State rankings
SBA Loan List by State
California has the highest Total (1,270,600), followed by Florida (983,346) and Texas (938,534). Vermont has the lowest (21,700).
51 of 51 states
Total
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All 51 ranked
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
154,906
Middle half 52K – 227.5K
Average
223,330
51 states
Highest
1,270,600
California
Lowest
21,700
Vermont
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Total
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,270,600 |
| 2 | Florida | 983,346 |
| 3 | Texas | 938,534 |
| 4 | New York | 734,817 |
| 5 | Illinois | 620,050 |
| 6 | Georgia | 553,322 |
| 7 | Ohio | 351,995 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 342,421 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 302,438 |
| 10 | Michigan | 291,533 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 258,994 |
| 12 | Missouri | 233,144 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 229,731 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 225,357 |
| 15 | Virginia | 221,084 |
| 16 | Louisiana | 217,331 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 217,230 |
| 18 | Washington | 195,234 |
| 19 | Colorado | 192,264 |
| 20 | Maryland | 190,719 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 187,819 |
| 22 | Indiana | 186,169 |
| 23 | Iowa | 171,724 |
| 24 | Alabama | 169,562 |
| 25 | Arizona | 169,247 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 154,906 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 150,218 |
| 28 | Mississippi | 138,394 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 128,433 |
| 30 | Kansas | 126,404 |
| 31 | Nevada | 118,239 |
| 32 | Connecticut | 117,892 |
| 33 | Oregon | 115,873 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 114,181 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 102,041 |
| 36 | Utah | 84,019 |
| 37 | South Dakota | 64,078 |
| 38 | Idaho | 52,390 |
| 39 | North Dakota | 51,521 |
| 40 | Maine | 47,407 |
| 41 | Montana | 47,065 |
| 42 | Hawaii | 44,566 |
| 43 | New Mexico | 41,166 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 40,930 |
| 45 | Rhode Island | 33,805 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 33,317 |
| 47 | 29,522 | |
| 48 | Delaware | 27,733 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 25,655 |
| 50 | Alaska | 23,694 |
| 51 | Vermont | 21,700 |
What correlates with Total?
Pearson r against 2,090 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Total tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Total tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Total?
- California has the highest Total, at 1,270,600, followed by Florida (983,346) and Texas (938,534).
- Which state has the lowest Total?
- Vermont has the lowest Total, at 21,700.
- What is the median Total across US states?
- The median is 154,906 across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does this sba loan list by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Pro Publica.

















































