Data · Texas business sales
Texas business sales: every SBA-financed acquisition, 2020 to 2026.
3,481 SBA 7(a) loans that financed the purchase of an existing Texas business, mapped county by county, with the industries, metros, loan sizes and lenders behind them. Public SBA data, aggregated by Delta Brokers.
Quick answer
From FY2020 to FY2026 (October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2026), the SBA approved 3,481 7(a) loans, $4.81B in all, to finance the purchase of an existing Texas business, in 173 of the state's 254 counties. The median loan was $915K, and the most financed industries were gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (232), full-Service Restaurants (221) and hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (210). Dallas-Fort Worth (1,367) and Houston (765) together account for 61% of the loans, and FY2026 was the busiest year, with 667.
3,481SBA acquisition loans
$4.81BTotal approved
$915KMedian loan
173Counties with a deal
Source: SBA 7(a) loan-level FOIA data as of September 30, 2026. Federal fiscal years (October to September), FY2020 to FY2026. Page updated November 12, 2026. How we built it · County CSV · JSON · Rio Grande Valley M&A history
The map
Where Texas businesses were bought with SBA loans.
Each county is shaded by the number of SBA 7(a) loans that financed the purchase of a business there, or by dollars approved. Drag the slider or press Play to step through fiscal years, select a year bar, or show all years. Hover or tap a county for its numbers.
All years, FY2020 to FY2026: 3,481 loans, $4.81B, in 173 counties.
None12 to 45 to 910 to 2425 to 99100+
Hover or tap a county, or pick one from the list.
- Harris509
- Dallas467
- Tarrant352
- Collin228
- Travis203
- Denton188
- Bexar146
- Montgomery93
By year
667 acquisition loans in FY2026, the most in the data.
SBA-financed purchases of Texas businesses fell to 337 in FY2023 then climbed to 665 in FY2025 and 667 in FY2026. The last two years (1,332 loans) are 43% above the first two (934).
By metro
Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston: 61% of the loans.
County groupings follow the federal metro area definitions; the Rio Grande Valley is the four Valley counties. 2,668 of the 3,481 loans (77%) were in the four largest metros.
| Dallas-Fort WorthDallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall, Johnson, Parker, Wise | 1,367 | $1.77B | $839K | Full-Service Restaurants |
| HoustonHarris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria, Galveston, Liberty, Waller, Chambers, Austin, San Jacinto | 765 | $1.14B | $1.02M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels |
| AustinTravis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell | 324 | $411.8M | $760K | Full-Service Restaurants |
| San AntonioBexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Medina, Kendall, Wilson, Atascosa, Bandera | 212 | $264.1M | $808K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels |
| LongviewGregg, Harrison, Rusk, Upshur | 49 | $61.4M | $991K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores |
| LubbockLubbock, Crosby, Lynn | 39 | $50.3M | $727K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels |
| Beaumont-Port ArthurJefferson, Orange, Hardin | 37 | $57.3M | $1.05M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores |
| Midland-OdessaMidland, Martin, Ector | 36 | $67.4M | $1.31M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels |
| Corpus ChristiNueces, San Patricio, Aransas | 34 | $51.4M | $1M | Full-Service Restaurants |
| WacoMcLennan, Falls | 32 | $62.6M | $1.47M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores |
| El PasoEl Paso, Hudspeth | 29 | $36.4M | $730K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels |
| Killeen-TempleBell, Coryell, Lampasas | 27 | $33.3M | $797K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels |
| College Station-BryanBrazos, Burleson, Robertson | 26 | $27M | $652K | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production |
| TylerSmith | 25 | $47.1M | $1.45M | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors |
| Sherman-DenisonGrayson | 23 | $46.3M | $1.73M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores |
| Rio Grande ValleyHidalgo, Cameron, Starr, Willacy | 18 | $22.1M | $723K | Offices of Dentists |
| AmarilloPotter, Randall, Armstrong, Carson, Oldham | 18 | $20.4M | $645K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels |
| LaredoWebb | 2 | $1.65M | $825K | Baked Goods Retailers |
| Rest of TexasCounties outside these groupings | 418 | $636.1M |
By industry
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores, full-Service Restaurants and hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels lead.
The 15 most financed industries (NAICS), out of 409 industries with at least one SBA-financed purchase in Texas.
| Gasoline Stations with Convenience StoresNAICS 447110 | 232 | $437.5M | $1.64M |
| Full-Service RestaurantsNAICS 722511 | 221 | $204.7M | $603K |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and MotelsNAICS 721110 | 210 | $691.9M | $3.39M |
| Limited-Service RestaurantsNAICS 722513 | 113 | $86.5M | $496K |
| Insurance Agencies and BrokeragesNAICS 524210 | 100 | $118M | $755K |
| General Automotive RepairNAICS 811111 | 93 | $102M | $960K |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning ContractorsNAICS 238220 | 77 | $73.6M | $769K |
| Home Health Care ServicesNAICS 621610 | 68 | $78.8M | $680K |
| Child Care ServicesNAICS 624410 | 67 | $131.6M | $1.3M |
| All Other Specialty Trade ContractorsNAICS 238990 | 59 | $70.1M | $776K |
| Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage BarsNAICS 722515 | 52 | $33M | $388K |
| Offices of Certified Public AccountantsNAICS 541211 | 46 | $32.7M | $489K |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports CentersNAICS 713940 | 46 | $25.3M | $330K |
| Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage UnitsNAICS 531130 | 43 | $58.5M | $1.02M |
| Offices of DentistsNAICS 621210 | 43 | $50.9M | $760K |
Loan size
The median loan was $915K; half fell between $405K and $1.92M.
The average loan was $1.38M, pulled up by 128 loans at the $5 million 7(a) maximum. The loan is the financed share of the purchase, often plus working capital; it is not the sale price.
Lenders
Live Oak Banking Company made 454 of the loans, 13%.
279 lenders made at least one SBA acquisition loan in Texas. 77% of the loans (2,675) came from lenders whose address on the SBA record is outside Texas. Listing a lender here is not a recommendation.
| Live Oak Banking Company | 454 | $641.8M | $863K |
| The Huntington National Bank | 251 | $238.3M | $500K |
| Metro City Bank | 103 | $184M | $1.65M |
| Celtic Bank Corporation | 78 | $104.7M | $1.24M |
| T Bank, National Association | 75 | $130M | $1.33M |
| Bank of Hope | 75 | $107.1M | $315K |
| First Internet Bank of Indiana | 74 | $90.2M | $943K |
| Byline Bank | 71 | $103.2M | $1.01M |
| First Financial Bank | 71 | $101.2M | $1.15M |
| Open Bank | 68 | $156M | $1.81M |
| Prosperity Bank | 67 | $86.3M | $1.01M |
| United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 58 | $69.3M | $781K |
| Fifth Third Bank | 56 | $101.5M | $1.68M |
| Midwest Regional Bank | 54 | $50.3M | $607K |
| Hanmi Bank | 51 | $48.9M | $700K |
Every county
All 173 counties with an SBA-financed acquisition.
Select a column to sort. 81 Texas counties had none from FY2020 to FY2026. Download as CSV, with loans by fiscal year.
| Harris County | 509 | $789.1M | $1.06M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Houston |
| Dallas County | 467 | $650.7M | $905K | Full-Service Restaurants | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Tarrant County | 352 | $426.3M | $792K | Full-Service Restaurants | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Collin County | 228 | $292.2M | $763K | Full-Service Restaurants | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Travis County | 203 | $264.8M | $823K | Full-Service Restaurants | Austin |
| Denton County | 188 | $232M | $630K | Full-Service Restaurants | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Bexar County | 146 | $193.3M | $916K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | San Antonio |
| Montgomery County | 93 | $122M | $860K | Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | Houston |
| Williamson County | 85 | $111.5M | $782K | Full-Service Restaurants | Austin |
| Fort Bend County | 71 | $107.2M | $854K | General Automotive Repair | Houston |
| Lubbock County | 37 | $49.6M | $1.01M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Lubbock |
| Comal County | 37 | $34M | $500K | Glass and Glazing Contractors | San Antonio |
| Galveston County | 34 | $46.9M | $1.06M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Houston |
| McLennan County | 30 | $59.5M | $1.47M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Waco |
| Gregg County | 30 | $44.8M | $989K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Longview |
| Hays County | 30 | $29.1M | $631K | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | Austin |
| El Paso County | 29 | $36.4M | $730K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | El Paso |
| Brazoria County | 29 | $34.3M | $760K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Houston |
| Ellis County | 28 | $44.2M | $1.06M | Car Washes | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Smith County | 25 | $47.1M | $1.45M | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | Tyler |
| Parker County | 25 | $35.9M | $1.18M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Jefferson County | 24 | $38.4M | $1.18M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Beaumont-Port Arthur |
| Nueces County | 24 | $36.8M | $1.15M | Full-Service Restaurants | Corpus Christi |
| Ector County | 23 | $48.6M | $1.73M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Midland-Odessa |
| Grayson County | 23 | $46.3M | $1.73M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Sherman-Denison |
| Brazos County | 23 | $22.3M | $645K | Couriers and Express Delivery Services | College Station-Bryan |
| Rockwall County | 22 | $22.8M | $904K | Full-Service Restaurants | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Kaufman County | 21 | $28.7M | $715K | Nail Salons | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Bell County | 20 | $24.7M | $774K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Killeen-Temple |
| Guadalupe County | 19 | $21.3M | $560K | Couriers and Express Delivery Services | San Antonio |
| Johnson County | 19 | $20.5M | $644K | Car Washes | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Taylor County | 16 | $34.2M | $2.03M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Waller County | 16 | $21M | $762K | Tile and Terrazzo Contractors | Houston |
| Victoria County | 15 | $26.3M | $1.17M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Hood County | 15 | $19.8M | $750K | Fuel Dealers | Rest of Texas |
| Angelina County | 15 | $19.6M | $906K | Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | Rest of Texas |
| Midland County | 13 | $18.9M | $1.04M | Exterminating and Pest Control Services | Midland-Odessa |
| Wichita County | 13 | $14.4M | $689K | Computer Systems Design Services | Rest of Texas |
| Burnet County | 13 | $13M | $850K | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | Rest of Texas |
| Palo Pinto County | 11 | $19.9M | $1.98M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Nacogdoches County | 11 | $12.5M | $500K | Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance | Rest of Texas |
| Hidalgo County | 11 | $10.5M | $720K | Offices of Dentists | Rio Grande Valley |
| Hunt County | 10 | $13.9M | $1.18M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Shelby County | 10 | $13.7M | $1.34M | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | Rest of Texas |
| Potter County | 9 | $14.6M | $765K | All Other Specialty Food Retailers | Amarillo |
| Matagorda County | 9 | $12M | $970K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Tom Green County | 9 | $11.5M | $480K | Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | Rest of Texas |
| Erath County | 9 | $10.8M | $1.06M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Bosque County | 9 | $8.08M | $645K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Upshur County | 9 | $6.13M | $680K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Longview |
| Van Zandt County | 8 | $15.4M | $1.5M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Hardin County | 8 | $14.2M | $975K | Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units | Beaumont-Port Arthur |
| Fannin County | 8 | $7.78M | $715K | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | Rest of Texas |
| Randall County | 8 | $5.33M | $610K | Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers | Amarillo |
| Cooke County | 7 | $16.9M | $1.66M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Hill County | 7 | $15.5M | $1.64M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Polk County | 7 | $12.2M | $1.88M | All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | Rest of Texas |
| Henderson County | 7 | $12M | $1.28M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Liberty County | 7 | $7.88M | $819K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Houston |
| Blanco County | 7 | $7.84M | $752K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Wise County | 7 | $7.18M | $1.14M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Aransas County | 7 | $6.39M | $882K | Home Health Care Services | Corpus Christi |
| Eastland County | 6 | $16.7M | $2.88M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Kendall County | 6 | $9.59M | $1.39M | Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers | San Antonio |
| Hopkins County | 6 | $9.56M | $1.34M | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | Rest of Texas |
| Cameron County | 6 | $7.93M | $738K | Landscaping Services | Rio Grande Valley |
| Harrison County | 6 | $6.47M | $1.04M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Longview |
| Gillespie County | 6 | $6.43M | $709K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Limestone County | 6 | $5.99M | $764K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Leon County | 5 | $12.5M | $2.02M | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | Rest of Texas |
| Lamar County | 5 | $11.2M | $2.1M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Navarro County | 5 | $8.56M | $1.3M | Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers | Rest of Texas |
| Wood County | 5 | $7.89M | $885K | Industrial Building Construction | Rest of Texas |
| Orange County | 5 | $4.62M | $940K | Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units | Beaumont-Port Arthur |
| Llano County | 5 | $4.01M | $735K | All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Rest of Texas |
| Bastrop County | 5 | $3.11M | $510K | Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | Austin |
| Fayette County | 4 | $13.1M | $3.09M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Lamb County | 4 | $11.8M | $2.95M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Anderson County | 4 | $9.35M | $2.13M | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | Rest of Texas |
| Cherokee County | 4 | $8.69M | $1.76M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Chambers County | 4 | $7.27M | $2.02M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Houston |
| Pecos County | 4 | $7.21M | $1.37M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Archer County | 4 | $6.71M | $1.83M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Brewster County | 4 | $6.03M | $1.47M | Tour Operators | Rest of Texas |
| Atascosa County | 4 | $5.93M | $1.42M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | San Antonio |
| Karnes County | 4 | $5.29M | $889K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Lampasas County | 4 | $4.03M | $1.02M | Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction | Killeen-Temple |
| Rusk County | 4 | $3.99M | $1M | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | Longview |
| Titus County | 4 | $3.72M | $916K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Scurry County | 4 | $3.32M | $949K | Home Health Care Services | Rest of Texas |
| Callahan County | 4 | $2.85M | $722K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Kerr County | 4 | $2.2M | $303K | Support Activities for Animal Production | Rest of Texas |
| San Patricio County | 3 | $8.22M | $3.47M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Corpus Christi |
| Bowie County | 3 | $7.2M | $1.64M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Gaines County | 3 | $5.8M | $2.6M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Camp County | 3 | $5.63M | $2.5M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Trinity County | 3 | $4.84M | $1.45M | Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers | Rest of Texas |
| Milam County | 3 | $4.83M | $1.63M | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | Rest of Texas |
| Coryell County | 3 | $4.58M | $945K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Killeen-Temple |
| Uvalde County | 3 | $4.2M | $1.35M | Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local | Rest of Texas |
| Panola County | 3 | $4.06M | $585K | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | Rest of Texas |
| Walker County | 3 | $3.47M | $1.03M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Hockley County | 3 | $3.43M | $933K | Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations | Rest of Texas |
| Hamilton County | 3 | $2.32M | $328K | Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Morris County | 3 | $2.17M | $725K | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | Rest of Texas |
| Jim Wells County | 2 | $6.85M | $3.42M | Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units | Rest of Texas |
| Washington County | 2 | $5.91M | $2.95M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Gonzales County | 2 | $5.56M | $2.78M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Jones County | 2 | $5.42M | $2.71M | Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | Rest of Texas |
| Colorado County | 2 | $5.3M | $2.65M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Wheeler County | 2 | $4.88M | $2.44M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Donley County | 2 | $4.84M | $2.42M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Lee County | 2 | $4.5M | $2.25M | Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) | Rest of Texas |
| Hale County | 2 | $4.15M | $2.07M | Farm Product Warehousing and Storage | Rest of Texas |
| Frio County | 2 | $4.12M | $2.06M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Austin County | 2 | $4.09M | $2.04M | Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing | Houston |
| Grimes County | 2 | $4.03M | $2.02M | Machine Shops | Rest of Texas |
| Mills County | 2 | $3.6M | $1.8M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Somervell County | 2 | $3.37M | $1.69M | Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) | Rest of Texas |
| Burleson County | 2 | $3.14M | $1.57M | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | College Station-Bryan |
| Falls County | 2 | $3.03M | $1.51M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Waco |
| Cass County | 2 | $2.67M | $1.33M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Freestone County | 2 | $2.66M | $1.33M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Kimble County | 2 | $2.49M | $1.25M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Andrews County | 2 | $2.42M | $1.21M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Haskell County | 2 | $2.28M | $1.14M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Montague County | 2 | $2.27M | $1.14M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Clay County | 2 | $1.74M | $869K | All Other General Merchandise Retailers | Rest of Texas |
| Webb County | 2 | $1.65M | $825K | Baked Goods Retailers | Laredo |
| Rains County | 2 | $1.57M | $783K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Brown County | 2 | $1.21M | $605K | Funeral Homes and Funeral Services | Rest of Texas |
| Marion County | 2 | $799K | $399K | Bed-and-Breakfast Inns | Rest of Texas |
| Lynn County | 2 | $651K | $326K | Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | Lubbock |
| Willacy County | 1 | $3.7M | $3.7M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rio Grande Valley |
| Caldwell County | 1 | $3.35M | $3.35M | Hardware Retailers | Austin |
| San Augustine County | 1 | $3.04M | $3.04M | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | Rest of Texas |
| Hemphill County | 1 | $2.4M | $2.4M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Sherman County | 1 | $2.4M | $2.4M | Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Terry County | 1 | $2M | $2M | Limited-Service Restaurants | Rest of Texas |
| DeWitt County | 1 | $1.92M | $1.92M | Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations | Rest of Texas |
| Houston County | 1 | $1.87M | $1.87M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Reeves County | 1 | $1.81M | $1.81M | Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | Rest of Texas |
| Hardeman County | 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Lavaca County | 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Wilbarger County | 1 | $1.78M | $1.78M | Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units | Rest of Texas |
| Ward County | 1 | $1.76M | $1.76M | Septic Tank and Related Services | Rest of Texas |
| Robertson County | 1 | $1.55M | $1.55M | Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | College Station-Bryan |
| Crane County | 1 | $1.35M | $1.35M | Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | Rest of Texas |
| Bailey County | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Franklin County | 1 | $1.17M | $1.17M | Convenience Retailers | Rest of Texas |
| Coleman County | 1 | $1.14M | $1.14M | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Jasper County | 1 | $1.13M | $1.13M | All Other Business Support Services | Rest of Texas |
| Stephens County | 1 | $1.05M | $1.05M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Maverick County | 1 | $1.01M | $1.01M | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Mitchell County | 1 | $945K | $945K | RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds | Rest of Texas |
| Floyd County | 1 | $864K | $864K | Pharmacies and Drug Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Wharton County | 1 | $827K | $827K | Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing | Rest of Texas |
| Jeff Davis County | 1 | $746K | $746K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Rest of Texas |
| Kinney County | 1 | $550K | $550K | Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units | Rest of Texas |
| Cochran County | 1 | $530K | $530K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Nolan County | 1 | $512K | $512K | Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers | Rest of Texas |
| Red River County | 1 | $500K | $500K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Oldham County | 1 | $492K | $492K | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | Amarillo |
| Delta County | 1 | $486K | $486K | Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Shackelford County | 1 | $459K | $459K | Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | Rest of Texas |
| Ochiltree County | 1 | $375K | $375K | Meat Markets | Rest of Texas |
| Young County | 1 | $325K | $325K | Florists | Rest of Texas |
| Winkler County | 1 | $313K | $313K | Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores | Rest of Texas |
| Calhoun County | 1 | $307K | $307K | Boat Building | Rest of Texas |
| Val Verde County | 1 | $218K | $218K | Child Day Care Services | Rest of Texas |
| Sterling County | 1 | $160K | $160K | Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations | Rest of Texas |
| Foard County | 1 | $142K | $142K | Limited-Service Restaurants | Rest of Texas |
| Gray County | 1 | $134K | $134K | Family Clothing Stores | Rest of Texas |
What it means
If you are selling, or buying, a Texas business.
If you are selling
- Buyers with SBA financing are active. 1,332 SBA loans financed Texas acquisitions in FY2025 and FY2026, the two busiest years in the data.
- Lenders know your industry if it is on the list above. gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores, full-Service Restaurants and hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels are the most financed purchases in the state.
- SBA lenders underwrite the business's cash flow, so clean books decide whether your buyer gets the loan. Tax returns that match the P&L matter more than a polished pitch.
- The median loan was $915K. A buyer's loan is capped at $5 million under 7(a), so larger sales usually need more equity, a seller note or a different kind of buyer.
If you are buying
- Shop lenders beyond your local bank. 77% of these loans came from lenders with an out-of-state address, and the top lender alone made 454.
- Expect competition in the big metros. Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston had 2,132 SBA-financed purchases; the rest of Texas outside the metro groupings had 418, so fewer financed buyers are bidding there.
- Plan for the loan to cover only part of the price. Buyers bring their own equity, and many deals add a seller note.
- Use the county table to see what has actually been financed where you want to own.
Methodology
How we built it, and what it leaves out.
What counts
Every SBA 7(a) loan in SBA's public loan-level FOIA file (FY2020 to present, as of September 30, 2026) with a Texas project and a business age of "Change of Ownership", the flag lenders use when a loan finances the purchase of an existing business. 3,481 loans, approved October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2026.
Amounts are gross approvals. Counties are the project county SBA reports.
What is not included
- All-cash, seller-financed and conventional bank purchases
- Private equity and corporate acquisitions without an SBA loan
- SBA 504 loans
- Purchase prices: SBA reports the loan, not the price
So this is a floor for Texas business sales, not a census.
Loans, not deals
One purchase can use more than one loan. 317 loans share a borrower name and fiscal year with another loan in the set, so the number of distinct acquisitions is an estimated 3,164. The totals include 277 loans that SBA lists as cancelled after approval. The change-of-ownership flag is as reported by lenders to SBA; we do not verify it.
Years, metros, lenders
Fiscal years run October 1 to September 30, so FY2020 began October 1, 2019. Metro groupings are listed with their counties in the metro table and follow the federal metro area definitions. A lender's state is the address on the SBA record, which may not be its headquarters.
Privacy
SBA publishes borrower names; we do not. This page and its downloads contain only counts, dollar totals and medians by county, metro, industry, year and lender. Lender names are shown because lending is their public business.
Cite and reuse
Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit. Delta Brokers, "Texas Business Sales: Every SBA-Financed Business Acquisition, FY2020 to FY2026," deltabrokers.org/texas-business-sales, tabulated from U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) FOIA data as of September 30, 2026 (updated November 12, 2026). Source data: SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA. Data: county CSV, JSON. For the deals SBA does not see, including private equity, see Rio Grande Valley M&A history and RGV SBA lending data.
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