SBA Lending by State · Rhode Island
SBA Lending in Rhode Island
Rhode Island is among the most SBA-saturated states, ranking #2 in loans per business.
- 14,559
- Total SBA loans
- $2.7B
- Approved dollars
- 13.0
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -41%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 7.2%
- Active-loan distress
- #36
- Rank, national volume
- #2
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 loan approved in Rhode Island since 1991 sits in the public federal record. Rhode Island accounts for 14,559 of them, worth $2.7B, split 13,262 under 7(a) and 1,297 under 504. Roughly 5% of 7(a) went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Rhode Island
Program mix
- 13,262
- 7(a) loans
- 1,297
- 504 loans
- 5%
- To startups & new businesses
- 95%
- To existing businesses
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Explore Rhode Island 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.