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Washington County, IN

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

Washington County, Indiana, a county in the Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN market, holds $332M in deposits across 3 insured institutions and 3 branches. First Merchants Bank is the largest deposit holder at 42.4% share. The top three banks hold 100% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have fallen 13.9% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 40.0%. It produced $781M of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #1,262 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$781M
#1,262 of 1,523
Population
28,383
#1,179 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$27,513
#1,314 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$332M
#1,318 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$11,689
#1,373 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$111M
#491 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
3
#1,406 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
10.6
#1,442 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$96M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #957 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
71.5%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #731 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
100%
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)-13.9% over 5 years
$385M
2021
$394M
2022
$387M
2023
$377M
2024
$314M
2025
$332M
2026

Branches: 5 in 2021 to 3 in 2026. Institutions: 5 to 3. Top-three share: 76% to 100%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
First Merchants Bank$141M42.4%1+57%
First Harrison Bank$96M29.1%1+44%
PNC Bank$95M28.5%1-8%

The 3 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 Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown market

Washington County is one of 14 counties that make up the Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #41 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 0.9% of the market’s output and holds 0.6% of its deposits.

MeasureWashington CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$781M0.9%
Deposits$332M0.6%
Population28,3831.9%

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