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Contra Costa County, CA

Banking market profile · FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 30, 2025

Contra Costa County, California, a county in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA market, holds $51.6B in deposits across 30 insured institutions and 170 branches. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the largest deposit holder at 31.2% share. The top three institutions hold 61.1% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have fallen 13.0% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 20.9%. It produces $76.9B of output, ranking #58 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$76.9B
#58 of 1,523
Population
1,170,070
#41 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$65,683
#253 of 1,523
Deposit market
Total Deposits
$51.6B
#58 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$44,138
#133 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$304M
#43 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
30
#89 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
14.5
#1,314 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$219M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #292 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
15.2%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $50B in assets. #1,420 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 Deposit Share: concentrated
61.1%
The combined deposit share of the three largest institutions 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

Total county deposits (nominal), 2020 to 2025-13.0% over 5 years
$59.4B
2020
$65.1B
2021
$66.6B
2022
$53.0B
2023
$52.2B
2024
$51.6B
2025

Branches: 215 in 2020 to 170 in 2025. Institutions: 33 to 30. Top-three share: 62.9% to 61.1%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
Wells Fargo Bank$16.1B31.2%26+34%
JPMorgan Chase Bank$8.3B16.0%30+10%
Bank of America$7.2B13.8%20-4%
BMO Bank$6.0B11.6%12-66%
Mechanics Bank$2.9B5.6%15+12%
Citibank$2.4B4.6%12+18%
U.S. Bank$1.6B3.2%14-18%
California Bank of Commerce$1.2B2.3%1no 2020 presence
City National Bank$1.1B2.2%1-8%
Fremont Bank$930M1.8%4+22%
Heritage Bank of Commerce$593M1.1%2+8%
Comerica Bank$457M0.9%3-38%
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California$442M0.9%3+35%
Pacific Coast Bankers' Bank$439M0.9%1-56%
PNC Bank$224M0.4%2-49%
Westamerica Bank$214M0.4%3-4%
Commercial Bank of California$212M0.4%1no 2020 presence
Umpqua Bank$206M0.4%3-22%
BAC Community Bank$199M0.4%4+3%
Poppy Bank$179M0.3%2+181%
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company$170M0.3%1+253%
First Bank$142M0.3%2-18%
United Business Bank$112M0.2%1-27%
Cathay Bank$112M0.2%1+6%
Summit Bank$81M0.2%1+14%
Tri Counties Bank$73M0.1%1+165%
Zions Bancorporation$52M0.1%1-38%
Bank of Stockton$48M0.1%1+48%
Monet Bank$8M0.0%1+38%
Gateway Bank, F.S.B.$4M0.0%1no 2020 presence

The 30 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. “No 2020 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 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland market

Contra Costa County is one of 13 counties that make up the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #3 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 6.3% of the market’s output and holds 7.6% of its deposits.

MeasureContra Costa CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$76.9B6.3%
Deposits$51.6B7.6%
Population1,170,07012.8%

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