Hancock County, Mississippi, a core county of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS market, holds $776M in deposits across 7 insured institutions and 12 branches. Hancock Whitney Bank is the largest deposit holder at 48.6% share. The top three institutions hold 90.3% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 17.8% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 1. It produces $1.8B of output, ranking #969 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 13 in 2020 to 12 in 2025. Institutions: 5 to 7. Top-three share: 92.7% to 90.3%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Whitney Bank | $377M | 48.6% | -14% |
| Renasant Bank | $246M | 31.7% | no 2020 presence |
| The Peoples Bank, Biloxi, Mississippi | $77M | 10.0% | +45% |
| Regions Bank | $53M | 6.9% | +17% |
| Community Bank of Mississippi | $15M | 1.9% | no 2020 presence |
| FNB Picayune Bank | $4M | 0.5% | no 2020 presence |
| Woodforest National Bank | $3M | 0.4% | +27% |
The 7 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 Gulfport-Biloxi market
Hancock County is one of 4 counties that make up the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS market, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (ranked #130 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 8.7% of the market’s output and holds 9.2% of its deposits.
| Measure | Hancock County | Share of Gulfport-Biloxi market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $1.8B | 8.7% |
| Deposits | $776M | 9.2% |
| Population | 46,873 | 10.9% |
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Recruiting in Hancock 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 Hancock County, on a retained basis.
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