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Lawrence County, SD

Banking market profile · FDIC Summary of Deposits (SOD), June 30, 2025

Lawrence County, South Dakota, a core county of the Rapid City-Spearfish, SD market, holds $884M in deposits across 7 insured institutions and 11 branches. First Interstate Bank is the largest deposit holder at 31.1% share. The top three banks hold 78% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 29.4% since 2020. It produces $1.4B of output, ranking #1,071 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$1.4B
#1,071 of 1,523
Population
29,459
#1,162 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$47,985
#637 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/25)
$884M
#995 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$30,003
#387 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$80M
#891 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
7
#976 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
37.3
#272 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$64M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #1,269 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
77.1%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #659 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: Concentrated
78%
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, 2020 to 2025)+29.4% over 5 years
$683M
2020
$1.3B
2021
$971M
2022
$856M
2023
$858M
2024
$884M
2025

Branches: 11 in 2020 to 11 in 2025. Institutions: 6 to 7. Top-three share: 76% to 78%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
First Interstate Bank$275M31.1%4+6%
Pioneer Bank & Trust$213M24.1%2+49%
Wells Fargo Bank$202M22.9%1+7%
Black Hills Community Bank$64M7.3%1+25%
Legends West Bank$64M7.3%1no 2020 presence
First National Bank$57M6.4%1+42%
BankWest, Inc.$8M0.9%1no 2020 presence

The 7 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, per the FDIC Summary of Deposits, 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. “No 2020 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 Rapid City-Spearfish market

Lawrence County is one of 4 counties that make up the Rapid City-Spearfish, SD market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #207 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 15.5% of the market’s output and holds 18.7% of its deposits.

MeasureLawrence CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$1.4B15.5%
Deposits$884M18.7%
Population29,45915.8%

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