Governor-Designated HUBZones as of November 5, 2024

The HUBZone program encourages economic development in historically underutilized business zones. The federal government's goal is to award three percent of all prime and subcontracting dollars to businesses in the HUBZone program each year. Governor-designated HUBZones are rural areas that state governors have petitioned the SBA to designate as HUBZones. To be eligible for designation, an area must: — Be a rural area located outside of urbanized areas (as defined by the Census) — Have a population of 50,000 or less — Have an average unemployment rate of at least 120 percent of the average unemployment rate for the U.S. or the state (whichever is lowest)