SBA Lending by State · West Virginia
SBA Lending in West Virginia
West Virginia is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing +21%.
- 6,001
- Total SBA loans
- $1.4B
- Approved dollars
- 4.7
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +21%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 7.9%
- Active-status distress
- #48
- Rank, national volume
- #40
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 approval recorded for West Virginia since 1991 sits in the public federal file. West Virginia accounts for 6,001 of them, worth $1.4B, split 5,781 under 7(a) and 220 under 504. Roughly 12% of 7(a) approvals went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in West Virginia
Program mix
- 5,781
- 7(a) loans
- 220
- 504 loans
- 12%
- To startups & new businesses
- 88%
- To existing businesses
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Explore West Virginia 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.