SBA Lending in Wilmington, Delaware
The SBA FOIA record lists 1,247 7(a) approvals worth $324M for businesses in Wilmington, DE, and annual volume has grown 9% versus the prior decade.
- 1,247
- 7(a) loans
- $324M
- Approved dollars
- $259,522
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in Delaware
- +9%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 6.0%
- Active-status distress
Wilmington is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in Delaware and #141 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 1,247 approvals here worth $324M, averaging $259,522 each. Annual approval volume has grown 9% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 249 active-status loans, 6.0% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records is full-service restaurants.
What Wilmington borrows for
Who lends in Wilmington
Open the national map, drill into Delaware, and compare Wilmington against every zip code in the state.
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.