Charleston County, SC

Charleston County, South Carolina, a core county of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC market, holds $18.1B in deposits across 33 insured institutions and 131 branches. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the largest deposit holder at 20.0% share. The top three banks hold 48% of deposits, which places the county in the Moderate band. Deposits have grown 28.6% since 2020 while the branch count rose by 4.8%. It produces $39.8B of output, ranking #117 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

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Deposit trend

Branches: 125 in 2020 to 131 in 2025. Institutions: 28 to 33. Top-three share: 54% to 48%.

Institutions by deposits

The 33 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 Charleston-North Charleston market

Charleston County is one of 3 counties that make up the Charleston-North Charleston, SC market, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (ranked #68 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 70.3% of the market’s output and holds 78.6% of its deposits.

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