SBA 7(a) loans by state
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) & 504 FOIA loan data [source] · File as of September 30, 2026 · Loans approved in federal fiscal years 2024–2026 (Oct 2023 – Sept 2026) · Imported November 4, 2026
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| California | 20,988 | $203,850 | $11.3B |
| Texas | 13,797 | $297,700 | $9.7B |
| Florida | 13,775 | $245,000 | $7.6B |
| New York | 11,531 | $150,000 | $4.0B |
| Ohio | 8,152 | $105,000 | $3.1B |
| New Jersey | 6,147 | $150,000 | $2.7B |
| Pennsylvania | 6,042 | $150,000 | $2.8B |
| Illinois | 6,009 | $175,000 | $3.1B |
| Michigan | 5,914 | $150,000 | $2.5B |
| Washington | 5,229 | $150,000 | $2.9B |
| Georgia | 4,965 | $316,000 | $3.5B |
| Colorado | 4,808 | $249,150 | $2.7B |
| Massachusetts | 4,723 | $100,000 | $1.4B |
| North Carolina | 4,208 | $300,000 | $2.9B |
| Minnesota | 3,833 | $167,500 | $1.8B |
| Arizona | 3,612 | $257,750 | $2.1B |
| Maryland | 3,336 | $130,000 | $1.3B |
| Virginia | 3,204 | $210,500 | $1.7B |
| Utah | 3,145 | $171,500 | $1.5B |
| Indiana | 3,094 | $150,000 | $1.5B |
| Oregon | 2,892 | $100,000 | $1.2B |
| Wisconsin | 2,747 | $212,000 | $1.5B |
| Missouri | 2,705 | $225,000 | $1.6B |
| Connecticut | 2,326 | $120,000 | $844.7M |
| Tennessee | 2,252 | $250,000 | $1.4B |
| South Carolina | 2,044 | $250,000 | $1.3B |
| Idaho | 1,913 | $125,000 | $723.4M |
| Nevada | 1,908 | $191,500 | $967.3M |
| New Hampshire | 1,497 | $94,600 | $441.0M |
| Kentucky | 1,384 | $150,000 | $677.0M |
| Louisiana | 1,355 | $240,000 | $818.7M |
| Oklahoma | 1,254 | $263,250 | $845.2M |
| Alabama | 1,245 | $253,700 | $810.7M |
| Kansas | 1,163 | $250,000 | $644.0M |
| Iowa | 1,052 | $150,000 | $460.1M |
| Maine | 905 | $100,000 | $252.4M |
| Arkansas | 875 | $250,000 | $592.5M |
| Nebraska | 863 | $195,000 | $422.8M |
| Mississippi | 842 | $250,000 | $532.1M |
| New Mexico | 696 | $200,000 | $376.1M |
| Rhode Island | 653 | $100,000 | $204.6M |
| Delaware | 623 | $100,000 | $242.1M |
| Montana | 563 | $225,000 | $320.6M |
| West Virginia | 491 | $114,300 | $195.8M |
| Hawaii | 460 | $50,000 | $106.4M |
| Vermont | 453 | $61,000 | $125.5M |
| District of Columbia | 400 | $201,000 | $197.1M |
| South Dakota | 387 | $154,000 | $188.1M |
| North Dakota | 305 | $175,000 | $187.2M |
| Wyoming | 267 | $155,000 | $152.1M |
| Alaska | 262 | $318,000 | $198.4M |
What this data does — and doesn't — tell you
- Approvals, not applications. These are loans SBA approved. The data has no denials, so it cannot tell you your odds of approval.
- Loan size is not startup cost. 7(a) loans also pay for buying existing businesses, real estate, equipment, refinancing and working capital.
- Gross approval amount. Figures are the full approved loan, including the part SBA does not guarantee. Some approved loans are later reduced or never fully disbursed.
- Industry codes are assigned at approval (NAICS) and can be imprecise — a mobile detailer may be coded as a car wash, for example.
- Medians beat averages here: a few very large loans pull averages up. We show the median and the middle half (25th–75th percentile).
- No default rates. Most recent loans are still being repaid, so charge-off rates for these years would be misleading. We don't show them.
- Cancelled loans are excluded, and any group with fewer than 10 loans is hidden. We never publish borrower names.
- Lender counts aren't a quality rating. Big national lenders make many small loans; local lenders may know your market better. Talk to several, or use SBA Lender Match.