SBA Lending by State · Maine
SBA Lending in Maine
Maine is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing -14%.
- 11,975
- Total SBA loans
- $2.5B
- Approved dollars
- 7.0
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -14%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 5.8%
- Active-status distress
- #42
- Rank, national volume
- #13
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Maine since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Maine accounts for 11,975 of them, worth $2.5B, split 10,415 under 7(a) and 1,560 under 504. Roughly 14% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Maine
Program mix
- 10,415
- 7(a) loans
- 1,560
- 504 loans
- 14%
- To startups & new businesses
- 86%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Maine
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Explore Maine 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.