Lee County, North Carolina, a core county of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC market, holds $1.3B in deposits across 10 insured institutions and 14 branches. First Bank is the largest deposit holder at 29.3% share. The top three banks hold 65% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 6.1% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 6.7%. It produced $3.3B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #735 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: 15 in 2021 to 14 in 2026. Institutions: 11 to 10. Top-three share: 69% to 65%.
Institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr deposits |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Bank | $392M | 29.3% | +46% |
| Truist Bank | $301M | 22.5% | -35% |
| First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | $182M | 13.6% | +28% |
| Wells Fargo Bank | $101M | 7.6% | +21% |
| PNC Bank | $93M | 6.9% | -5% |
| First Horizon Bank | $81M | 6.0% | -9% |
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | $65M | 4.8% | +68% |
| TowneBank | $60M | 4.5% | +111% |
| The Fidelity Bank | $59M | 4.4% | +68% |
| Woodforest National Bank | $5M | 0.4% | +16% |
The 10 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 Raleigh-Durham-Cary market
Lee County is one of 10 counties that make up the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #29 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 1.8% of the market’s output and holds 1.0% of its deposits.
| Measure | Lee County | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $3.3B | 1.8% |
| Deposits | $1.3B | 1.0% |
| Population | 70,258 | 2.8% |
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Recruiting in Lee County
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