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Walker County, AL

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

Walker County, Alabama, a county in the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL market, holds $1.2B in deposits across 9 insured institutions and 15 branches. Pinnacle Bank is the largest deposit holder at 40.0% share. The top three banks hold 71% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 3.9% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 11.8%. It produced $2.0B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #939 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$2.0B
#939 of 1,523
Population
65,140
#802 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$30,146
#1,222 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$1.2B
#846 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$19,051
#963 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$83M
#903 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
9
#820 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
23.0
#821 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$80M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #1,113 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
30.2%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #1,319 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
71%
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)+3.9% over 5 years
$1.2B
2021
$1.2B
2022
$1.1B
2023
$1.1B
2024
$1.2B
2025
$1.2B
2026

Branches: 17 in 2021 to 15 in 2026. Institutions: 10 to 9. Top-three share: 70% to 71%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
Pinnacle Bank$496M40.0%3-9%
Pinnacle Bank$293M23.7%3+47%
PNC Bank$94M7.5%2-3%
Bank of Walker County$88M7.1%2+14%
Wells Fargo Bank$80M6.5%1+18%
Regions Bank$75M6.0%1+18%
First National Bank$49M4.0%1-17%
Truist Bank$34M2.7%1+12%
BankFirst Financial Services$31M2.5%1+25%

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 Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega market

Walker County is one of 10 counties that make up the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #50 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 2.5% of the market’s output and holds 2.2% of its deposits.

MeasureWalker CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$2.0B2.5%
Deposits$1.2B2.2%
Population65,1404.7%

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