SBA Lending by State · Florida
SBA Lending in Florida
Florida is the #1 fastest-growing SBA market in the country, up 46% between the 2010s and 2020s.
- 103,750
- Total SBA loans
- $42.8B
- Approved dollars
- 3.9
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +46%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 7.5%
- Active-status distress
- #4
- Rank, national volume
- #45
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Florida since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Florida accounts for 103,750 of them, worth $42.8B, split 87,385 under 7(a) and 16,365 under 504. Roughly 13% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Florida
Program mix
- 87,385
- 7(a) loans
- 16,365
- 504 loans
- 13%
- To startups & new businesses
- 87%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Florida
Miami 10,344Orlando 4,645Tampa 3,940Jacksonville 3,890Fort Lauderdale 2,386Hialeah 1,801Sarasota 1,629Boca Raton 1,595West Palm Beach 1,552Pompano Beach 1,317Naples 1,283Fort Myers 1,268Clearwater 1,142Saint Petersburg 1,080Hollywood 1,070Bradenton 900Kissimmee 859Pensacola 822Melbourne 769
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Explore Florida 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.