August 18, 2025

Brad S. Elliott
Chief Executive Officer
Equity Bancshares, Inc.
7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 300
Wichita, KS 67207

        Re: Equity Bancshares, Inc.
            Registration Statement on Form S-4
            Filed August 11, 2025
            File No. 333-289492
Dear Brad S. Elliott:

       This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your
registration
statement.

        Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration.
We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action
by the staff.

        Please contact Aisha Adegbuyi at 202-551-8754 with any questions.



                                                           Sincerely,

                                                           Division of
Corporation Finance
                                                           Office of Finance
cc:    Mike Keeley, Esq.