Nueces County, Texas, a core county of the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX market, holds $6.6B in deposits across 17 insured institutions and 71 branches. Frost Bank is the largest deposit holder at 23.4% share. The top three institutions hold 56.2% of deposits, which places the county in the moderately concentrated band. Deposits have grown 3.2% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 4. It produces $21.6B of output, ranking #208 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 75 in 2020 to 71 in 2025. Institutions: 15 to 17. Top-three share: 55.9% to 56.2%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Bank | $1.6B | 23.4% | +6% |
| American Bank, National Association | $1.3B | 20.0% | +3% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $850M | 12.8% | +1% |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $660M | 9.9% | -13% |
| Prosperity Bank | $462M | 7.0% | -3% |
| Kleberg Bank, N.A. | $338M | 5.1% | +38% |
| First Community Bank | $269M | 4.0% | +26% |
| Charter Bank | $235M | 3.5% | -8% |
| International Bank of Commerce | $229M | 3.5% | -1% |
| PlainsCapital Bank | $228M | 3.4% | +18% |
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 competitive growth; “no 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year.
Part of the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice market
Nueces County is one of 6 counties that make up the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #102 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 76.0% of the market’s output and holds 72.0% of its deposits.
| Measure | Nueces County | Share of Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $21.6B | 76.0% |
| Deposits | $6.6B | 72.0% |
| Population | 352,992 | 67.0% |
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Recruiting in Nueces County
Deposits are split among a moderate 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 Nueces County, on a retained basis.
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