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Qualified Census Tracts in Oklahoma (2026)

HUD's Oklahoma QCT map — the tracts that qualify for LIHTC's 30% basis boost and concentrate Housing Choice Voucher demand, county by county.
Total QCTs
225
Counties with a QCT
44
Data year
2026

QCTs by county in Oklahoma

CountyFIPSQCTsSample tract GEOIDs
Oklahoma County401097840109110000, 40109106914, 40109108204, 40109107214, 40109107218
Tulsa County401434240143001600, 40143006000, 40143008501, 40143007408, 40143001000
Cleveland County400271240027200200, 40027200700, 40027201302, 40027200100, 40027201303
Comanche County400311040031001600, 40031001500, 40031001100, 40031001400, 40031001700
Payne County40119940119010102, 40119010503, 40119010700, 40119010300, 40119010800
Muskogee County40101740101000200, 40101000700, 40101001000, 40101000902, 40101000100
Okmulgee County40111440111000100, 40111000902, 40111000300, 40111000200
Canadian County40017340017300300, 40017300400, 40017300500
McCurtain County40089340089098900, 40089098700, 40089098600
Le Flore County40079340079040602, 40079040402, 40079040198
Cherokee County40021340021977902, 40021978000, 40021977801
Okfuskee County40107340107080900, 40107081000, 40107080700
Creek County40037340037020800, 40037020704, 40037021000
Pittsburg County40121340121486400, 40121486200, 40121486100
Ottawa County40115340115574500, 40115574200, 40115574400
Seminole County40133240133583600, 40133583500
Choctaw County40023240023967100, 40023967200
Logan County40083240083600200, 40083601000
Rogers County40131240131050104, 40131050701
Garfield County40047240047000702, 40047001500
Jackson County40065240065968700, 40065968600
Haskell County40061240061279100, 40061279400
Hughes County40063240063484600, 40063484800
Carter County40019240019892802, 40019892801
Washington County40147240147000900, 40147000200
Bryan County40013140013796400
Pottawatomie County40125140125500200
Tillman County40141140141070400
Custer County40039140039960600
Pontotoc County40123140123089100
Kay County40071140071000400
Sequoyah County40135140135030303
Stephens County40137140137000600
Adair County40001140001376900
Grady County40051140051000100
Delaware County40041140041375902
Pushmataha County40127140127097701
Kiowa County40075140075963700
Jefferson County40067140067371700
McIntosh County40091140091780200
Johnston County40069140069660201
Texas County40139140139950800
Caddo County40015140015162102
Coal County40029140029388100

What is a Qualified Census Tract (QCT)?

HUD designates a census tract as a QCT when either at least 50% of households have income below 60% AMI, OR the tract has a poverty rate of 25% or higher. QCT-designated projects qualify for a 130% qualified basis under LIHTC (the "30% basis boost"). For DSCR / Section 8 investors, QCTs also identify Oklahomaneighborhoods with the highest concentration of Housing Choice Voucher tenants — the same census tracts that consistently rent at or above FMR under HAP contracts.

Oklahoma Qualified Census Tracts — FAQs

What is a Qualified Census Tract in Oklahoma?

A Qualified Census Tract (QCT) is a HUD-designated census tract where at least half of households earn below 60% of Area Median Income, or where the poverty rate is 25% or higher. HUD publishes the Oklahoma designations each year.

Why does QCT status matter to investors?

A LIHTC development located in a QCT is eligible for a 30% basis boost, which increases the credits available for the project. QCTs also tend to concentrate voucher-holding households, which is why Section 8 investors watch them.

Is a QCT the same as a Difficult Development Area?

No. A QCT is based on income and poverty concentration, while a Difficult Development Area (DDA) is based on high construction, land, and utility costs relative to area incomes. Both can qualify a LIHTC project for the same 30% basis boost.

Can you finance a rental inside a Oklahoma QCT?

Yes — business-purpose loans on non-owner-occupied property are underwritten on the property and the borrower's experience, not on tract designation. Property condition, rent documentation, and market liquidity still drive the terms available, subject to lender approval.

Local market news & updates

What the latest published data says about Oklahoma

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  • State dataData through ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023

    Oklahoma housing costs — ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023

    The most recent published Census reading for Oklahoma shows a median owner-occupied home value of $185,900, a median gross rent of $980 per month. These are survey estimates for the period shown, not live listing prices, and they are the starting point investors use to sanity-check a rent assumption before underwriting a DSCR file.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

  • State dataData through ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023

    Oklahoma renter demand indicators — ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023

    Census reports a population of 3,995,260, a median household income of $63,603, a rental vacancy estimate of 12.5% for Oklahoma. Income and vacancy set the practical ceiling on achievable rent, which is what a DSCR calculation is ultimately built on.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Source periods represented above: ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023. Each figure updates only when its publisher releases a new period — we never restamp an older reading with a newer date.

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