St. Francis County, Arkansas, a core county of the Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR market, holds $469M in deposits across 4 insured institutions and 11 branches. First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas is the largest deposit holder at 66.3% share. The top three institutions hold 95.4% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 15.5% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 1. It produces $714M of output, ranking #1,280 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 12 in 2020 to 11 in 2025. Institutions: 4 to 4. Top-three share: 93.8% to 95.4%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas | $311M | 66.3% | +13% |
| Armor Bank | $88M | 18.8% | +16% |
| Regions Bank | $48M | 10.2% | +64% |
| First Financial Bank | $22M | 4.6% | -14% |
The 4 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 Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City market
St. Francis County is one of 11 counties that make up the Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #46 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 0.9% of the market’s output and holds 1.1% of its deposits.
| Measure | St. Francis County | Share of Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $714M | 0.9% |
| Deposits | $469M | 1.1% |
| Population | 21,800 | 1.6% |
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Recruiting in St. Francis 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 St. Francis County, on a retained basis.
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