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Fulton County, NY

Banking market profile · FDIC Summary of Deposits (SOD), June 30, 2026

Fulton County, New York, a core county of the Albany-Schenectady, NY market, holds $1.0B in deposits across 4 insured institutions and 9 branches. NBT Bank is the largest deposit holder at 65.5% share. The top three banks hold 92% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 2.5% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 10.0%. It produced $1.9B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #957 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$1.9B
#957 of 1,523
Population
52,216
#907 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$35,989
#1,034 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$1.0B
#937 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$19,458
#937 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$113M
#460 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
4
#1,252 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
17.2
#1,173 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$135M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #627 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
74.2%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #682 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
92%
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, 2021 to 2026)+2.5% over 5 years
$991M
2021
$966M
2022
$941M
2023
$993M
2024
$1.0B
2025
$1.0B
2026

Branches: 10 in 2021 to 9 in 2026. Institutions: 5 to 4. Top-three share: 91% to 92%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
NBT Bank$666M65.5%5+11%
KeyBank$183M18.0%2-14%
Community Bank$88M8.6%1+48%
Citizens Bank$80M7.9%1-17%

The 4 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 Albany-Schenectady market

Fulton County is one of 10 counties that make up the Albany-Schenectady, NY market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #43 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 2.2% of the market’s output and holds 2.6% of its deposits.

MeasureFulton CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$1.9B2.2%
Deposits$1.0B2.6%
Population52,2164.3%

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