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Graves County, KY

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

Graves County, Kentucky, a core county of the Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL market, holds $903M in deposits across 7 insured institutions and 11 branches. FNB Bank, Inc. is the largest deposit holder at 40.3% share. The top three banks hold 75% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 23.0% since 2021. It produced $1.4B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #1,084 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$1.4B
#1,084 of 1,523
Population
37,050
#1,074 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$36,662
#1,010 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$903M
#999 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$24,368
#667 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$82M
#914 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
7
#955 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
29.7
#488 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$74M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #1,181 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
86.4%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #446 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
75%
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)+23.0% over 5 years
$734M
2021
$906M
2022
$883M
2023
$877M
2024
$923M
2025
$903M
2026

Branches: 11 in 2021 to 11 in 2026. Institutions: 7 to 7. Top-three share: 74% to 75%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
FNB Bank, Inc.$364M40.3%3+22%
First Kentucky Bank, Inc.$216M23.9%3+24%
Community Financial Services Bank$95M10.5%1+53%
Independence Bank of Kentucky$74M8.2%1+27%
Regions Bank$66M7.3%1-10%
U.S. Bank$57M6.3%1+9%
First Community Bank of the Heartland, Inc.$31M3.5%1+88%

The 7 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 Paducah-Mayfield market

Graves County is one of 6 counties that make up the Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #221 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 17.2% of the market’s output and holds 21.7% of its deposits.

MeasureGraves CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$1.4B17.2%
Deposits$903M21.7%
Population37,05026.6%

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