Over the last five years 737 SBA loans in Mississippi went to businesses under two years old, 42% of every approval in the state (11 points above the national rate). 435 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.
Every lender here has approved loans for businesses under two years old in Mississippi. The percentage is how much of their Mississippi lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.