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Cocke County, TN

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

Cocke County, Tennessee, a core county of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN market, holds $793M in deposits across 5 insured institutions and 8 branches. Newport Federal Bank is the largest deposit holder at 31.6% share. The top three banks hold 81% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 17.4% since 2021. It produced $922M of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #1,214 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$922M
#1,214 of 1,523
Population
37,889
#1,059 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$24,334
#1,385 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$793M
#1,054 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$20,929
#861 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$99M
#645 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
5
#1,164 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
21.1
#927 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$185M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #397 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
76.7%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #645 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
81%
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)+17.4% over 5 years
$676M
2021
$748M
2022
$745M
2023
$758M
2024
$802M
2025
$793M
2026

Branches: 8 in 2021 to 8 in 2026. Institutions: 5 to 5. Top-three share: 83% to 81%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
Newport Federal Bank$251M31.6%2+11%
Commercial Bank$209M26.4%2+19%
U.S. Bank$185M23.3%1+17%
Tennessee State Bank$82M10.3%2+9%
First Horizon Bank$67M8.4%1+57%

The 5 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 Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville market

Cocke County is one of 13 counties that make up the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #59 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 1.4% of the market’s output and holds 2.3% of its deposits.

MeasureCocke CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$922M1.4%
Deposits$793M2.3%
Population37,8893.1%

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