First Bank holds $10.9B in deposits across 51 counties in 15 ranked markets and 2 states. Its deposit footprint is broadly distributed: the top three counties (Moore County, Buncombe County, Guilford County) hold 25% of its deposits, and North Carolina accounts for 88% of the total. It ranks among the three largest institutions in 18 of the 51 counties where it operates.
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Data as of June 30, 2025 (FDIC Summary of Deposits)
| County | Deposits | County’s % of Bank’s Deposits | Bank’s % of County Deposits | Branches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Moore County, NC | $1.1B | 10.4% | 39.9% | 11 |
| 2. | Buncombe County, NC | $847M | 7.8% | 11.0% | 8 |
| 3. | Guilford County, NC | $704M | 6.5% | 5.5% | 6 |
| 4. | New Hanover County, NC | $559M | 5.2% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 5. | Greenville County, SC | $412M | 3.8% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 6. | Robeson County, NC | $393M | 3.6% | 29.1% | 4 |
| 7. | Wake County, NC | $392M | 3.6% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 8. | Brunswick County, NC | $388M | 3.6% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 9. | Harnett County, NC | $379M | 3.5% | 26.8% | 3 |
| 10. | Lee County, NC | $375M | 3.5% | 28.5% | 3 |
| 11. | Florence County, SC | $321M | 3.0% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 12. | Onslow County, NC | $296M | 2.7% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 13. | Randolph County, NC | $267M | 2.5% | 12.9% | 3 |
| 14. | Davidson County, NC | $248M | 2.3% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 15. | Cumberland County, NC | $246M | 2.3% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 16. | Anderson County, SC | $229M | 2.1% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 17. | Duplin County, NC | $211M | 1.9% | 26.4% | 3 |
| 18. | Pitt County, NC | $211M | 1.9% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 19. | Mecklenburg County, NC | $210M | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 20. | Stanly County, NC | $180M | 1.7% | 12.2% | 3 |
| 21. | Henderson County, NC | $165M | 1.5% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 22. | Beaufort County, NC | $161M | 1.5% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 23. | Scotland County, NC | $159M | 1.5% | 36.9% | 1 |
| 24. | Mcdowell County, NC | $152M | 1.4% | 40.6% | 1 |
| 25. | Macon County, NC | $141M | 1.3% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 26. | Columbus County, NC | $140M | 1.3% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 27. | Forsyth County, NC | $136M | 1.3% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 28. | Carteret County, NC | $132M | 1.2% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 29. | Montgomery County, NC | $125M | 1.2% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 30. | Alamance County, NC | $114M | 1.0% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 31. | Orangeburg County, SC | $111M | 1.0% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 32. | Chatham County, NC | $110M | 1.0% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 33. | Richmond County, NC | $106M | 1.0% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 34. | Iredell County, NC | $104M | 1.0% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 35. | Wayne County, NC | $98M | 0.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 36. | Cabarrus County, NC | $89M | 0.8% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 37. | Dillon County, SC | $86M | 0.8% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 38. | Pasquotank County, NC | $82M | 0.8% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 39. | Rowan County, NC | $80M | 0.7% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 40. | Jackson County, NC | $75M | 0.7% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 41. | Chesterfield County, SC | $64M | 0.6% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 42. | Dare County, NC | $62M | 0.6% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 43. | Madison County, NC | $59M | 0.5% | 36.9% | 1 |
| 44. | Bladen County, NC | $56M | 0.5% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 45. | Rockingham County, NC | $52M | 0.5% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 46. | Sampson County, NC | $51M | 0.5% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 47. | Charleston County, SC | $36M | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 48. | Transylvania County, NC | $32M | 0.3% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 49. | Richland County, SC | $31M | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 50. | Cherokee County, SC | $25M | 0.2% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 51. | York County, SC | $24M | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1 |
Deposits are as reported to the FDIC at branch level, June 30, 2025, and are nominal. “County’s % of Bank’s Deposits” is this county’s share of the institution’s total deposits; “Bank’s % of County Deposits” is this institution’s deposits as a percent of all deposits booked in that county. Counties within a Combined or Metropolitan Statistical Area link to their full profile; other counties are shown for completeness.
All 293 markets and the 1,533 counties within a CSA or MSA are covered in the Market Intelligence resource. See the methodology for how each figure is built and when to expect updates.