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Union County, PA

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

Union County, Pennsylvania, a core county of the Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA market, holds $1.1B in deposits across 9 insured institutions and 16 branches. Central Penn Bank & Trust is the largest deposit holder at 35.0% share. The top three banks hold 72% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 3.4% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 5.9%. It produced $1.9B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #943 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$1.9B
#943 of 1,523
Population
42,313
#1,006 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$46,057
#701 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$1.1B
#889 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$26,844
#546 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$71M
#1,098 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
9
#818 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
37.8
#252 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$96M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #960 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
89.5%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #381 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: Concentrated
72%
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)+3.4% over 5 years
$1.1B
2021
$1.1B
2022
$1.1B
2023
$1.1B
2024
$1.2B
2025
$1.1B
2026

Branches: 17 in 2021 to 16 in 2026. Institutions: 9 to 9. Top-three share: 72% to 72%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
Central Penn Bank & Trust$397M35.0%3+17%
Citizens & Northern Bank$297M26.1%3-10%
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company$120M10.5%3-1%
First National Bank of Pennsylvania$113M9.9%2+5%
Fulton Bank$96M8.4%1+15%
First Commonwealth Bank$78M6.9%1+35%
Northwest Bank$31M2.7%1-41%
Woodforest National Bank$4M0.4%1-15%
First Citizens Community Bank$0M0.0%1no 2021 presence

The 9 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 Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury market

Union County is one of 5 counties that make up the Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #173 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 15.9% of the market’s output and holds 19.0% of its deposits.

MeasureUnion CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$1.9B15.9%
Deposits$1.1B19.0%
Population42,31316.5%

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