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 5.3%. It produces $21.6B of output, ranking #208 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: 75 in 2020 to 71 in 2025. Institutions: 15 to 17. Top-three share: 55.9% to 56.2%.
Institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Bank | $1.6B | 23.4% | +6% |
| American Bank | $1.3B | 20.0% | +3% |
| Bank of America | $850M | 12.8% | +1% |
| Wells Fargo Bank | $660M | 10.0% | -13% |
| Prosperity Bank | $462M | 7.0% | -3% |
| Kleberg Bank | $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% |
| PNC Bank | $126M | 1.9% | -35% |
| ValueBank Texas | $104M | 1.6% | -7% |
| Texas Champion Bank | $101M | 1.5% | +40% |
| First State Bank of Odem | $80M | 1.2% | +48% |
| First National Bank Texas | $36M | 0.5% | +17% |
| Simmons Bank | $32M | 0.5% | no 2020 presence |
| National Bank & Trust | $5M | 0.1% | no 2020 presence |
The 17 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. “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 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 parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $21.6B | 76.0% |
| Deposits | $6.6B | 72.0% |
| Population | 352,992 | 67.0% |
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