Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, a core county of the New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT market, holds $6.1B in deposits across 10 insured institutions and 45 branches. Liberty Bank is the largest deposit holder at 47.4% share. The top three banks hold 71% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 10.9% since 2023 while the branch count fell by 4.3%. It produced $12.9B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #307 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.
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Deposit trend
Branches: 47 in 2023 to 45 in 2026. Institutions: 10 to 10. Top-three share: 68% to 71%. Connecticut recoded its counties to planning regions in the FDIC data in 2023, so this county’s continuous trend begins in 2023.
Institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | vs 2023 deposits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Bank | $2.9B | 47.4% | +18% |
| Citizens Bank | $933M | 15.4% | +19% |
| Bank of America | $478M | 7.9% | -8% |
| Webster Bank | $436M | 7.2% | +14% |
| Essex Bank | $382M | 6.3% | +1% |
| TD Bank | $312M | 5.1% | 0% |
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | $189M | 3.1% | -14% |
| Wells Fargo Bank | $183M | 3.0% | +1% |
| KeyBank | $177M | 2.9% | +4% |
| Ascend Bank | $103M | 1.7% | +20% |
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 2023 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 2023 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 New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury market
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is one of 7 counties that make up the New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #25 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 6.5% of the market’s output and holds 5.9% of its deposits.
| Measure | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $12.9B | 6.5% |
| Deposits | $6.1B | 5.9% |
| Population | 177,311 | 6.5% |
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Recruiting in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
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