SBA Loans for Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
SBA has approved 10,382 7(a) loans worth $3.0B to Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 31% versus the prior decade.
- 10,382
- 7(a) loans
- $3.0B
- Approved dollars
- $286,474
- Average loan size
- #24
- Rank among industries
- -31%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 8.1%
- Active-status distress
- 2%
- Franchise-branded
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) is the #24 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 10,382 such loans worth $3.0B, averaging $286,474 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 31% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 1,867 active-status drinking places (alcoholic beverages) loans, 8.1% 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.