York County, Virginia, a core county of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC market, holds $1.0B in deposits across 7 insured institutions and 11 branches. Wells Fargo Bank is the largest deposit holder at 42.2% share. The top three banks hold 83% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have fallen 2.7% since 2021 while the branch count fell by 15.4%. It produced $2.6B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #825 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: 13 in 2021 to 11 in 2026. Institutions: 8 to 7. Top-three share: 76% to 83%.
Institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr deposits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Bank | $422M | 42.2% | +46% |
| Bank of America | $234M | 23.3% | +7% |
| Truist Bank | $171M | 17.1% | -38% |
| TowneBank | $126M | 12.6% | -16% |
| Citizens and Farmers Bank | $34M | 3.4% | +75% |
| Woodforest National Bank | $7M | 0.7% | +1% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | $7M | 0.7% | no 2021 presence |
The 7 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake market
York County is one of 20 counties that make up the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #39 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 2.4% of the market’s output and holds 2.9% of its deposits.
| Measure | York County | Share of parent market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $2.6B | 2.4% |
| Deposits | $1.0B | 2.9% |
| Population | 71,374 | 3.8% |
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Recruiting in York County
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