Taylor County, Texas, a core county of the Abilene-Sweetwater, TX market, holds $4.5B in deposits across 16 insured institutions and 38 branches. First Financial Bank is the largest deposit holder at 62.5% share. The top three institutions hold 77.3% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 39.4% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 3. It produces $7.7B of output, ranking #432 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 41 in 2020 to 38 in 2025. Institutions: 16 to 16. Top-three share: 72.0% to 77.3%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Financial Bank | $2.8B | 62.5% | +71% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $341M | 7.5% | -12% |
| Prosperity Bank | $331M | 7.3% | +12% |
| Clear Fork Bank, National Association | $215M | 4.7% | +131% |
| First National Bank and Trust Company of Weatherford | $189M | 4.2% | no 2020 presence |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $162M | 3.6% | +14% |
| Coleman County State Bank | $89M | 2.0% | +84% |
| Citizens Bank, National Association | $73M | 1.6% | +24% |
| UMB Bank, National Association | $60M | 1.3% | no 2020 presence |
| Western Bank | $58M | 1.3% | +26% |
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 competitive growth; “no 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year.
Part of the Abilene-Sweetwater market
Taylor County is one of 4 counties that make up the Abilene-Sweetwater, TX market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #199 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 80.8% of the market’s output and holds 82.2% of its deposits.
| Measure | Taylor County | Share of Abilene-Sweetwater market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $7.7B | 80.8% |
| Deposits | $4.5B | 82.2% |
| Population | 150,077 | 75.2% |
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Recruiting in Taylor 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 Taylor County, on a retained basis.
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