Lamar County, Mississippi, a core county of the Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS market, holds $1.9B in deposits across 16 insured institutions and 28 branches. Hancock Whitney Bank is the largest deposit holder at 14.5% share. The top three banks hold 41% of deposits, which places the county in the Fragmented band. Deposits have grown 14.4% since 2021 while the branch count rose by 3.7%. It produced $2.2B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #906 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: 27 in 2021 to 28 in 2026. Institutions: 16 to 16. Top-three share: 44% to 41%.
Institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr deposits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Whitney Bank | $275M | 14.5% | 0% |
| The Huntington National Bank | $267M | 14.0% | +27% |
| Grand Bank for Savings, FSB | $247M | 13.0% | +176% |
| Community Bank of Mississippi | $177M | 9.3% | +4% |
| Renasant Bank | $176M | 9.3% | -27% |
| Trustmark Bank | $158M | 8.3% | +16% |
| Regions Bank | $149M | 7.9% | +19% |
| The Citizens National Bank of Meridian | $123M | 6.5% | +46% |
| PriorityOne Bank | $113M | 5.9% | +42% |
| BankFirst Financial Services | $67M | 3.5% | +68% |
| Citizens Bank | $63M | 3.3% | -26% |
| First Bank | $31M | 1.6% | -39% |
| Merchants & Marine Bank | $20M | 1.0% | no 2021 presence |
| The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi | $19M | 1.0% | +29% |
| Great Southern Bank | $9M | 0.5% | +107% |
| First Southern Bank | $9M | 0.5% | +38% |
The 16 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 Hattiesburg-Laurel market
Lamar 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 22.6% of the market’s output and holds 30.3% of its deposits.
| Measure | Lamar County | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $2.2B | 22.6% |
| Deposits | $1.9B | 30.3% |
| Population | 67,403 | 28.1% |
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