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Brown County, IN

Banking market profile · FDIC Summary of Deposits (SOD), June 30, 2025

Brown County, Indiana, a county in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN market, holds $165M in deposits across 3 insured institutions and 3 branches. The Peoples State Bank is the largest deposit holder at 36.0% share. The top three banks hold 100% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 38.0% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 25.0%. It produces $342M of output, ranking #1,422 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$342M
#1,422 of 1,523
Population
15,777
#1,374 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$21,648
#1,439 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/25)
$165M
#1,434 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$10,428
#1,407 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$55M
#1,329 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
3
#1,336 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
19.0
#1,076 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$57M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #1,343 of 1,523. A lower figure means institutions typically hold smaller deposit positions here; it reflects local deposit presence, not an institution’s overall size. See Community & Regional Bank Share for institution scale.
Community & Regional Bank Share
36.0%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #1,276 of 1,523. A higher share points to a market where small to mid-size institutions, the kind that compete on relationships and local decision-making, hold more ground.
Top-3 Banks’ Deposit Share: Concentrated
100%
The combined deposit share of the top three banks by deposits in the county. A lower share means deposits are spread across more institutions.

Ranks show where the county stands among the 1,523 ranked counties (those within a Combined or Metropolitan Statistical Area that have a branch). They describe relative position, not a rating of market quality or suitability.

Deposit trend

County Deposits (SOD, 2020 to 2025)+38.0% over 5 years
$119M
2020
$144M
2021
$143M
2022
$154M
2023
$150M
2024
$165M
2025

Branches: 4 in 2020 to 3 in 2025. Institutions: 3 to 3. Top-three share: 100% to 100%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
The Peoples State Bank$59M36.0%1+113%
Fifth Third Bank$57M34.8%1+14%
PNC Bank$48M29.2%1+16%

The 3 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, per the FDIC Summary of Deposits, 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. “No 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year. Deposit figures are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.

Part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie market

Brown County is one of 20 counties that make up the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #26 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 0.2% of the market’s output and holds 0.2% of its deposits.

MeasureBrown CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$342M0.2%
Deposits$165M0.2%
Population15,7770.6%

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