Ulster County, New York, a core county of the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA market, holds $5.0B in deposits across 16 insured institutions and 42 branches. Ulster Savings Bank is the largest deposit holder at 19.1% share. The top three banks hold 48% of deposits, which places the county in the Moderate band. Deposits have grown 14.4% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 14.3%. It produced $8.1B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #417 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.
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
Branches: 49 in 2021 to 42 in 2026. Institutions: 19 to 16. Top-three share: 46% to 48%.
Institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr deposits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Savings Bank | $952M | 19.1% | +4% |
| Wells Fargo Bank | $833M | 16.7% | +306% |
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | $595M | 12.0% | +20% |
| Rondout Savings Bank | $426M | 8.6% | +11% |
| Bank of America | $390M | 7.8% | -32% |
| KeyBank | $335M | 6.7% | -25% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | $304M | 6.1% | +23% |
| Sawyer Savings Bank | $234M | 4.7% | +5% |
| The Bank of Greene County | $227M | 4.6% | +76% |
| Citizens Bank | $193M | 3.9% | +23% |
| Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association | $172M | 3.5% | +22% |
| TD Bank | $78M | 1.6% | +4% |
| Rhinebeck Bank | $77M | 1.5% | +15% |
| Webster Bank | $56M | 1.1% | -15% |
| NBT Bank | $54M | 1.1% | +21% |
| Walden Savings Bank | $52M | 1.0% | +42% |
The 16 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 York-Newark market
Ulster County is one of 30 counties that make up the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #1 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 0.4% of the market’s output and holds 0.2% of its deposits.
| Measure | Ulster County | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $8.1B | 0.4% |
| Deposits | $5.0B | 0.2% |
| Population | 183,330 | 0.8% |
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