District of Columbia, District of Columbia, a core county of the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA market, holds $64.5B in deposits across 34 insured institutions and 180 branches. Bank of America, National Association is the largest deposit holder at 34.7% share. The top three banks hold 61% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have fallen 2.1% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 16.3%. It produces $145.1B of output, ranking #23 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.
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Deposit trend
Branches: 215 in 2020 to 180 in 2025. Institutions: 31 to 34. Top-three share: 57% to 61%.
Institutions by deposits
The 34 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, per the FDIC Summary of Deposits, 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 Washington-Baltimore-Arlington market
District of Columbia is one of 42 counties that make up the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #4 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 16.6% of the market’s output and holds 14.8% of its deposits.
| Measure | District of Columbia | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $145.1B | 16.6% |
| Deposits | $64.5B | 14.8% |
| Population | 693,645 | 6.8% |
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Recruiting in District of Columbia
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