SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Excavation Contractors

SBA Loans for Excavation Contractors

SBA has approved 1,760 7(a) loans worth $295M to Excavation Contractors businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 100% versus the prior decade.

1,760
7(a) loans
$295M
Approved dollars
$167,349
Average loan size
#184
Rank among industries
-100%
Annualized vs prior decade
N/A
Active-status distress

Excavation Contractors is the #184 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,760 such loans worth $295M, averaging $167,349 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 100% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. The active-status excavation contractors sample is below the publication floor for a distress percentage.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.

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