Chatham County, Georgia, a core county of the Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA market, holds $7.9B in deposits across 20 insured institutions and 65 branches. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the largest deposit holder at 17.9% share. The top three institutions hold 51.8% of deposits, which places the county in the moderately concentrated band. Deposits have grown 9.5% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 14. It produces $22.1B of output, ranking #205 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 79 in 2020 to 65 in 2025. Institutions: 20 to 20. Top-three share: 62.8% to 51.8%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $1.4B | 17.9% | +5% |
| Truist Bank | $1.4B | 17.3% | -32% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $1.3B | 16.6% | +11% |
| SouthState Bank, National Association | $660M | 8.3% | +36% |
| Ameris Bank | $592M | 7.5% | +21% |
| Synovus Bank | $453M | 5.7% | -5% |
| Cadence Bank | $432M | 5.5% | +893% |
| United Community Bank | $396M | 5.0% | +96% |
| BankSouth | $247M | 3.1% | +98% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $194M | 2.5% | +1,660% |
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 Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro market
Chatham County is one of 8 counties that make up the Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #88 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 61.7% of the market’s output and holds 60.3% of its deposits.
| Measure | Chatham County | Share of Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $22.1B | 61.7% |
| Deposits | $7.9B | 60.3% |
| Population | 311,855 | 47.2% |
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Recruiting in Chatham 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 Chatham County, on a retained basis.
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