SBA Lending by State · Montana
SBA Lending in Montana
Montana is one of the healthiest books in the country at just 3.6% distress.
- 12,867
- Total SBA loans
- $3.1B
- Approved dollars
- 8.1
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -34%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 3.6%
- Active-loan distress
- #39
- Rank, national volume
- #8
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 loan approved in Montana since 1991 sits in the public federal record. Montana accounts for 12,867 of them, worth $3.1B, split 11,880 under 7(a) and 987 under 504. Roughly 9% of 7(a) went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Montana
Program mix
- 11,880
- 7(a) loans
- 987
- 504 loans
- 9%
- To startups & new businesses
- 91%
- To existing businesses
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Explore Montana 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.