Athens County, Ohio, a core county of the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH market, holds $892M in deposits across 7 insured institutions and 17 branches. The Hocking Valley Bank is the largest deposit holder at 34.5% share. The top three institutions hold 81.0% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 11.9% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 5. It produces $2.1B of output, ranking #914 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 22 in 2020 to 17 in 2025. Institutions: 9 to 7. Top-three share: 78.2% to 81.0%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hocking Valley Bank | $307M | 34.5% | +17% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $278M | 31.1% | +7% |
| Peoples Bank | $137M | 15.4% | +35% |
| The First National Bank of McConnelsville | $66M | 7.4% | +36% |
| The Farmers Bank and Savings Company | $44M | 5.0% | no 2020 presence |
| Unified Bank | $43M | 4.8% | +12% |
| The Merchants National Bank | $17M | 1.9% | -2% |
The 7 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. Even so, a large gain can reflect acquisition rather than competitive growth; “no 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year.
Part of the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville market
Athens County is one of 18 counties that make up the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #31 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 1.2% of the market’s output and holds 0.7% of its deposits.
| Measure | Athens County | Share of Columbus-Marion-Zanesville market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $2.1B | 1.2% |
| Deposits | $892M | 0.7% |
| Population | 63,197 | 2.3% |
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Recruiting in Athens County
Deposits are held closely by the largest banks, which often means the bankers worth recruiting are inside a small number of institutions. Who holds the deposits, and how contested the market is, shapes both the runway for growth and the competition you would be recruiting against. We recruit commercial relationship managers, banking teams, and market leaders for banks building in markets like Athens County, on a retained basis.
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