SBA loans to sit-down restaurants in Tennessee
Short answer
SBA's loan file shows 165 loans to sit-down restaurants in Tennessee since October 2019. 8.5% were lines of credit, against 17.9% nationally.
- SBA loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026
- 165
- median loan
- $350,000
- dollars approved
- $99.07M
- were lines of credit
- 8.5%
These are the 165 SBA 7(a) loans to sit-down restaurants in Tennessee approved October 2019 to June 2026. Each figure is set against the national figure for the same industry and period. State is where the business is, not where the lender is based. The file lists loans SBA approved, so it shows what lenders have done and not what any lender will do for you. Every state page for this industry uses this same period, so the pages can be compared with each other.
How Tennessee differs from the U.S.
What this means for you. Lines of creditA credit limit you can draw on, repay and draw on again. were less common here, so most of these loans were term loans repaid on a set schedule.
Lines of credit
8.5% of the loans in Tennessee were lines of credit, against 17.9% nationally.
We compared 9 measures with the national figure for the same period, and this is the one that differs clearly. The table compares every measure.
Tennessee next to the U.S.
| Measure | Tennessee | United States | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industry's share of all SBA loans | 4.1% | 4.5% | No clear gap |
| Median loan | $350,000 | $274,500 | No clear gap |
| Middle half of loans | $113,700 to $749,900 | $84,000 to $661,100 | – |
| Startups (the loan opens the business) | 32.7% | 25.7% | No clear gap |
| In business 2 years or less | 18.2% | 16.4% | No clear gap |
| In business more than 2 years | 37.6% | 43.8% | No clear gap |
| Change of ownership | 11.5% | 13.3% | No clear gap |
| SBA Express | 22.4% | 31.1% | No clear gap |
| Lines of credit | 8.5% | 17.9% | Clearly lower |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | – |
| Median spread over Prime at approval | 2.5 points over Prime | 2.5 points over Prime | – |
Clearly higher and clearly lower mark a gap large enough to matter and unlikely to be chance for this many loans. Spread over Prime is the rate at approval minus Prime that day, so it is not today's rate. Rows with a dash are shown for reference.
Who lends in Tennessee
The 5 lenders below made 74 of the 165 loans approved October 2019 to June 2026, or 44.8%. A lender is listed when it has 5 or more of them, five at most.
| Lender | Loans | Share here | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Huntington National Bank | 20 | 12.1% | 12.5% |
| U.S. Bank | 18 | 10.9% | 3.1% |
| Pinnacle Bank (Nashville, TN) | 16 | 9.7% | Not in top 5 |
| Old National Bank | 11 | 6.7% | Not in top 5 |
| United Community Bank | 9 | 5.5% | Not in top 5 |
Share here is the lender's share of the loans in this state. U.S. share is its share of all loans to this industry nationally. Not in top 5 means it is not one of the five lenders with the most loans to the industry.
Sit-down restaurants in other states
Other states where these loans differ clearly from the national pattern, most loans first.
| State | Loans since October 2019 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,924 |
| Texas | 1,118 |
| New York | 945 |
| Florida | 897 |
| Ohio | 790 |
| Michigan | 584 |
| Georgia | 580 |
| Pennsylvania | 546 |
More industries in Tennessee
Other industries in Tennessee with a clear difference from the national pattern, most loans first.
| Industry | Loans since October 2019 |
|---|---|
| Fast-food, pizza and counter-service restaurants | 175 |
| Gyms, fitness studios and recreational sports centers | 130 |
| Home remodeling contractors | 91 |
| Day spas, medical spas, massage, tattoo and tanning studios | 75 |
| Landscaping and lawn care companies | 61 |
| Dental practices | 52 |
How to read this
Counts come from SBA's 7(a) loan-level data release, as of June 30, 2026. The file lists loans SBA approved. It does not list declined applications, so it cannot show approval odds. We do not publish any figure built on fewer than 5 loans. Industry is the NAICS code recorded on each loan. Location is the borrower's address in the file. Loans are those approved October 1, 2019 to June 30, 2026. SBA's fiscal year runs October 1 to September 30. Each figure is set against the national figure for the same period. A gap is called clear when it is large enough to matter and unlikely to be chance for this many loans. A comparison with no clear gap in the loans is not published. Express counts SBA Express and Export Express loans. Lines of credit are loans SBA's file flags as revolving. How we build these pages.
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Cite this page: SBA loans to sit-down restaurants in Tennessee. SBA Express Loans, Janover Capital LLC (data as of June 30, 2026). https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/full-service-restaurants/tennessee/
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