Kanawha County, West Virginia, a core county of the Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY market, holds $6.8B in deposits across 13 insured institutions and 49 branches. Truist Bank is the largest deposit holder at 29.6% share. The top three banks hold 64% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 5.6% since 2021 while the branch count rose by 4.3%. It produced $11.4B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #331 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.
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
Branches: 47 in 2021 to 49 in 2026. Institutions: 12 to 13. Top-three share: 65% to 64%.
Institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr deposits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Bank | $2.0B | 29.6% | -5% |
| United Bank | $1.4B | 20.0% | +6% |
| City National Bank of West Virginia | $977M | 14.4% | +23% |
| The Huntington National Bank | $710M | 10.5% | +7% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | $577M | 8.5% | -10% |
| WesBanco Bank, Inc. | $375M | 5.5% | +33% |
| The Poca Valley Bank, Inc. | $287M | 4.2% | +39% |
| Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company | $255M | 3.8% | +26% |
| Fifth Third Bank | $135M | 2.0% | +31% |
| Peoples Bank | $96M | 1.4% | +18% |
| Woodforest National Bank | $4M | 0.1% | -6% |
| Whitesville State Bank | $4M | 0.1% | no 2021 presence |
| Guaranty Bank Inc. | $2M | <0.1% | no 2021 presence |
The 13 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 Charleston-Huntington-Ashland market
Kanawha County is one of 12 counties that make up the Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #94 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 36.9% of the market’s output and holds 42.0% of its deposits.
| Measure | Kanawha County | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $11.4B | 36.9% |
| Deposits | $6.8B | 42.0% |
| Population | 172,381 | 27.0% |
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