SBA Lending by State · Washington
SBA Lending in Washington
Washington is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing +2%.
- 48,953
- Total SBA loans
- $18.9B
- Approved dollars
- 6.3
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +2%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 7.6%
- Active-loan distress
- #13
- Rank, national volume
- #19
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 loan approved in Washington since 1991 sits in the public federal record. Washington accounts for 48,953 of them, worth $18.9B, split 44,187 under 7(a) and 4,766 under 504. Roughly 10% of 7(a) went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Washington
Program mix
- 44,187
- 7(a) loans
- 4,766
- 504 loans
- 10%
- To startups & new businesses
- 90%
- To existing businesses
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Drill Washington to the zip-code level, see its top lenders, and shade it by growth, dollars, or distress.
Explore Washington 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.