Fayette County, Kentucky, a core county of the Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY market, holds $12.0B in deposits across 31 insured institutions and 114 branches. JPMorgan Chase Bank is the largest deposit holder at 16.5% share. The top three banks hold 46% of deposits, which places the county in the Moderate band. Deposits have grown 0.7% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 3.4%. It produced $22.7B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #202 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.
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Deposit trend
Branches: 118 in 2021 to 114 in 2026. Institutions: 32 to 31. Top-three share: 45% to 46%.
Institutions by deposits
The 31 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, per the FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 30, 2026. Five-year change compares the same institution’s county deposits in 2021 and 2026. 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 2021 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 Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort market
Fayette County is one of 14 counties that make up the Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #81 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 53.3% of the market’s output and holds 56.8% of its deposits.
| Measure | Fayette County | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $22.7B | 53.3% |
| Deposits | $12.0B | 56.8% |
| Population | 329,751 | 41.6% |
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Recruiting in Fayette County
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