SBA Loans for Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
SBA has approved 9,699 7(a) loans worth $3.8B to Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 71% versus the prior decade.
- 9,699
- 7(a) loans
- $3.8B
- Approved dollars
- $388,553
- Average loan size
- #28
- Rank among industries
- -71%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 15.0%
- Active-loan distress
- 2%
- Franchise-branded
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the #28 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 9,699 such loans worth $3.8B, averaging $388,553 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 71% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 15.0% of the active book is 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. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.