Forsyth County, North Carolina, a core county of the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC market, holds $10.5B in deposits across 20 insured institutions and 81 branches. Truist Bank is the largest deposit holder at 30.2% share. The top three institutions hold 60.9% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 14.8% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 9. It produces $27.2B of output, ranking #174 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 90 in 2020 to 81 in 2025. Institutions: 17 to 20. Top-three share: 69.5% to 60.9%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Bank | $3.2B | 30.2% | +8% |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $2.3B | 22.2% | -13% |
| First Horizon Bank | $892M | 8.5% | +122% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $873M | 8.3% | +18% |
| First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | $782M | 7.4% | +40% |
| Piedmont Federal Savings Bank | $730M | 6.9% | +23% |
| Pinnacle Bank | $592M | 5.6% | +64% |
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | $287M | 2.7% | +19% |
| The Fidelity Bank | $240M | 2.3% | +73% |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $155M | 1.5% | +10% |
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 competitive growth; “no 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year.
Part of the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point market
Forsyth County is one of 10 counties that make up the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #42 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 30.1% of the market’s output and holds 29.9% of its deposits.
| Measure | Forsyth County | Share of Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $27.2B | 30.1% |
| Deposits | $10.5B | 29.9% |
| Population | 401,718 | 22.6% |
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Recruiting in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County, on a retained basis.
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