SBA Lending by State · Massachusetts
SBA Lending in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in professional services, growing -32%.
- 56,206
- Total SBA loans
- $11.8B
- Approved dollars
- 7.8
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -32%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 5.7%
- Active-status distress
- #9
- Rank, national volume
- #10
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Massachusetts since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Massachusetts accounts for 56,206 of them, worth $11.8B, split 49,566 under 7(a) and 6,640 under 504. Roughly 9% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Massachusetts
Program mix
- 49,566
- 7(a) loans
- 6,640
- 504 loans
- 9%
- To startups & new businesses
- 91%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Massachusetts
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Explore Massachusetts 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.