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Deposit market structure / ND

North Dakota

Branch-office deposits reported to the FDIC Summary of Deposits survey by institutions operating in North Dakota, June 30 of each survey year, 19942025. Dollar figures are the survey’s thousands-of-USD unit displayed as $B/$T.

$41.59B
Deposits
June 30, 2025
412
Branch offices
June 30, 2025
73
Institutions
with in-state branches
451
Statewide deposit HHI
unconcentrated (2010 HMG bands)

Deposits, 19942025

Office-assigned deposits at branches in North Dakota went from $8.78B in 1994 to $41.59B in 2025, nominal.

Deposits
$0K$20B$40B$60B19942000201020202025

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 30 of each survey year, 1994-2025. State-level aggregate of branch rows. Methodology

Branches and institutions

The branch network in North Dakota peaked at 445 offices in 2008; the 2025 survey counts 412. The institution count moved from 144 (1994) to 73 (2025).

Branch officesInstitutions with in-state branches
020040060019942000201020202025

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 30 of each survey year, 1994-2025. Methodology

Deposit concentration (HHI)

Statewide institution-share HHI: the sum of squared percent shares of each institution’s in-state deposits, 0–10,000. The shaded bands are the agencies’ 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines classification (section 5.3): unconcentrated below 1,500, moderately concentrated 1,500–2,500, highly concentrated above 2,500. The dashed line marks the 2023 Merger Guidelines threshold, under which markets with an HHI above 1,800 are highly concentrated (Guideline 1). North Dakota’s HHI is 451 in 2025 (unconcentrated on the 2010 bands), against 519 in 1994 and a span peak of 659 in 1995. A statewide HHI is descriptive: merger review defines banking markets locally, not by state.

Statewide deposit HHI
01,0002,0003,0001,800 (2023 MG)19942000201020202025

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits | DOJ & FTC, Horizontal Merger Guidelines (2010), section 5.3 | DOJ & FTC, Merger Guidelines (2023), Guideline 1 HHI computed from FDIC Summary of Deposits branch rows, June 30 of each survey year, 1994-2025. Methodology

Largest institutions by in-state deposits, 2025

Branch rows grouped by FDIC certificate; names as reported to the survey. Share is of all SOD deposits booked in North Dakota that year, the same shares the statewide HHI squares and sums.

#InstitutionDepositsShareBranches
1Bell Bank cert 19581$4.04B9.71%11
2First International Bank & Trust cert 10248$3.89B9.34%19
3Gate City Bank cert 27774$3.09B7.44%36
4Bravera Bank cert 22559$2.64B6.36%23
5U.S. Bank National Association cert 6548$2.04B4.91%16
6Choice Financial Group cert 9423$1.85B4.45%13
7Old National Bank cert 3832$1.80B4.32%14
8Wells Fargo Bank, National Association cert 3511$1.79B4.30%13
9Starion Bank cert 33758$1.65B3.96%13
10Cornerstone Bank cert 13198$1.54B3.69%11

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 30, 2025. Deposits are office-assigned; an institution's internal allocation practices shape where its balances appear. Methodology

County concentration extremes, 2025

The most and least concentrated of North Dakota’s 51 counties in the survey, by county-level deposit HHI. A county served by a single institution sits at the 10,000 ceiling by construction; thin county markets are the norm outside metros.

Most concentrated

CountyHHIInst.Branches
Billings1000011
Eddy1000011
Oliver1000011
Sargent1000014
Sheridan1000011

Least concentrated

CountyHHIInst.Branches
Burleigh9011640
Grand Forks13891525
Cass15152877
Ward17681122
Williams1954611

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 30, 2025. County HHIs use institution shares of summed branch deposits within the county. Methodology

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