Chatham County, Georgia, a core county of the Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA market, holds $7.8B in deposits across 20 insured institutions and 65 branches. Wells Fargo Bank is the largest deposit holder at 18.3% share. The top three banks hold 52% of deposits, which places the county in the Moderate band. Deposits have fallen 3.6% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 11.0%. It produced $22.1B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #205 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.
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
Branches: 73 in 2021 to 65 in 2026. Institutions: 21 to 20. Top-three share: 61% to 52%.
Institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr deposits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Bank | $1.4B | 18.3% | -3% |
| Truist Bank | $1.4B | 17.4% | -36% |
| Bank of America | $1.3B | 16.2% | -5% |
| SouthState Bank | $706M | 9.0% | +12% |
| Ameris Bank | $635M | 8.1% | +20% |
| Pinnacle Bank | $445M | 5.7% | -13% |
| United Community Bank | $371M | 4.7% | +60% |
| The Huntington National Bank | $302M | 3.8% | -29% |
| BankSouth | $223M | 2.8% | +47% |
| Bank OZK | $186M | 2.4% | +47% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | $181M | 2.3% | +148% |
| Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company | $148M | 1.9% | +79% |
| Colony Bank | $132M | 1.7% | +90% |
| Carver State Bank | $93M | 1.2% | +60% |
| Regions Bank | $91M | 1.2% | +11% |
| Coastal States Bank | $86M | 1.1% | +92% |
| Great Oaks Bank | $77M | 1.0% | +215% |
| First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | $61M | 0.8% | -7% |
| Renasant Bank | $25M | 0.3% | -70% |
| Fifth Third Bank | $9M | 0.1% | no 2021 presence |
The 20 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, per the FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 30, 2026. Five-year change compares the same institution’s county deposits in 2021 and 2026. 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 2021 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 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 59.9% of its deposits.
| Measure | Chatham County | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $22.1B | 61.7% |
| Deposits | $7.8B | 59.9% |
| Population | 311,855 | 47.2% |
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