SBA Lending by State · Maryland
SBA Lending in Maryland
Maryland is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in professional services, growing +10%.
- 27,369
- Total SBA loans
- $7.9B
- Approved dollars
- 5.1
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +10%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 11.8%
- Active-loan distress
- #21
- Rank, national volume
- #34
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 loan approved in Maryland since 1991 sits in the public federal record. Maryland accounts for 27,369 of them, worth $7.9B, split 25,390 under 7(a) and 1,979 under 504. Roughly 13% of 7(a) went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Maryland
Program mix
- 25,390
- 7(a) loans
- 1,979
- 504 loans
- 13%
- To startups & new businesses
- 87%
- To existing businesses
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Drill Maryland to the zip-code level, see its top lenders, and shade it by growth, dollars, or distress.
Explore Maryland on the map ↗Loan counts and dollars cover SBA 7(a) and 504, approved and not cancelled, gross basis. Growth, distress, per-business rates, industries, and startup share describe the 7(a) book. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.