SBA Lending by State · Mississippi
SBA Lending in Mississippi
Mississippi is the #1 highest active-loan distress rate at 9.0%.
- 14,390
- Total SBA loans
- $4.5B
- Approved dollars
- 6.6
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -34%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 9.0%
- Active-status distress
- #35
- Rank, national volume
- #14
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Mississippi since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Mississippi accounts for 14,390 of them, worth $4.5B, split 13,823 under 7(a) and 567 under 504. Roughly 15% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Mississippi
Program mix
- 13,823
- 7(a) loans
- 567
- 504 loans
- 15%
- To startups & new businesses
- 85%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Mississippi
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Explore Mississippi 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.