SBA Announces Disaster Loans for 72 Oklahoma Counties

The U.S. Small Business Administration says small, non-farm businesses in 72 Oklahoma counties are eligible for low-interest disaster loans.

Officials announced Jan. 6 the loans will offset economic losses caused by the combined effects of drought, extreme heat, and high winds from Nov. 1, 2009, through Oct. 31.

The primary counties are Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Creek, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Wagoner, Washita, Woods and Woodward.

Neighboring counties are Beaver, Comanche, Cotton, Delaware, Garfield, Grant, Jackson, Mayes, Noble, Osage, Rogers, Texas, Tillman and Tulsa.