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Cherokee County, TX

Banking market profile · FDIC Summary of Deposits (SOD), June 30, 2026

Cherokee County, Texas, a core county of the Tyler-Jacksonville, TX market, holds $1.1B in deposits across 8 insured institutions and 13 branches. Austin Bank, Texas is the largest deposit holder at 49.2% share. The top three banks hold 85% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 10.9% since 2021. It produced $1.6B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #1,015 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$1.6B
#1,015 of 1,523
Population
53,337
#902 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$30,118
#1,225 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$1.1B
#909 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$20,653
#882 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$85M
#865 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
8
#842 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
24.4
#743 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$53M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #1,395 of 1,523. A lower figure means institutions typically hold smaller deposit positions here; it reflects local deposit presence, not an institution’s overall size. See Community & Regional Bank Share for institution scale.
Community & Regional Bank Share
97.9%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #250 of 1,523. A higher share points to a market where small to mid-size institutions, the kind that compete on relationships and local decision-making, hold more ground.
Top-3 Banks’ Deposit Share: Concentrated
85%
The combined deposit share of the top three banks by deposits in the county. A lower share means deposits are spread across more institutions.

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

County Deposits (SOD, 2021 to 2026)+10.9% over 5 years
$993M
2021
$1.0B
2022
$986M
2023
$1.0B
2024
$1.1B
2025
$1.1B
2026

Branches: 13 in 2021 to 13 in 2026. Institutions: 8 to 8. Top-three share: 80% to 85%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
Austin Bank, Texas$542M49.2%3+27%
Texas National Bank of Jacksonville$199M18.1%2+2%
Citizens 1st Bank$192M17.4%2+11%
Southside Bank$57M5.2%1-16%
Prosperity Bank$49M4.5%2-39%
Commercial Bank of Texas$36M3.3%1+38%
The Huntington National Bank$23M2.1%1+1%
First National Bank Texas$3M0.3%1+103%

The 8 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 Tyler-Jacksonville market

Cherokee County is one of 2 counties that make up the Tyler-Jacksonville, TX market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #159 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 10.9% of the market’s output and holds 10.9% of its deposits.

MeasureCherokee CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$1.6B10.9%
Deposits$1.1B10.9%
Population53,33717.4%

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