SBA Lending by State · Vermont
SBA Lending in Vermont
Vermont is among the most SBA-saturated states, ranking #3 in loans per business.
- 8,647
- Total SBA loans
- $1.6B
- Approved dollars
- 11.2
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- -36%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 6.0%
- Active-status distress
- #44
- Rank, national volume
- #3
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for Vermont since 1991 sits in the public federal file. Vermont accounts for 8,647 of them, worth $1.6B, split 8,033 under 7(a) and 614 under 504. Roughly 9% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in Vermont
Program mix
- 8,033
- 7(a) loans
- 614
- 504 loans
- 9%
- To startups & new businesses
- 91%
- To existing businesses
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Explore Vermont 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.