SBA Lending by State · Pennsylvania
SBA Lending in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing +4%.
- 65,992
- Total SBA loans
- $17.6B
- Approved dollars
- 5.9
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +4%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 6.6%
- Active-status distress
- #6
- Rank, national volume
- #26
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Pennsylvania since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Pennsylvania accounts for 65,992 of them, worth $17.6B, split 62,532 under 7(a) and 3,460 under 504. Roughly 11% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Pennsylvania
Program mix
- 62,532
- 7(a) loans
- 3,460
- 504 loans
- 11%
- To startups & new businesses
- 89%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Pennsylvania
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Explore Pennsylvania 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.