Columbia County, Pennsylvania, a core county of the Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA market, holds $1.6B in deposits across 6 insured institutions and 22 branches. Journey Bank is the largest deposit holder at 45.2% share. The top three institutions hold 88.2% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 23.7% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 3. It produces $2.6B of output, ranking #830 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 25 in 2020 to 22 in 2025. Institutions: 6 to 6. Top-three share: 87.9% to 88.2%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Bank | $705M | 45.2% | +27% |
| First Keystone Community Bank | $485M | 31.1% | +26% |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $184M | 11.8% | +9% |
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | $101M | 6.5% | +27% |
| Fulton Bank, National Association | $61M | 3.9% | +15% |
| UNB Bank | $21M | 1.4% | +9% |
The 6 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 organic growth; “no 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year.
Part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury market
Columbia County is one of 5 counties that make up the Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #173 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 21.2% of the market’s output and holds 26.1% of its deposits.
| Measure | Columbia County | Share of Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $2.6B | 21.2% |
| Deposits | $1.6B | 26.1% |
| Population | 66,193 | 25.9% |
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Recruiting in Columbia County
Deposits are held closely by the largest banks, which often means the bankers worth recruiting are inside a small 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 Columbia County, on a retained basis.
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