SBA Lending by State · Colorado
SBA Lending in Colorado
Colorado is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in construction, growing +6%.
- 46,875
- Total SBA loans
- $18.8B
- Approved dollars
- 6.4
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +6%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 5.2%
- Active-status distress
- #14
- Rank, national volume
- #17
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Colorado since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Colorado accounts for 46,875 of them, worth $18.8B, split 40,114 under 7(a) and 6,761 under 504. Roughly 12% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Colorado
Program mix
- 40,114
- 7(a) loans
- 6,761
- 504 loans
- 12%
- To startups & new businesses
- 88%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Colorado
Denver 7,471Colorado Springs 3,678Aurora 2,243Littleton 1,710Englewood 1,567Fort Collins 1,306Boulder 1,301Lakewood 975Arvada 960Parker 775
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Explore Colorado 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.