SBA Lending in Dayton, Ohio
The SBA FOIA record lists 2,060 7(a) approvals worth $584M for businesses in Dayton, OH, and annual volume has fallen 43% versus the prior decade.
- 2,060
- 7(a) loans
- $584M
- Approved dollars
- $283,595
- Average loan size
- #4
- Rank in Ohio
- -43%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.8%
- Active-status distress
Dayton is the #4 SBA 7(a) market in Ohio and #73 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 2,060 approvals here worth $584M, averaging $283,595 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 43% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 343 active-status loans, 10.8% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records is general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload.
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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.