Erie County, Pennsylvania, a core county of the Erie-Meadville, PA market, holds $7.2B in deposits across 11 insured institutions and 65 branches. PNC Bank, National Association is the largest deposit holder at 31.7% share. The top three institutions hold 67.1% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 13.6% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 6. It produces $11.7B of output, ranking #325 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 71 in 2020 to 65 in 2025. Institutions: 11 to 11. Top-three share: 67.6% to 67.1%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| PNC Bank, National Association | $2.3B | 31.7% | +4% |
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | $1.4B | 18.8% | +39% |
| Northwest Bank | $1.2B | 16.6% | +8% |
| CNB Bank | $852M | 11.8% | +45% |
| Marquette Savings Bank | $780M | 10.8% | +20% |
| Citizens Bank, National Association | $323M | 4.5% | -25% |
| KeyBank National Association | $210M | 2.9% | -9% |
| The Huntington National Bank | $109M | 1.5% | +27% |
| The Andover Bank | $68M | 0.9% | +27% |
| Clarion County Community Bank | $21M | 0.3% | no 2020 presence |
The 10 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 Erie-Meadville market
Erie County is one of 2 counties that make up the Erie-Meadville, PA market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #161 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 80.6% of the market’s output and holds 81.7% of its deposits.
| Measure | Erie County | Share of Erie-Meadville market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $11.7B | 80.6% |
| Deposits | $7.2B | 81.7% |
| Population | 265,832 | 76.5% |
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Recruiting in Erie 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 Erie County, on a retained basis.
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