Blount County, Tennessee, a core county of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN market, holds $3.0B in deposits across 15 insured institutions and 28 branches. First Horizon Bank is the largest deposit holder at 29.5% share. The top three institutions hold 57.1% of deposits, which places the county in the moderately concentrated band. Deposits have grown 29.5% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 6. It produces $7.5B of output, ranking #444 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 34 in 2020 to 28 in 2025. Institutions: 14 to 15. Top-three share: 59.6% to 57.1%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Horizon Bank | $895M | 29.5% | +29% |
| CBBC Bank | $442M | 14.6% | +40% |
| Regions Bank | $398M | 13.1% | +25% |
| Truist Bank | $299M | 9.8% | -22% |
| Pinnacle Bank | $252M | 8.3% | +101% |
| SmartBank | $173M | 5.7% | +11% |
| Renasant Bank | $132M | 4.3% | +68% |
| U.S. Bank National Association | $95M | 3.1% | +125% |
| Home Federal Bank of Tennessee | $84M | 2.8% | +12% |
| Simmons Bank | $82M | 2.7% | +118% |
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 Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville market
Blount County is one of 13 counties that make up the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #59 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 11.0% of the market’s output and holds 9.0% of its deposits.
| Measure | Blount County | Share of Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $7.5B | 11.0% |
| Deposits | $3.0B | 9.0% |
| Population | 143,820 | 11.6% |
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Recruiting in Blount County
Deposits are split among a moderate 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 Blount County, on a retained basis.
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