Norfolk city, Virginia, a core county of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC market, holds $4.7B in deposits across 11 insured institutions and 30 branches. TowneBank is the largest deposit holder at 34.2% share. The top three institutions hold 77.6% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have fallen 26.0% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 10. It produces $21.1B of output, ranking #213 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 40 in 2020 to 30 in 2025. Institutions: 11 to 11. Top-three share: 78.5% to 77.6%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| TowneBank | $1.6B | 34.2% | +38% |
| Truist Bank | $1.1B | 23.2% | -43% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $956M | 20.2% | +6% |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $533M | 11.3% | -72% |
| Southern Bank and Trust Company | $207M | 4.4% | +11% |
| Atlantic Union Bank | $127M | 2.7% | +8% |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $59M | 1.2% | +54% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $47M | 1.0% | no 2020 presence |
| The Old Point National Bank of Phoebus | $46M | 1.0% | -52% |
| Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank | $33M | 0.7% | +4% |
The 10 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, as of 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. Even so, a large gain can reflect acquisition rather than organic growth; “no 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year.
Part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake market
Norfolk city is one of 20 counties that make up the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #39 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 19.2% of the market’s output and holds 14.4% of its deposits.
| Measure | Norfolk city | Share of Virginia Beach-Chesapeake market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $21.1B | 19.2% |
| Deposits | $4.7B | 14.4% |
| Population | 231,013 | 12.3% |
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Recruiting in Norfolk city
Deposits are held closely by the largest banks, which often means the bankers worth recruiting are inside a small number of institutions. Who holds the deposits, and how contested the market is, shapes both the runway for growth and the competition you would be recruiting against. We recruit commercial relationship managers, banking teams, and market leaders for banks building in markets like Norfolk city, on a retained basis.
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