Urban designations effective
December 21,1994

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Baltimore, Maryland
• Chicago, Illinois
• Detroit, Michigan
• New York City, New York
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania /
  Camden, New Jersey

Rural designations effective
December 21, 1994

• The Kentucky Highlands
• Mid-Delta, Mississippi
• Rio Grande Valley, Texas
  

District of Columbia designations
effective January 1, 1998

• Washington, DC

Urban designations effective
December 31, 1998

• Boston, Massachusetts
• Cincinnati, Ohio
• Columbia / Sumter, South Carolina
• Columbus, Ohio
• Cumberland County, New Jersey
• El Paso, Texas
• Gary / East Chicago, Indiana
• Huntington, West Virginia / Ironton, Ohio
• Knoxville / Knox County, Tennessee
• Miami / Miami-Dade County, Florida
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• New Haven, Connecticut
• Norfolk / Portsmouth, Virginia
• Santa Ana, California
• St. Louis, Missouri / East St. Louis, Illinois

Rural designations effective
December 31, 1998

• Desert Communities Empowerment Zone, California
• Steele-Griggs County Empowerment Zone, Dakota
• Oglala Sioux Tribe Empowerment Zone, South Dakota
• Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone, Illinois
• Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Georgia
  

Urban Designations effective
January 1, 2000

• Cleveland, Ohio
• Los Angeles, California
  

Urban Designations effective
January 1, 2002

• Pulaski County, Arkansas
• Tucson, Arizona
• Fresno, California
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Syracuse, New York
• Yonkers, New York
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• San Antonio, Texas

Rural Designations effective
January 1, 2002

• Northern Maine Development Commission, Inc. (Aroostook County)
• Middle Rio Grande FUTURO Communities in Texas