SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA Lending by State · Kansas

SBA Lending in Kansas

Kansas is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in retail, growing -5%.

18,689
Total SBA loans
$5.2B
Approved dollars
6.4
Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
-5%
Growth, 2010s to 2020s
5.2%
Active-status distress
#29
Rank, national volume
#16
Rank, loans per business

Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Kansas since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Kansas accounts for 18,689 of them, worth $5.2B, split 16,882 under 7(a) and 1,807 under 504. Roughly 12% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.

Top industries funded in Kansas

  • Other2,909 loans · $461M
  • Retail2,570 loans · $555M
  • Personal Services1,449 loans · $335M
  • Construction1,382 loans · $309M
  • Food & Lodging1,381 loans · $549M
  • Healthcare1,254 loans · $353M

Program mix

16,882
7(a) loans
1,807
504 loans
12%
To startups & new businesses
88%
To existing businesses

SBA lending by city in Kansas

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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.

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