SBA Lending by State · California
SBA Lending in California
California is the #1 largest SBA market by volume.
- 265,205
- Total SBA loans
- $119.4B
- Approved dollars
- 6.2
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -9%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 11.1%
- Active-loan distress
- #1
- Rank, national volume
- #20
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 loan approved in California since 1991 sits in the public federal record. California accounts for 265,205 of them, worth $119.4B, split 220,522 under 7(a) and 44,683 under 504. Roughly 7% of 7(a) went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in California
Program mix
- 220,522
- 7(a) loans
- 44,683
- 504 loans
- 7%
- To startups & new businesses
- 93%
- To existing businesses
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Explore California 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.