SBA Lending by State · Alabama
SBA Lending in Alabama
Alabama is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing -4%.
- 15,997
- Total SBA loans
- $6.2B
- Approved dollars
- 3.5
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -4%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 6.6%
- Active-status distress
- #38
- Rank, national volume
- #47
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Alabama since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Alabama accounts for 15,997 of them, worth $6.2B, split 12,889 under 7(a) and 3,108 under 504. Roughly 15% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Alabama
Program mix
- 12,889
- 7(a) loans
- 3,108
- 504 loans
- 15%
- To startups & new businesses
- 85%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Alabama
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Explore Alabama on the map ↗Loan counts and dollars cover SBA 7(a) and 504, approved and not cancelled, gross basis. Growth, active-status distress, per-business rates, industries, and startup share describe the 7(a) book. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.