SBA Lending by State · Delaware
SBA Lending in Delaware
Delaware is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing +13%.
- 4,825
- Total SBA loans
- $1.3B
- Approved dollars
- 4.5
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +13%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 7.4%
- Active-status distress
- #49
- Rank, national volume
- #42
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Delaware since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Delaware accounts for 4,825 of them, worth $1.3B, split 4,594 under 7(a) and 231 under 504. Roughly 14% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Delaware
Program mix
- 4,594
- 7(a) loans
- 231
- 504 loans
- 14%
- To startups & new businesses
- 86%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Delaware
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Explore Delaware 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.