Jones County, Mississippi, a core county of the Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS market, holds $1.8B in deposits across 9 insured institutions and 20 branches. Community Bank of Mississippi is the largest deposit holder at 24.8% share. The top three institutions hold 52.6% of deposits, which places the county in the moderately concentrated band. Deposits have grown 23.0% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 1. It produces $2.8B of output, ranking #799 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 21 in 2020 to 20 in 2025. Institutions: 9 to 9. Top-three share: 54.0% to 52.6%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Bank of Mississippi | $455M | 24.8% | +25% |
| Trustmark National Bank | $259M | 14.1% | +26% |
| First State Bank | $251M | 13.7% | +8% |
| Cadence Bank | $238M | 13.0% | +46% |
| Renasant Bank | $234M | 12.8% | no 2020 presence |
| Regions Bank | $232M | 12.6% | +13% |
| The Citizens National Bank of Meridian | $93M | 5.1% | +36% |
| Magnolia State Bank | $60M | 3.3% | +53% |
| Citizens Bank | $11M | 0.6% | -14% |
The 9 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 Hattiesburg-Laurel market
Jones County is one of 5 counties that make up the Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #198 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 29.5% of the market’s output and holds 28.4% of its deposits.
| Measure | Jones County | Share of Hattiesburg-Laurel market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $2.8B | 29.5% |
| Deposits | $1.8B | 28.4% |
| Population | 66,496 | 27.7% |
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Recruiting in Jones 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 Jones County, on a retained basis.
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