2,830 SBA 7(a) loans were approved in New Jersey last year
$1.2B in approvals across 19 industry sectors in fiscal year 2025. Below: which sectors got funded, how much a typical approval was, and how long the lenders wrote the paper for.
What got funded, by sector
Every approved 7(a) loan carries an industry code. Grouped at the sector level, this is where New Jersey's SBA money went in FY2025.
| Sector | Loans | Lenders | Median approval | Median term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 334 | 47 | $150,000 | 120 mo |
| Other services (except public administration) | 327 | 59 | $115,000 | 120 mo |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 326 | 47 | $150,000 | 120 mo |
| Retail trade | 325 | 46 | $294,000 | 120 mo |
| Accommodation and food services | 300 | 63 | $208,300 | 120 mo |
| Health care and social assistance | 243 | 51 | $195,000 | 120 mo |
| Administrative, support and waste management services | 180 | 50 | $150,000 | 120 mo |
| Transportation and warehousing | 170 | 27 | $75,000 | 120 mo |
| Manufacturing | 162 | 30 | $200,000 | 120 mo |
| Wholesale trade | 162 | 37 | $240,250 | 120 mo |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 131 | 42 | $250,000 | 120 mo |
| Educational services | 58 | 20 | $150,000 | 120 mo |
| Real estate, rental and leasing | 43 | 15 | $150,000 | 120 mo |
| Finance and insurance | 36 | 16 | $100,000 | 120 mo |
| Information | 24 | 12 | $150,000 | 120 mo |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 6 | 5 | $540,000 | 120 mo |
| Public administration | 1 | 1 | $150,000 | 120 mo |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 1 | 1 | $250,000 | 120 mo |
| Utilities | 1 | 1 | $150,000 | 120 mo |
Medians are per sector and are not averaged together — a median cannot be added up. Sector counts partition the year: they sum to the 2,830 approvals above, with no loan counted twice.
New Jersey industries in detail
Where the data is thick enough to name lenders and show the spread of approvals, there is a page for the industry itself.
- Full-Service Restaurants · 138 loans
- Residential Remodelers · 95 loans
- Limited-Service Restaurants · 81 loans
- Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers · 74 loans
- General Freight Trucking, Local · 73 loans
- Landscaping Services · 58 loans
- Beauty Salons · 54 loans
- Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · 45 loans
- Child Care Services · 43 loans
- Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers · 43 loans
- Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers · 40 loans
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · 39 loans
- Other Personal Care Services · 39 loans
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars · 38 loans
- All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · 36 loans
- General Automotive Repair · 35 loans
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services · 33 loans
- Custom Computer Programming Services · 33 loans
- Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · 32 loans
- Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services · 31 loans
- Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) · 31 loans
- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · 30 loans
- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · 29 loans
- Offices of Dentists · 28 loans
- All Other Personal Services · 28 loans
- Janitorial Services · 28 loans
- Offices of Lawyers · 26 loans
- All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries · 26 loans
Lenders active across New Jersey
These names come up at the top of several sectors in New Jersey. It is a picture of who is lending here — not a ranking: the published file lists the leading lenders of each sector, so a bank strong in one single sector can be missing from this view.
Where this comes from
U.S. Small Business Administration, FOIA 7(a) and 504 loan approval data (data.sba.gov), as published on 2026-06-30. Fiscal year 2025 is the last complete one; the year in progress is excluded so the figures do not move under you. All our sources.
This page reports approvals. It says nothing about applications that were declined, and it is not a prediction about yours. This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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