SBA Lending by State · Texas
SBA Lending in Texas
Texas is the #2 largest SBA market by volume.
- 145,155
- Total SBA loans
- $61.0B
- Approved dollars
- 5.8
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -3%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 10.8%
- Active-loan distress
- #2
- Rank, national volume
- #28
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 loan approved in Texas since 1991 sits in the public federal record. Texas accounts for 145,155 of them, worth $61.0B, split 134,569 under 7(a) and 10,586 under 504. Roughly 13% of 7(a) went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Texas
Program mix
- 134,569
- 7(a) loans
- 10,586
- 504 loans
- 13%
- To startups & new businesses
- 87%
- To existing businesses
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Drill Texas to the zip-code level, see its top lenders, and shade it by growth, dollars, or distress.
Explore Texas on the map ↗Loan counts and dollars cover SBA 7(a) and 504, approved and not cancelled, gross basis. Growth, distress, per-business rates, industries, and startup share describe the 7(a) book. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.