SBA Lending by State · Tennessee
SBA Lending in Tennessee
Tennessee is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing +26%.
- 18,882
- Total SBA loans
- $7.3B
- Approved dollars
- 3.4
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +26%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 6.1%
- Active-status distress
- #27
- Rank, national volume
- #50
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Tennessee since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Tennessee accounts for 18,882 of them, worth $7.3B, split 17,441 under 7(a) and 1,441 under 504. Roughly 16% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Tennessee
Program mix
- 17,441
- 7(a) loans
- 1,441
- 504 loans
- 16%
- To startups & new businesses
- 84%
- To existing businesses
SBA lending by city in Tennessee
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Explore Tennessee 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.