SBA Lending in Duluth, Georgia
The SBA FOIA record lists 1,148 7(a) approvals worth $587M for businesses in Duluth, GA, and annual volume has fallen 2% versus the prior decade.
- 1,148
- 7(a) loans
- $587M
- Approved dollars
- $511,413
- Average loan size
- #5
- Rank in Georgia
- -2%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 6.6%
- Active-status distress
Duluth is the #5 SBA 7(a) market in Georgia and #157 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 1,148 approvals here worth $587M, averaging $511,413 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 2% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 229 active-status loans, 6.6% 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.