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Pamlico County, NC

Banking market profile · FDIC Summary of Deposits (SOD), June 30, 2026

Pamlico County, North Carolina, a county in the New Bern-Morehead City, NC market, holds $207M in deposits across 2 insured institutions and 3 branches. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company is the largest deposit holder at 72.3% share. The top three banks hold 100% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 11.1% since 2021. It produced $290M of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #1,449 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$290M
#1,449 of 1,523
Population
12,758
#1,414 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$22,700
#1,418 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$207M
#1,406 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$16,260
#1,140 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$69M
#1,133 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
2
#1,468 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
23.5
#802 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$104M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #890 of 1,523. A lower figure means institutions typically hold smaller deposit positions here; it reflects local deposit presence, not an institution’s overall size. See Community & Regional Bank Share for institution scale.
Community & Regional Bank Share
0.0%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #1,522 of 1,523. A higher share points to a market where small to mid-size institutions, the kind that compete on relationships and local decision-making, hold more ground.
Top-3 Banks’ Deposit Share: Concentrated
100%
The combined deposit share of the top three banks by deposits in the county. A lower share means deposits are spread across more institutions.

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

County Deposits (SOD, 2021 to 2026)+11.1% over 5 years
$187M
2021
$200M
2022
$196M
2023
$204M
2024
$217M
2025
$207M
2026

Branches: 3 in 2021 to 3 in 2026. Institutions: 2 to 2. Top-three share: 100% to 100%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company$150M72.3%2+18%
Wells Fargo Bank$57M27.7%1-4%

The 2 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 New Bern-Morehead City market

Pamlico County is one of 4 counties that make up the New Bern-Morehead City, NC market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #211 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 3.3% of the market’s output and holds 5.4% of its deposits.

MeasurePamlico CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$290M3.3%
Deposits$207M5.4%
Population12,7586.4%

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