SBA HUBZone designations API

What you can build

Official geographic HUBZone designations; does not establish business certification eligibility. Use this dataset as a sourced input to an application, analytical model or retrieval tool. Retain its native dimensions when joining it with your own records.

Query SBA HUBZone designations

The example below is a real bounded request against the available release. Replace the environment variable with your server-side API credential. Review endpoint parameters and response schemas before changing selectors.

curl --fail --get "https://api.geoamcan.com/v1/designations?dataset=hubzone&limit=1&designation_id=indian_lands%3A0820R" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GEOAMCAN_API_KEY"

Saved response excerpt

{
  "source_attribution": {
    "hubzone": "SBA — SBA HUBZone designations; https://maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map/; official source snapshots, no endorsement implied."
  },
  "requested_area": {
    "include_geometry": false,
    "dataset": "hubzone",
    "lat": null,
    "lon": null,
    "geo_type": null,
    "geoid": null,
    "vintage": null,
    "designation_id": "indian_lands:0820R",
    "area": null
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "dataset": "hubzone",
      "source": "SBA",
      "release": "SBA snapshot 2026-10-30 parser v1",
      "geographic_resolution": "geographic",
      "geoid": "indian_lands:0820R",
      "geography_vintage": "source_geometry",
      "period": "2026-10-30",
      "naics": "",
      "component": "geometry",
      "metrics": {},
      "margins_of_error": {},
      "flags": {
        "scope": "geographic",
        "record": {
          "source_url": "https://maps.certify.sba.gov/geoserver/hubzone/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeNames=hubzone%3Aindian_lands&outputFormat=application%2Fjson&count=588",
          "source_record": {
            "id": null,
            "gid": 825,
            "gnis": null,
            "name": "Cowlitz Reservation",
            "type": null,
            "class": "American Indian Area (Reservation Only)",
            "state": null,
            "census": "0820R",
            "indian": "",
            "expires": null,
            "objectid": 825,
            "effective": "2023/06/21"
          },
          "designation_type": "indian_lands",
          "reference_period": "2026-10-30",
          "status_interpretation": "Official designation layer membership; effective and expiration fields apply. Raw status fields are retained without resolving contradictory labels."
        },
        "source_status": "Source layer: indian_lands",
        "designation_id": "indian_lands:0820R",
        "source_component": {
          "id": null,
          "gid": 825,
          "gnis": null,
          "name": "Cowlitz Reservation",
          "type": null,
          "class": "American Indian Area (Reservation Only)",
          "state": null,
          "census": "0820R",
          "indian": "",
          "expires": null,
          "objectid": 825,
          "effective": "2023/06/21"
        },
        "geometry_available": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "availability": {
    "hubzone": {
      "status": "matches",
      "coverage": "United States and source-published territories only; no Canadian equivalents",
      "release_metadata": {
        "passed": true,
        "country": "US",
        "records": 22065,
        "components": {
          "n": 22065,
          "native_geometries": 22065
        },
        "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T01:29:27.596937+00:00",
        "validated_at": "2026-10-30T01:50:33.415371+00:00",
        "coverage_gaps": [],
        "geometry_repairs": 1765,
        "row_storage_bytes": 18969352,
        "designation_counts": [
          {
            "scope": "geographic",
            "status": "Source layer: indian_lands",
            "records": 586
          }
        ],
        "source_attribution": "SBA — SBA HUBZone designations; https://maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map/; official source snapshots, no endorsement implied.",
        "component_row_storage_bytes": 106479528
      },
      "interpretation": "Geographic overlap is not full-area designation or business/project/funding eligibility. Population conditions apply; facility matches do not designate surrounding areas."
    }
  },
  "next_offset": null,
  "returned_count": 1,
  "complete": true,
  "snapshot": {
    "hubzone": {
      "release_id": 67,
      "release": "SBA snapshot 2026-10-30 parser v1",
      "fingerprint": "d0ec0ce2a0efa9734d912f350537f264"
    },
    "tiger": {
      "release_id": 1,
      "release": "2026 + native 2024/2020",
      "fingerprint": "0400658a689c0c2b04db479935dae54a"
    },
    "geography-extended": {
      "release_id": 29,
      "release": "2026 + native 2024",
      "fingerprint": "e63402f6d0af12bc02df1e39a93b9fb8"
    },
    "designation-boundaries": {
      "release_id": 62,
      "release": "2010 native tracts + 2020 Island Areas parser v1",
      "fingerprint": "c15cd69ac14013bea7024a09f5902f17"
    }
  },
  "metric_definitions": {},
  "coverage_limitations": {
    "hubzone": []
  },
  "native_area_contexts": {},
  "commuting_flows": []
}

Captured 2026-11-03. Excerpt omits pagination credentials and may shorten nested records. Download verified source responses.

Coverage and interpretation

Coverage is limited to published source geographies and releases. Missing, suppressed and unavailable observations must not be treated as zero.

The active release shown here is a catalog snapshot. Check the live catalog and response provenance for current readiness. The underlying public source and Geoamcan access terms are separate; consult the source’s licensing and attribution requirements.

Source and methodology

Source: SBA. Geoamcan is an independent API provider, with no agency affiliation or endorsement. Read our data methodology for source handling, geographic joins and update practices.

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