When appropriate the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond uses Rand McNally Areas (RMAs) when defining banking markets. RMAs are metropolitan areas defined by Rand McNally and are located in its Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide. Since the RMAs are continuously being revised and updated by Rand McNally, these areas should be verified using the Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide.
When a county returns more than one banking market definition, this county has been split by an RMA and portions of the county are present in both banking market definitions.
| Banking Market | Description |
|---|---|
| Anderson | Includes the RMA and the non-RMA portion of Anderson County (excludes the Greenville RMA portion) |
| Augusta Area, GA-SC | Includes Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond Counties in Georgia plus Aiken and Edgefield Counties in South Carolina |
| Bamberg | Bamberg County |
| Barnwell | Includes the counties of Barnwell and Allendale |
| Charleston | Includes the Charleston RMA and the non-RMA portions of the counties of Charleston and Berkeley, SC; and the southeastern portion of Colleton County, SC, located east of the South Edisto River on Edisto Island. |
| Charlotte -- Rock Hill, NC-SC | Includes the RMA and the non-RMA portion of Cabarrus County, NC |
| Cherokee | Cherokee County |
| Chester | Chester County |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield County |
| Clarendon | Clarendon County |
| Colleton | Includes Colleton County, SC (excluding the southeastern portion located east of the South Edisto River on Edisto Island). |
| Columbia | Includes the Columbia RMA and the non-RMA portions of the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Orangeburg, and Richland |
| Darlington | Darlington County (excludes the Florence RMA portion) |
| Dillon | Includes Dillon County |
| Dorchester | Dorchester County (excludes the Charleston RMA portion) |
| Florence | Includes the RMA and the non-RMA portion of Florence County |
| Georgetown | Georgetown County (excludes the Myrtle Beach -- Conway, SC-NC RMA portion) |
| Greenville | Includes the RMA and the non-RMA portions of the counties of Greenville and Pickens |
| Greenwood | Includes the RMA and the non-RMA portions of the counties of Greenwood and Abbeville |
| Hilton Head Island | Includes the counties of Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper, SC. |
| Kershaw | Kershaw County (excludes the Columbia RMA portion) |
| Lancaster | Lancaster County (excludes the Charlotte, NC-SC RMA portion) |
| Laurens | Laurens County (excludes the Greenville RMA portion) |
| Lee | Lee County |
| Marion | Marion County |
| Marlboro | Marlboro County |
| McCormick | McCormick County |
| Myrtle Beach -- Conway, SC-NC | Includes the RMA and the non-RMA portion of Horry County, SC |
| Newberry | Newberry County |
| Oconee | Oconee County |
| Saluda | Saluda County |
| Spartanburg | Includes the RMA and the non-RMA portion of Spartanburg County (excludes the Greenville RMA portion) |
| Sumter | Includes the RMA and the non-RMA portion of Sumter County |
| Union | Not yet defined |
| Williamsburg | Williamsburg County |
| York | York County (excludes the Charlotte, NC-SC RMA portion) |
Elizabeth Marshall
Bank Structure Research Associate
(804) 697-8035
Sabrina R. Pellerin
Bank Structure Manager
(804) 697-8230