Georgia Among Most Entrepreneurial States

Georgia is the 9th most entrepreneurial state in the nation, according to a new survey from NerdWallet.

With an average Small Business Administration (SBA) loans of $523,949, and a 60 percent growth in the number of SBA loans from 2012 to 2015, businesses in Georgia are being approved for the largest SBA loans in the nation.

Georgia is also a leader in securing financing for entreprenuers.

Here is a list of the top 10 states:

1. Utah
2. Colorado
3. California
4. Connecticut
5. New York
6. Washington
7. Florida
8. Washington, D.C.
9. Georgia
10. Massachusetts

To determine the most entrepreneurial states, NerdWallet analyzed information from the U.S. Census Bureau’s county business patterns and data on SBA loans.