Berks County, Pennsylvania, a core county of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD market, holds $21.2B in deposits across 18 insured institutions and 88 branches. Customers Bank is the largest deposit holder at 34.7% share. The top three institutions hold 70.9% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 16.7% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 22. It produces $20.9B of output, ranking #215 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 110 in 2020 to 88 in 2025. Institutions: 18 to 18. Top-three share: 68.1% to 70.9%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customers Bank | $7.3B | 34.7% | +19% |
| Santander Bank, N.A. | $5.9B | 27.7% | +37% |
| Truist Bank | $1.8B | 8.5% | +28% |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $1.5B | 6.9% | -22% |
| Tompkins Community Bank | $1.1B | 5.2% | no 2020 presence |
| Fulton Bank, National Association | $831M | 3.9% | -6% |
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | $827M | 3.9% | +1% |
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | $535M | 2.5% | +31% |
| Citizens Bank, National Association | $455M | 2.1% | +1% |
| Fleetwood Bank | $364M | 1.7% | +33% |
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 Philadelphia-Reading-Camden market
Berks County is one of 16 counties that make up the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #11 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 4.0% of the market’s output and holds 3.1% of its deposits.
| Measure | Berks County | Share of Philadelphia-Reading-Camden market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $20.9B | 4.0% |
| Deposits | $21.2B | 3.1% |
| Population | 440,072 | 5.9% |
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Recruiting in Berks 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 Berks County, on a retained basis.
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