Top 10 most HUBZone-eligible states
Texas leads with 124 of 254. The 10 US states with the most counties qualifying as HUBZone under the simplified 80%-of-national-median-household-income test.
| # | Name | Qualifying counties |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 124 of 254 |
| 2 | Georgia | 107 of 159 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 88 of 120 |
| 4 | Missouri | 82 of 115 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 73 of 82 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 70 of 95 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 68 of 75 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 63 of 100 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 60 of 77 |
| 10 | Alabama | 56 of 67 |
Methodology
A county qualifies if its ACS 2023 5-year median household income is at or below 80% of the national median ($62,830 for ACS 2023). Source: US Census ACS 2023 5-year + SBA HUBZone framework. Note: the full HUBZone rule uses additional criteria (unemployment, Indian land, qualified non-metro income).
As of 2026-05-28. ACS 2023 5-year + CBP 2022.
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