 471 Oklahoma properties financed with housing tax credits that the allocating agency still monitors, with 24,928 income-restricted units. The largest city totals are below; see all cities on the Oklahoma apartments page.
| City | Properties | Restricted units |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 47 | 4,451 |
| Tulsa | 35 | 3,091 |
| Shawnee | 19 | 783 |
| Norman | 9 | 735 |
| Edmond | 8 | 670 |
| Muskogee | 12 | 528 |
| Stillwater | 9 | 493 |
| Claremore | 8 | 487 |
| Ardmore | 9 | 477 |
| Durant | 11 | 447 |
| County | Properties | Restricted units |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma County | 62 | 5,388 |
| Tulsa County | 44 | 3,919 |
| Cleveland County | 14 | 989 |
| Canadian County | 12 | 902 |
| Pottawatomie County | 21 | 831 |
| Payne County | 18 | 726 |
| Rogers County | 12 | 642 |
| Muskogee County | 12 | 581 |
| Wagoner County | 9 | 530 |
| Carter County | 10 | 497 |
For buyers and lenders: the Oklahoma Year 15 and Year 30 list shows which of these properties reach the end of the compliance period or the 30-year extended use minimum from 2022 to 2034, by county.
Source: HUD's national LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026; projects placed in service through 2024). City pages cover cities with at least five properties; county links go to that county's 2026 income and rent limits.
Financing a LIHTC deal in Oklahoma
A 9% deal in Oklahoma competes for OHFA's 2026 ceiling of $14,085,152 (population amount) under the 2026 Qualified Allocation Plan. A 4% deal needs an award from the state's $556,643,880 private activity bond cap: tax-exempt bonds must finance 50% of the aggregate basis of the building and land, or at least 25% if one or more of those bonds, from an issue dated after December 31, 2025, together finance at least 5% of that basis (the 25% bond test, for buildings placed in service in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025). Sites in Oklahoma's 230 qualified census tracts for 2027 can take the 130% basis boost.
On HUD's records for the 285 Oklahoma properties on this site's city pages, 2% of those reporting the field were financed with tax-exempt bonds and 87% took 9% (70% present value) credits; 54 received allocations in 2015 or later.
Sources: IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32; HUD 2027 QCT list; HUD's national LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026; projects placed in service through 2024), bond and credit-type fields. What to read in a QAP: state LIHTC programs. Sizing a Oklahoma deal: get a financing quote.
State housing tax credit
Yes. Oklahoma Affordable Housing Tax Credit (Oklahoma Affordable Housing Act of 2014, OAC 330:36), new construction; credit may not exceed the project's federal credit. OHFA page shows $4M split 4% and 9%. (primary source)
More Oklahoma data
- Oklahoma 2026 income and rent limitsby county
- Oklahoma tax credit apartmentsby city
- Oklahoma QCTs and DDAs2027 lists by county
- Year 15 and Year 30 propertiesby county
- QCT and DDA lookupby address
- Monthly credit ratesIRS
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Questions people ask
How much 9% LIHTC does Oklahoma get in 2026?
The population part of Oklahoma's 2026 housing credit ceiling is $14,085,152: the greater of $3.416 per resident or $3,953,600, applied to the 4,123,288 population in IRS Notice 2026-22. The agency's actual 2026 authority also adds unused and returned credits and any national pool share, so its own published figure can be higher.
Who allocates housing tax credits in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA). It awards 9% credits under its qualified allocation plan (2026 Qualified Allocation Plan, 2026) and sets the rules 4% bond deals must meet to receive credits.
Does Oklahoma have a state low-income housing tax credit?
Yes. Oklahoma Affordable Housing Tax Credit (Oklahoma Affordable Housing Act of 2014, OAC 330:36), new construction; credit may not exceed the project's federal credit. OHFA page shows $4M split 4% and 9%.
Financing a Oklahoma tax credit deal?
Construction, bond, bridge-to-equity and permanent debt for Oklahoma 4% and 9% deals.