Brown County, Wisconsin, a core county of the Green Bay-Shawano, WI market, holds $14.3B in deposits across 16 insured institutions and 58 branches. Associated Bank, National Association is the largest deposit holder at 51.6% share. The top three institutions hold 79.7% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 53.2% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 10. It produces $20.1B of output, ranking #218 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 68 in 2020 to 58 in 2025. Institutions: 18 to 16. Top-three share: 67.5% to 79.7%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Bank, National Association | $7.4B | 51.6% | +116% |
| Nicolet National Bank | $2.7B | 18.9% | +71% |
| BMO Bank National Association | $1.3B | 9.2% | +1% |
| Bank First, N.A. | $578M | 4.0% | +213% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $486M | 3.4% | +10% |
| Johnson Bank | $435M | 3.0% | +6% |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $381M | 2.7% | -40% |
| U.S. Bank National Association | $276M | 1.9% | +3% |
| North Shore Bank | $190M | 1.3% | +9% |
| Bay Bank | $149M | 1.1% | +52% |
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 Green Bay-Shawano market
Brown County is one of 5 counties that make up the Green Bay-Shawano, WI market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #118 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 85.8% of the market’s output and holds 88.8% of its deposits.
| Measure | Brown County | Share of Green Bay-Shawano market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $20.1B | 85.8% |
| Deposits | $14.3B | 88.8% |
| Population | 275,803 | 72.1% |
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Recruiting in Brown 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 Brown County, on a retained basis.
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