SBA Lending in Columbus, Ohio
The SBA FOIA record lists 6,611 7(a) approvals worth $1.6B for businesses in Columbus, OH, and annual volume has fallen 8% versus the prior decade.
- 6,611
- 7(a) loans
- $1.6B
- Approved dollars
- $237,008
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in Ohio
- -8%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.4%
- Active-status distress
Columbus is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in Ohio and #15 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 6,611 approvals here worth $1.6B, averaging $237,008 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 8% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 1,332 active-status loans, 10.4% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records is full-service restaurants.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, grouped by the borrower's city as filed. 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.