SBA Lending by State · Arizona
SBA Lending in Arizona
Arizona is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in health care, growing -5%.
- 39,021
- Total SBA loans
- $16.6B
- Approved dollars
- 6.1
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -5%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 4.6%
- Active-status distress
- #16
- Rank, national volume
- #23
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Arizona since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Arizona accounts for 39,021 of them, worth $16.6B, split 34,171 under 7(a) and 4,850 under 504. Roughly 11% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Arizona
Program mix
- 34,171
- 7(a) loans
- 4,850
- 504 loans
- 11%
- To startups & new businesses
- 89%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Arizona
Phoenix 8,373Tucson 3,531Scottsdale 3,299Mesa 2,976Tempe 1,974Chandler 1,646Gilbert 1,528Glendale 1,382Peoria 865
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Explore Arizona 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.