SBA Lending by State · Iowa
SBA Lending in Iowa
Iowa is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing -18%.
- 19,528
- Total SBA loans
- $5.3B
- Approved dollars
- 5.8
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -18%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 6.7%
- Active-loan distress
- #30
- Rank, national volume
- #27
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 loan approved in Iowa since 1991 sits in the public federal record. Iowa accounts for 19,528 of them, worth $5.3B, split 16,772 under 7(a) and 2,756 under 504. Roughly 12% of 7(a) went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Iowa
Program mix
- 16,772
- 7(a) loans
- 2,756
- 504 loans
- 12%
- To startups & new businesses
- 88%
- To existing businesses
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Explore Iowa 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.