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Eau Claire County, WI

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

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, a core county of the Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI market, holds $2.4B in deposits across 16 insured institutions and 25 branches. Nicolet National Bank is the largest deposit holder at 17.1% share. The top three banks hold 45% of deposits, which places the county in the Moderate band. Deposits have grown 0.6% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 24.2%. It produces $6.7B of output, ranking #485 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$6.7B
#485 of 1,523
Population
109,033
#573 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$61,729
#318 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/25)
$2.4B
#584 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$22,123
#758 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$96M
#645 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
16
#328 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
22.9
#830 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$98M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #912 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
74.8%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #707 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: Moderate
45%
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, 2020 to 2025)+0.6% over 5 years
$2.4B
2020
$2.6B
2021
$2.7B
2022
$2.5B
2023
$2.5B
2024
$2.4B
2025

Branches: 33 in 2020 to 25 in 2025. Institutions: 16 to 16. Top-three share: 49% to 45%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
Nicolet National Bank$412M17.1%1no 2020 presence
Citizens Community Federal$355M14.7%2+8%
Associated Bank$325M13.5%2+17%
Wells Fargo Bank$264M11.0%2+9%
U.S. Bank$243M10.1%3-13%
Unity Bank$173M7.2%3+26%
Merchants Bank$100M4.2%1+40%
BMO Bank$100M4.1%2-23%
Frandsen Bank & Trust$96M4.0%1no 2020 presence
Security Financial Bank$95M3.9%1+79%
Northwestern Bank$82M3.4%1+53%
Old National Bank$61M2.5%1-7%
Oakwood Bank$52M2.1%2+53%
Citizens State Bank of La Crosse$24M1.0%1+67%
WNB Financial$17M0.7%1+852%
Prevail Bank$13M0.6%1+398%

The 16 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 Eau Claire-Menomonie market

Eau Claire County is one of 3 counties that make up the Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #180 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 58.0% of the market’s output and holds 57.5% of its deposits.

MeasureEau Claire CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$6.7B58.0%
Deposits$2.4B57.5%
Population109,03348.9%

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