Boundaries - Empowerment Zones

Boundaries for Empowerment Zones in Chicago. To view or use these files, compression software, like WinZip, and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required. Click here for GIS data sharing agreements, policies and standards.

The Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities program (EZ/EC) is a Federal, State, local government partnership for stimulating comprehensive renewal--particularly economic growth and social development--in distressed urban neighborhoods and rural areas across the nation. For more information, go to http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/rc/.

Click Menu in the upper right-hand corner of the Data Player below to: view, print, or download this data set or access the data via API. To sort or remove columns, click More Views. Click the Share button on the left, which is just below the Menu button, to email data or post to social networks. To view the date last updated, click on the Info button, which is on the right just below the City seal.

Before downloading or sharing data, please read the Terms of Use. For more information or assistance Contact Us.