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Fairfield County, SC

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

Fairfield County, South Carolina, a county in the Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC market, holds $135M in deposits across 1 insured institution and 1 branch. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company is the largest deposit holder at 100.0% share. The top three banks hold 100% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have fallen 17.5% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 66.7%. It produces $1.1B of output, ranking #1,168 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$1.1B
#1,168 of 1,523
Population
20,340
#1,299 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$54,451
#469 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/25)
$135M
#1,458 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$6,617
#1,491 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$135M
#261 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
1
#1,495 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
4.9
#1,521 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$135M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #609 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
0.0%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #1,517 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: Concentrated
100%
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)-17.5% over 5 years
$163M
2020
$195M
2021
$202M
2022
$114M
2023
$123M
2024
$135M
2025

Branches: 3 in 2020 to 1 in 2025. Institutions: 3 to 1. Top-three share: 100% to 100%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company$135M100.0%1+79%

The 1 insured institution 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 Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg market

Fairfield County is one of 9 counties that make up the Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #65 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 1.9% of the market’s output and holds 0.4% of its deposits.

MeasureFairfield CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$1.1B1.9%
Deposits$135M0.4%
Population20,3401.8%

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