SBA Lending by State · California
SBA Lending in California
California is the #1 largest SBA market by volume.
- 265,205
- Total SBA loans
- $119.4B
- Approved dollars
- 6.2
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -9%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 4.0%
- Active-status distress
- #1
- Rank, national volume
- #20
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for California since 1991 sits in the public federal file. California accounts for 265,205 of them, worth $119.4B, split 220,522 under 7(a) and 44,683 under 504. Roughly 7% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in California
Program mix
- 220,522
- 7(a) loans
- 44,683
- 504 loans
- 7%
- To startups & new businesses
- 93%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in California
Los Angeles 20,193San Diego 8,847San Francisco 5,474Sacramento 4,331San Jose 4,226Fresno 2,881Anaheim 2,508Oakland 2,298Long Beach 2,281Irvine 2,207Santa Ana 2,038Riverside 2,013Glendale 1,922Bakersfield 1,903Torrance 1,435Orange 1,412Huntington Beach 1,398Burbank 1,390San Luis Obispo 1,348Pasadena 1,313Santa Rosa 1,312Corona 1,269Escondido 1,219Gardena 1,207Van Nuys 1,205North Hollywood 1,198El Cajon 1,150Chula Vista 1,135Roseville 1,134Stockton 1,131Ontario 1,127Costa Mesa 1,124Temecula 1,120Carlsbad 1,101Hayward 1,075Santa Monica 1,071Garden Grove 1,006Santa Clara 1,000Fullerton 996San Bernardino 991Modesto 985Vista 951Rancho Cucamonga 937Oceanside 914Santa Cruz 910San Marcos 870Redding 850Newport Beach 848Concord 829Fremont 820Fontana 818Pomona 818Chino 784Santa Barbara 783Murrieta 781Inglewood 763Santa Fe Springs 762
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Explore California on the map ↗Loan counts and dollars cover SBA 7(a) and 504, approved and not cancelled, gross basis. Growth, active-status distress, per-business rates, industries, and startup share describe the 7(a) book. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.