Hamilton County, Tennessee, a core county of the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL market, holds $12.3B in deposits across 23 insured institutions and 95 branches. First Horizon Bank is the largest deposit holder at 22.2% share. The top three institutions hold 57.5% of deposits, which places the county in the moderately concentrated band. Deposits have grown 23.6% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 8. It produces $29.4B of output, ranking #163 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 103 in 2020 to 95 in 2025. Institutions: 19 to 23. Top-three share: 62.2% to 57.5%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Horizon Bank | $2.7B | 22.2% | -2% |
| Pinnacle Bank | $2.4B | 19.2% | +83% |
| Truist Bank | $2.0B | 16.2% | 0% |
| Regions Bank | $1.6B | 13.2% | +14% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $773M | 6.3% | +20% |
| FirstBank | $654M | 5.3% | +41% |
| SmartBank | $465M | 3.8% | +15% |
| Builtwell Bank | $373M | 3.0% | +37% |
| SouthEast Bank | $323M | 2.6% | +105% |
| RockPointBank, National Association | $270M | 2.2% | no 2020 presence |
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 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton market
Hamilton County is one of 14 counties that make up the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #71 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 56.1% of the market’s output and holds 50.9% of its deposits.
| Measure | Hamilton County | Share of Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $29.4B | 56.1% |
| Deposits | $12.3B | 50.9% |
| Population | 390,833 | 38.0% |
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Recruiting in Hamilton County
Deposits are split among a moderate 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 Hamilton County, on a retained basis.
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