Auglaize County, Ohio, a core county of the Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH market, holds $1.1B in deposits across 8 insured institutions and 13 branches. Minster Bank is the largest deposit holder at 42.5% share. The top three institutions hold 78.6% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 10.9% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 4. It produces $2.8B of output, ranking #804 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 17 in 2020 to 13 in 2025. Institutions: 9 to 8. Top-three share: 74.5% to 78.6%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minster Bank | $481M | 42.5% | +27% |
| First National Bank in New Bremen | $300M | 26.5% | +23% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $108M | 9.6% | -21% |
| Fifth Third Bank, National Association | $84M | 7.4% | +6% |
| First Financial Bank | $83M | 7.3% | +11% |
| The Peoples Bank Co. | $39M | 3.4% | +21% |
| Home Savings Bank of Wapakoneta | $34M | 3.0% | +12% |
| Woodforest National Bank | $3M | 0.2% | +55% |
The 8 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 Lima-Van Wert-Celina market
Auglaize County is one of 4 counties that make up the Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #150 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 17.3% of the market’s output and holds 17.7% of its deposits.
| Measure | Auglaize County | Share of Lima-Van Wert-Celina market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $2.8B | 17.3% |
| Deposits | $1.1B | 17.7% |
| Population | 45,909 | 21.0% |
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Recruiting in Auglaize 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 Auglaize County, on a retained basis.
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