SBA Lending by State · Georgia
SBA Lending in Georgia
Georgia is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing +6%.
- 50,867
- Total SBA loans
- $26.8B
- Approved dollars
- 5.0
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +6%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 6.0%
- Active-status distress
- #12
- Rank, national volume
- #38
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Georgia since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Georgia accounts for 50,867 of them, worth $26.8B, split 44,780 under 7(a) and 6,087 under 504. Roughly 16% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Georgia
Program mix
- 44,780
- 7(a) loans
- 6,087
- 504 loans
- 16%
- To startups & new businesses
- 84%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Georgia
Atlanta 6,406Marietta 2,177Alpharetta 1,622Savannah 1,153Duluth 1,148Lawrenceville 1,122Norcross 1,109Decatur 982Cumming 872Roswell 868Kennesaw 754
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Explore Georgia 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.