20 community banks with the highest returns on average equity

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The top five community banks in our ranking averaged a return on average equity of 134.96 in the 12 months ending September 30, 2022, with the leading bank having a return on average equity of 170.61. 

Scroll through to see which community banks were in the top 20 and how they fared in the 12 months ending September 30.

Bank of Wolcott
Community State Bank
Brighton Bank
The Commercial Bank of Ozark
The Citizens National Bank of Somerset
Peoples Bank & Trust Company of Hazard
Peoples Bank & Trust
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Pierz
Security Bank of the Ozarks
First Community Bank of Central Alabama
Bank of Dade
Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Company
Charter Bank
The Bank of Edison
The Bank of Old Monroe
The Farmers State Bank
The Tampa State Bank
Enterprise Bank of South Carolina
Central Bank of Kansas City
Cecil Bank
Update
EDITOR'S NOTE: because of a data error, this article has been updated to note that the data relates to returns on average equity, not returns on average assets.
February 16, 2023 11:34 AM EST
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