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Whitman County, WA

Banking market profile · FDIC Summary of Deposits (SOD), June 30, 2025

Whitman County, Washington, a core county of the Pullman-Moscow, WA-ID market, holds $862M in deposits across 10 insured institutions and 18 branches. U.S. Bank National Association is the largest deposit holder at 23.9% share. The top three banks hold 56% of deposits, which places the county in the Moderate band. Deposits have grown 1.0% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 10.0%. It produces $2.5B of output, ranking #844 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$2.5B
#844 of 1,523
Population
48,512
#936 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$51,199
#546 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/25)
$862M
#1,005 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$17,766
#1,014 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$48M
#1,394 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
10
#731 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
37.1
#280 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$69M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #1,212 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
55.4%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #1,017 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: Moderate
56%
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, 2020 to 2025)+1.0% over 5 years
$854M
2020
$1.1B
2021
$1.1B
2022
$909M
2023
$868M
2024
$862M
2025

Branches: 20 in 2020 to 18 in 2025. Institutions: 12 to 10. Top-three share: 55% to 56%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
U.S. Bank$206M23.9%3-15%
Umpqua Bank$148M17.1%2-5%
JPMorgan Chase Bank$127M14.7%1+12%
Banner Bank$109M12.7%2+10%
Washington Trust Bank$79M9.2%1+15%
Washington Federal Bank$59M6.8%1-7%
Lamont Bank of St. John$52M6.0%1+22%
State Bank Northwest$33M3.9%3+118%
First Interstate Bank$27M3.2%2-10%
Bank of Eastern Oregon$23M2.6%2+53%

The 10 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, per the FDIC Summary of Deposits, 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. “No 2020 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 Pullman-Moscow market

Whitman County is one of 2 counties that make up the Pullman-Moscow, WA-ID market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #280 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 60.2% of the market’s output and holds 56.3% of its deposits.

MeasureWhitman CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$2.5B60.2%
Deposits$862M56.3%
Population48,51253.7%

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