SBA Lending in Atlanta, Georgia
The SBA FOIA record lists 6,406 7(a) approvals worth $2.7B for businesses in Atlanta, GA, and annual volume has fallen 18% versus the prior decade.
- 6,406
- 7(a) loans
- $2.7B
- Approved dollars
- $426,194
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in Georgia
- -18%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 6.4%
- Active-status distress
Atlanta is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in Georgia and #16 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 6,406 approvals here worth $2.7B, averaging $426,194 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 18% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 1,112 active-status loans, 6.4% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records is full-service restaurants.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, grouped by the borrower's city as filed. 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.