Belmont County, Ohio, a core county of the Wheeling, WV-OH market, holds $2.2B in deposits across 10 insured institutions and 27 branches. WesBanco Bank, Inc. is the largest deposit holder at 28.7% share. The top three institutions hold 66.9% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 19.8% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 4. It produces $2.8B of output, ranking #806 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 31 in 2020 to 27 in 2025. Institutions: 13 to 10. Top-three share: 63.8% to 66.9%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| WesBanco Bank, Inc. | $627M | 28.7% | +21% |
| Belmont Savings Bank | $434M | 19.9% | +49% |
| The Huntington National Bank | $399M | 18.3% | +59% |
| Unified Bank | $365M | 16.7% | +4% |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $185M | 8.5% | +16% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $67M | 3.1% | -10% |
| United Bank | $50M | 2.3% | +5% |
| Woodsfield Savings Bank | $29M | 1.3% | +143% |
| The Citizens National Bank of Woodsfield | $21M | 1.0% | +4% |
| Woodforest National Bank | $5M | 0.2% | +20% |
The 10 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 Wheeling market
Belmont County is one of 3 counties that make up the Wheeling, WV-OH market, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (ranked #204 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 29.8% of the market’s output and holds 40.1% of its deposits.
| Measure | Belmont County | Share of Wheeling market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $2.8B | 29.8% |
| Deposits | $2.2B | 40.1% |
| Population | 64,434 | 48.1% |
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Recruiting in Belmont 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 Belmont County, on a retained basis.
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