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Saginaw County, MI

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

Saginaw County, Michigan, a core county of the Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI market, holds $2.6B in deposits across 10 insured institutions and 32 branches. The Huntington National Bank is the largest deposit holder at 31.4% share. The top three banks hold 58% of deposits, which places the county in the Moderate band. Deposits have grown 1.8% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 23.8%. It produced $8.9B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #398 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$8.9B
#398 of 1,523
Population
187,688
#374 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$47,165
#665 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$2.6B
#556 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$14,007
#1,256 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$82M
#911 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
10
#713 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
17.0
#1,184 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$204M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #345 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
39.6%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #1,199 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: Moderate
58%
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)+1.8% over 5 years
$2.6B
2021
$2.7B
2022
$2.7B
2023
$2.7B
2024
$2.6B
2025
$2.6B
2026

Branches: 42 in 2021 to 32 in 2026. Institutions: 12 to 10. Top-three share: 59% to 58%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
The Huntington National Bank$827M31.4%7+10%
JPMorgan Chase Bank$395M15.0%3-11%
1st State Bank$313M11.9%2+10%
PNC Bank$283M10.8%3-17%
Independent Bank$214M8.1%3+20%
ChoiceOne Bank$194M7.4%5-4%
Isabella Bank$191M7.3%5+63%
Mercantile Bank$92M3.5%2+43%
Fifth Third Bank$83M3.2%1+17%
Thumb Bank and Trust$37M1.4%1-23%

The 10 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 Saginaw-Midland-Bay City market

Saginaw County is one of 3 counties that make up the Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #141 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 46.7% of the market’s output and holds 51.8% of its deposits.

MeasureSaginaw CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$8.9B46.7%
Deposits$2.6B51.8%
Population187,68850.2%

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