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Gilchrist County, FL

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

Gilchrist County, Florida, a county in the Gainesville-Lake City, FL market, holds $260M in deposits across 4 insured institutions and 6 branches. Capital City Bank is the largest deposit holder at 41.2% share. The top three banks hold 93% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 39.8% since 2020. It produces $443M of output, ranking #1,381 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$443M
#1,381 of 1,523
Population
20,488
#1,298 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$21,642
#1,441 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/25)
$260M
#1,371 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$12,670
#1,319 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$43M
#1,439 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
4
#1,258 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
29.3
#502 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$67M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #1,239 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
100.0%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #82 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
93%
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)+39.8% over 5 years
$186M
2020
$215M
2021
$228M
2022
$271M
2023
$252M
2024
$260M
2025

Branches: 6 in 2020 to 6 in 2025. Institutions: 4 to 4. Top-three share: 95% to 93%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
Capital City Bank$107M41.2%3+49%
Ameris Bank$76M29.2%1+12%
Seacoast National Bank$58M22.2%1no 2020 presence
Lafayette State Bank$19M7.4%1+96%

The 4 insured institutions 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 Gainesville-Lake City market

Gilchrist County is one of 4 counties that make up the Gainesville-Lake City, FL market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #132 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 2.1% of the market’s output and holds 3.0% of its deposits.

MeasureGilchrist CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$443M2.1%
Deposits$260M3.0%
Population20,4884.7%

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