SBA Lending by State · Ohio
SBA Lending in Ohio
Ohio is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in construction, growing +3%.
- 82,289
- Total SBA loans
- $20.3B
- Approved dollars
- 8.5
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +3%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 7.7%
- Active-status distress
- #5
- Rank, national volume
- #5
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Ohio since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Ohio accounts for 82,289 of them, worth $20.3B, split 74,975 under 7(a) and 7,314 under 504. Roughly 13% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Ohio
Program mix
- 74,975
- 7(a) loans
- 7,314
- 504 loans
- 13%
- To startups & new businesses
- 87%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Ohio
Columbus 6,611Cincinnati 4,773Cleveland 3,501Dayton 2,060Toledo 1,873Akron 1,597Canton 1,079Westerville 860Dublin 811Youngstown 774
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Explore Ohio 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.