SBA Lending by State · Arkansas
SBA Lending in Arkansas
Arkansas is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in agriculture, growing -6%.
- 11,814
- Total SBA loans
- $4.1B
- Approved dollars
- 4.5
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -6%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 6.4%
- Active-status distress
- #41
- Rank, national volume
- #41
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Arkansas since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Arkansas accounts for 11,814 of them, worth $4.1B, split 11,010 under 7(a) and 804 under 504. Roughly 15% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Arkansas
Program mix
- 11,010
- 7(a) loans
- 804
- 504 loans
- 15%
- To startups & new businesses
- 85%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Arkansas
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Drill Arkansas to the zip-code level, see its top lenders, and shade it by growth, dollars, or distress.
Explore Arkansas 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.