SBA Lending in South Carolina
South Carolina is the #2 fastest-growing SBA market in the country, up 43% between the 2010s and 2020s.
- 14,446
- Total SBA loans
- $6.8B
- Approved dollars
- 3.1
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +43%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 6.1%
- Active-status distress
- #37
- Rank, national volume
- #51
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for South Carolina since 1991 sits in the public federal file. South Carolina accounts for 14,446 of them, worth $6.8B, split 12,982 under 7(a) and 1,464 under 504. Roughly 19% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in South Carolina
Program mix
- 12,982
- 7(a) loans
- 1,464
- 504 loans
- 19%
- To startups & new businesses
- 81%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in South Carolina
Drill South Carolina to the zip-code level, see its top lenders, and shade it by growth, dollars, or distress.
Explore South Carolina 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.