Feasibility Study Data for the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metro Area
What SBA's own loan files show about lending in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metro Area, every asset class together, and what a feasibility study for a project there has to test.
Gulfport-Biloxi: volume, rank and loan size
Gulfport-Biloxi drew 385 SBA approvals across FY2017 to FY2026, worth $238.4 million gross. By loan count, Gulfport-Biloxi stands 198 of 928 among all areas. Half the Gulfport-Biloxi loans are $257,000 or smaller. Gulfport-Biloxi sees its middle half between $72,000 and $700,000. Set beside the nation, Gulfport-Biloxi stands at 1.24x. By program, Gulfport-Biloxi has 368 7(a) loans and 17 504 loans. Franchise brands account for 21.3% of Gulfport-Biloxi loans. Gulfport-Biloxi dollars add to $238.4 million.
Gulfport-Biloxi: asset mix and geography
Class by class, Gulfport-Biloxi shows hotel and motel (30), full-service restaurant (26), and limited-service restaurant (19) on top. Fourth in Gulfport-Biloxi is coffee shop and snack bar, with 10 loans. 241 Gulfport-Biloxi loans sit in no tracked class. Most Gulfport-Biloxi credit is general business lending. The counties carrying most Gulfport-Biloxi loans: Harrison County, MS (214), Jackson County, MS (132), and Hancock County, MS (32). Stone County, MS is the smallest listed Gulfport-Biloxi county, with 7 loans, so the area is uneven.
Gulfport-Biloxi: who holds the loans
A Gulfport-Biloxi lender row names today's holder; the Gulfport-Biloxi originator may be another. Gulfport-Biloxi holders under 7(a) include Community Bank of Mississippi with 46 loans ($9.1 million) and The Huntington National Bank with 35 loans ($14.7 million). Gulfport-Biloxi holders under 504 include 6 loans at Three Rivers Local Development Company, Inc. ($14.3 million) and 6 loans at Central Mississippi Development Company, Inc. ($3.8 million). Gulfport-Biloxi rows serve a borrower as background. No Gulfport-Biloxi row states a holder's terms.
Gulfport-Biloxi: cancellations and charge-offs
Of Gulfport-Biloxi approvals from FY2017 to FY2024, 8.6% were cancelled, a floor. The Gulfport-Biloxi ceiling is 10.6%, counting undisbursed loans as cancelled. No Gulfport-Biloxi charge-off rate prints. The Gulfport-Biloxi cohort is below the minimum. Read Gulfport-Biloxi as neither zero nor clean. Treat Gulfport-Biloxi rates as floors. Later events lift them, Gulfport-Biloxi included. County names place the Gulfport-Biloxi loans. The July 2023 delineation defines Gulfport-Biloxi. If a county fails to match, Gulfport-Biloxi omits it. The Gulfport-Biloxi total includes loans outside the classes.
Gulfport-Biloxi: testing a project
Gulfport-Biloxi approvals were thinnest in FY2022 (17 loans, $10.3 million) and heaviest in FY2024 (62 loans, $32.5 million). The first year, FY2017, shows 42 loans and $17.1 million for Gulfport-Biloxi. FY2026 closes the Gulfport-Biloxi series at 39 loans, $27.1 million. For a project near Harrison County, MS, the Gulfport-Biloxi study opens with demand: payers, frequency, price. Gulfport-Biloxi costs sit beside a $257,000 median. Gulfport-Biloxi stands at 1.24x nationally. Debt service in Gulfport-Biloxi is tested downside first. Gulfport-Biloxi lenders read the floors above. Gulfport-Biloxi appraisal evidence comes from area sales. Gulfport-Biloxi income evidence sits beside it. Sponsor equity and reserves in Gulfport-Biloxi are shown beside Harrison County, MS costs. The Gulfport-Biloxi study states its limits beside Harrison County, MS findings.
SBA loans in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metro Area
| Loans approved, FY2017 to FY2026 | 385 |
|---|---|
| Gross dollars approved | $238.4 million |
| Median loan | $257,000 |
| Middle half of loans, from | $72,000 |
| Middle half of loans, to | $700,000 |
| SBA 7(a) loans | 368 |
| SBA 504 loans | 17 |
| Franchise share of loans | 21.3% |
| Rank among metro and micro areas by loans | 198 of 928 |
| Median loan against the national median | 1.24x |
Cancellation and charge-off
| Cancelled after approval, FY2017 to FY2024 approvals (a floor) | 8.6% |
|---|---|
| The same, counting loans still undisbursed as cancelled (a ceiling) | 10.6% |
| Charged off to date, FY2017 to FY2021 disbursed loans (a floor) | withheld |
Both rates are floors. SBA withholds the status of open loans, so a loan counts as charged off only once SBA reports it; a rate needs at least 30 loans in its cohort and is otherwise not reported.
SBA loans approved in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metro Area, by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 42 | $17.1 million |
| FY2018 | 35 | $13.6 million |
| FY2019 | 40 | $21.5 million |
| FY2020 | 30 | $18.6 million |
| FY2021 | 32 | $22.3 million |
| FY2022 | 17 | $10.3 million |
| FY2023 | 44 | $49.3 million |
| FY2024 | 62 | $32.5 million |
| FY2025 | 44 | $26.2 million |
| FY2026 | 39 | $27.1 million |
Loans by asset class
| Asset class | Loans |
|---|---|
| Not in any of the 39 asset classes | 241 |
| Hotel and motel | 30 |
| Full-service restaurant | 26 |
| Limited-service restaurant | 19 |
| Coffee shop and snack bar | 10 |
| Child care center | 9 |
| RV park and campground | 5 |
| Fitness center | 5 |
| Liquor store | 5 |
Classes with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are withheld, and more where a small one could be derived.
Most active SBA lenders
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers Local Development Company, Inc. | 6 | $14.3 million |
| Central Mississippi Development Company, Inc. | 6 | $3.8 million |
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Community Bank of Mississippi | 46 | $9.1 million |
| The Huntington National Bank | 35 | $14.7 million |
| The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia | 24 | $2.8 million |
| Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 24 | $1.2 million |
| Hancock Whitney Bank | 23 | $15.6 million |
Lenders with 5 or more loans here; a lender with fewer is not listed, and loans SBA or a receiver holds are counted but never listed as a lender.
Where the loans are, by county
| County | Loans |
|---|---|
| Harrison County, MS | 214 |
| Jackson County, MS | 132 |
| Hancock County, MS | 32 |
| Stone County, MS | 7 |
Counties with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are not listed.
Metro is the CBSA (metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area) of the loan's project county, July 2023 delineation (OMB Bulletin 23-01). The county is matched by name (manifests/ld2/county-cbsa-map.csv); a loan whose county cannot be placed in a 2023 CBSA is left out of every metro.
All assets: every 7(a) and 504 approval in the metro, including those outside the 39 asset classes.
A value marked withheld rests on fewer than 5 loans, or is withheld so that such a figure cannot be derived from other published figures.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 loan-level FOIA files (data.sba.gov), as of 2026-09-30; areas from the U.S. Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023 (OMB Bulletin 23-01); Loan Analytics metro cell MT-25060.
Related feasibility study pages
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- Feasibility Study Data for the Jackson, MS Metro Area
- Feasibility Study Data for the Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area
- Feasibility Study Data for the Laurel, MS Micro Area
- Feasibility Study Data for the Columbus, MS Micro Area
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