SBA Lending by State · New Jersey
SBA Lending in New Jersey
New Jersey is a mid-sized SBA market concentrated in food and lodging, growing +19%.
- 51,928
- Total SBA loans
- $17.9B
- Approved dollars
- 6.0
- Loans per 1,000 businesses / yr
- +19%
- Growth, 2010s to 2020s
- 13.3%
- Active-loan distress
- #10
- Rank, national volume
- #24
- Rank, loans per business
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 loan approved in New Jersey since 1991 sits in the public federal record. New Jersey accounts for 51,928 of them, worth $17.9B, split 49,522 under 7(a) and 2,406 under 504. Roughly 11% of 7(a) went to startups and new businesses.
Top industries funded in New Jersey
Program mix
- 49,522
- 7(a) loans
- 2,406
- 504 loans
- 11%
- To startups & new businesses
- 89%
- To existing businesses
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Explore New Jersey 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.