SBA Loans for Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
SBA has approved 14,497 7(a) loans worth $5.5B to Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 63% versus the prior decade.
- 14,497
- 7(a) loans
- $5.5B
- Approved dollars
- $382,332
- Average loan size
- #19
- Rank among industries
- -63%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.6%
- Active-status distress
- 1%
- Franchise-branded
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores is the #19 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 14,497 such loans worth $5.5B, averaging $382,332 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 63% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 1,507 active-status beer, wine, and liquor stores loans, 4.6% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.