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Jefferson County, OH

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

Jefferson County, Ohio, a core county of the Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV market, holds $1.3B in deposits across 9 insured institutions and 19 branches. The Huntington National Bank is the largest deposit holder at 30.1% share. The top three banks hold 59% of deposits, which places the county in the Moderate band. Deposits have grown 17.5% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 5.0%. It produced $3.7B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #703 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$3.7B
#703 of 1,523
Population
63,597
#817 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$58,284
#393 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$1.3B
#820 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$20,875
#864 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$70M
#1,121 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
9
#780 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
29.9
#480 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$125M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #709 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
32.9%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #1,287 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: Moderate
59%
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)+17.5% over 5 years
$1.1B
2021
$1.2B
2022
$1.2B
2023
$1.3B
2024
$1.3B
2025
$1.3B
2026

Branches: 20 in 2021 to 19 in 2026. Institutions: 8 to 9. Top-three share: 61% to 59%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
The Huntington National Bank$400M30.1%5+28%
PNC Bank$237M17.9%2-6%
WesBanco Bank, Inc.$145M10.9%1+75%
U.S. Bank$130M9.8%2+17%
JPMorgan Chase Bank$125M9.4%1-2%
First National Bank of Pennsylvania$118M8.9%20%
Consumers National Bank$115M8.6%4+27%
Unified Bank$41M3.1%1+10%
Main Street Bank Corp.$17M1.3%1no 2021 presence

The 9 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 Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville market

Jefferson County is one of 13 counties that make up the Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #30 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 2.1% of the market’s output and holds 0.6% of its deposits.

MeasureJefferson CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$3.7B2.1%
Deposits$1.3B0.6%
Population63,5972.3%

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