Cascade County, Montana, a core county of the Great Falls, MT market, holds $2.1B in deposits across 11 insured institutions and 21 branches. Stockman Bank of Montana is the largest deposit holder at 26.2% share. The top three institutions hold 67.9% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 18.2% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 1. It produces $4.4B of output, ranking #647 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 22 in 2020 to 21 in 2025. Institutions: 11 to 11. Top-three share: 69.0% to 67.9%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockman Bank of Montana | $543M | 26.2% | +68% |
| First Interstate Bank | $482M | 23.3% | -3% |
| U.S. Bank National Association | $381M | 18.4% | -1% |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $304M | 14.7% | +9% |
| Bravera Bank | $99M | 4.8% | +1% |
| Citizens Alliance Bank | $99M | 4.8% | +71% |
| Belt Valley Bank | $66M | 3.2% | +18% |
| Opportunity Bank of Montana | $46M | 2.2% | +313% |
| Independence Bank | $41M | 2.0% | no 2020 presence |
| Glacier Bank | $9M | 0.4% | +30% |
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 Great Falls market
Cascade County is the only county in the Great Falls, MT market, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (ranked #276 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 100.0% of the market’s output and holds 100.0% of its deposits.
| Measure | Cascade County | Share of Great Falls market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $4.4B | 100.0% |
| Deposits | $2.1B | 100.0% |
| Population | 85,029 | 100.0% |
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Recruiting in Cascade 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 Cascade County, on a retained basis.
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