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
- 6.1%
- Active-status distress
- #2
- Rank, national volume
- #28
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Texas since 1991 sits in the public federal file. 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) approvals 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
SBA lending by city in Texas
Houston 18,300Dallas 9,276Austin 7,247San Antonio 7,121Fort Worth 4,392El Paso 4,220Arlington 2,496Plano 2,431Lubbock 1,912Irving 1,714Spring 1,699Katy 1,599Carrollton 1,401Frisco 1,386Garland 1,261Corpus Christi 1,257Richardson 1,094Mckinney 1,067Lewisville 1,014Grand Prairie 953Sugar Land 949Round Rock 930Abilene 925Mcallen 861Odessa 850Cypress 840Amarillo 836Denton 792Pearland 783Laredo 778
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Explore Texas 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.