Ascension Parish, Louisiana, a core county of the Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA market, holds $1.9B in deposits across 11 insured institutions and 19 branches. Hancock Whitney Bank is the largest deposit holder at 33.6% share. The top three institutions hold 66.4% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 19.4% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 17.4%. It produces $10.0B of output, ranking #359 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.
Ranks show where the county stands among the 1,523 ranked counties (those within a Combined or Metropolitan Statistical Area that have a branch). They describe relative position, not a rating of market quality or suitability.
Deposit trend
Branches: 23 in 2020 to 19 in 2025. Institutions: 11 to 11. Top-three share: 67.2% to 66.4%.
Institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Whitney Bank | $642M | 33.6% | +42% |
| Regions Bank | $359M | 18.8% | +23% |
| Capital One | $266M | 13.9% | -20% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | $186M | 9.8% | +29% |
| United Community Bank | $169M | 8.9% | +5% |
| First American Bank and Trust | $83M | 4.4% | +25% |
| Investar Bank | $64M | 3.3% | -21% |
| b1BANK | $61M | 3.2% | +239% |
| Red River Bank | $39M | 2.0% | +76% |
| Cadence Bank | $30M | 1.6% | +26% |
| Renasant Bank | $8M | 0.4% | no 2020 presence |
The 11 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, as of June 30, 2025. Five-year change compares the same institution’s county deposits in 2020 and 2025. Institutions are tracked by FDIC certificate number, and where an institution acquired another bank, the acquired bank’s prior deposits are folded into the baseline so the change reflects the combined, continuing franchise rather than reading as new. “No 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year. Deposit figures are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.
Part of the Baton Rouge-Hammond market
Ascension Parish is one of 11 counties that make up the Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #63 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 15.9% of the market’s output and holds 6.5% of its deposits.
| Measure | Ascension Parish | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $10.0B | 15.9% |
| Deposits | $1.9B | 6.5% |
| Population | 135,105 | 13.1% |
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Recruiting in Ascension Parish
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