Portage County, Ohio, a core county of the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH market, holds $2.9B in deposits across 11 insured institutions and 34 branches. The Huntington National Bank is the largest deposit holder at 34.7% share. The top three institutions hold 66.2% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 12.5% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 4. It produces $6.7B of output, ranking #491 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 38 in 2020 to 34 in 2025. Institutions: 14 to 11. Top-three share: 59.7% to 66.2%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Huntington National Bank | $997M | 34.7% | +24% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $515M | 17.9% | +15% |
| Portage Community Bank | $393M | 13.7% | +18% |
| Hometown Bank | $216M | 7.5% | +11% |
| KeyBank National Association | $205M | 7.1% | +4% |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $172M | 6.0% | +46% |
| The Middlefield Banking Company | $148M | 5.2% | +3% |
| Fifth Third Bank, National Association | $95M | 3.3% | -24% |
| WesBanco Bank, Inc. | $87M | 3.0% | no 2020 presence |
| The Farmers National Bank of Canfield | $39M | 1.4% | no 2020 presence |
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 Cleveland-Akron-Canton market
Portage County is one of 17 counties that make up the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #20 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 2.9% of the market’s output and holds 1.7% of its deposits.
| Measure | Portage County | Share of Cleveland-Akron-Canton market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $6.7B | 2.9% |
| Deposits | $2.9B | 1.7% |
| Population | 163,404 | 4.4% |
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Recruiting in Portage County
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 Portage County, on a retained basis.
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