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US Banks with Highest Net Interest Margin (NIM) in Kentucky

Ranked among banks headquartered in Kentucky. Re-ranked 1-100 within the state from the same national ranking population.

#1 Net Interest Margin (NIM): CITIZENS GUARANTY BANK — 5.48% . Net Interest Margin (NIM) measures the spread between interest earned on assets and interest paid on liabilities — the core unit economics of a commercial bank.

Ranked: 107 banks with reported data Showing: Top 100 Source: FFIEC call reports (Q1 2026) What is this metric? See the US Banks with … glossary entry Go deeper: What Is Net Interest Margin? A Bank Profitability Guide
# Bank HQ US Banks with … Total Assets
1 Citizens Guaranty Bank Richmond , KY 5.48% $299.2M
2 Republic Bank & Trust Company Louisville , KY 5.45% $7.25B
3 Cumberland Security Bank, INC. Somerset , KY 5.44% $416.6M
4 Pbk Bank, Inc Stanford , KY 4.98% $172.0M
5 Peoples Bank Mt Washington Mount Washington , KY 4.87% $120.3M
6 Bank of the Mountains, INC. West Liberty , KY 4.81% $100.3M
7 United Citizens Bank of Southern Kentucky, INC. Columbia , KY 4.81% $277.6M
8 Citizens Bank, the Morehead , KY 4.79% $227.9M
9 Edmonton State Bank Glasgow , KY 4.75% $1.17B
10 Peoples Bank, the Taylorsville , KY 4.60% $142.9M
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11 First National Bank of Grayson, the Grayson , KY 4.60% $364.3M
12 First Southern National Bank Lancaster , KY 4.58% $1.28B
13 First National Bank of Manchester, the Manchester , KY 4.58% $231.4M
14 Peoples Bank of Kentucky, INC. Flemingsburg , KY 4.52% $557.6M
15 Bank of Columbia Columbia , KY 4.48% $229.8M
16 Jackson County Bank Mc Kee , KY 4.48% $170.2M
17 Kentucky Farmers Bank Corporation Ashland , KY 4.47% $319.6M
18 Lincoln National Bank of Hodgenville, the Hodgenville , KY 4.46% $455.9M
19 Farmers National Bank of Danville, the Danville , KY 4.46% $983.4M
20 Town & Country Bank and Trust Company Bardstown , KY 4.45% $432.1M
21 United Citizens Bank & Trust Company Campbellsburg , KY 4.43% $226.4M
22 Citizens Bank & Trust CO. of Jackson Jackson , KY 4.39% $216.4M
23 United Southern Bank Hopkinsville , KY 4.34% $360.3M
24 Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Company Bardstown , KY 4.33% $847.3M
25 Commercial Bank of Grayson, the Grayson , KY 4.28% $244.3M
26 Owingsville Banking Company Owingsville , KY 4.26% $101.3M
27 Sacramento Deposit Bank, the Sacramento , KY 4.24% $149.4M
28 United Cumberland Bank Whitley City , KY 4.24% $459.5M
29 First National Bank of Kentucky Carrollton , KY 4.21% $257.1M
30 First State Bank Irvington , KY 4.20% $414.5M
31 Paducah Bank and Trust Company, the Paducah , KY 4.19% $1.02B
32 First & Farmers National Bank, INC. Somerset , KY 4.16% $679.5M
33 Taylor County Bank Campbellsville , KY 4.13% $248.7M
34 Hyden Citizens Bank, Inc Hyden , KY 4.11% $144.3M
35 Farmers Bank & Trust Company Marion , KY 4.08% $771.9M
36 Whitaker Bank, Inc Lexington , KY 4.06% $1.93B
37 Peoples Bank Lebanon , KY 4.04% $195.3M
38 Auburn Banking Company Auburn , KY 4.04% $154.8M
39 Pbt Bancorp Hazard , KY 4.03% $431.7M
40 Peoples Exchange Bank, INC. Winchester , KY 4.02% $626.9M
41 Citizens Bank Mount Vernon , KY 4.02% $253.3M
42 Lewisburg Banking Company Lewisburg , KY 3.98% $234.8M
43 Citizens Bank, the Hickman , KY 3.97% $224.0M
44 Peoples Bank, the Marion , KY 3.96% $135.2M
45 Central Bank & Trust Company Lexington , KY 3.96% $3.99B
46 Franklin Bank & Trust Company Franklin , KY 3.95% $802.6M
47 Commercial Bank West Liberty , KY 3.94% $215.8M
48 Bedford Loan & Deposit Bank Bedford , KY 3.94% $119.6M
49 Bank of Lexington, INC. Lexington , KY 3.93% $399.4M
50 Century Bank of Kentucky, INC. Lawrenceburg , KY 3.90% $204.3M
51 Salyersville National Bank, the Salyersville , KY 3.85% $161.2M
52 Bank of Maysville Maysville , KY 3.85% $163.9M
53 First Community Bank of the Heartland, INC. Clinton , KY 3.85% $488.3M
54 Farmers Bank and Trust Company Princeton , KY 3.84% $240.5M
55 Bank of Clarkson Clarkson , KY 3.83% $180.6M
56 Farmers National Bank of Lebanon, the Lebanon , KY 3.81% $162.6M
57 Hearthside Bank Corporation Middlesboro , KY 3.81% $591.1M
58 Cecilian Bank, the Cecilia , KY 3.79% $1.57B
59 Community Trust Bank, INC. Pikeville , KY 3.76% $6.70B
60 Magnolia Bank, Inc Elizabethtown , KY 3.74% $523.7M
61 South Central Bank, INC. Glasgow , KY 3.73% $2.17B
62 Cumberland Valley National Bank & Trust Company East Bernstadt , KY 3.73% $833.1M
63 Field & Main Bank Henderson , KY 3.71% $859.7M
64 First United Bank and Trust Company, INC. Madisonville , KY 3.71% $605.6M
65 Fredonia Valley Bank Fredonia , KY 3.69% $120.4M
66 First State Bank of the Southeast, Inc Middlesboro , KY 3.65% $412.3M
67 Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company Louisville , KY 3.61% $9.46B
68 Hometown Bank of Corbin INC. Corbin , KY 3.57% $298.0M
69 Morgantown Bank & Trust Company, Incorporated Morgantown , KY 3.56% $435.0M
70 Monticello Banking Company Monticello , KY 3.55% $1.09B
71 Murray Bank, the Murray , KY 3.55% $550.9M
72 Bank of Edmonson County Brownsville , KY 3.54% $289.2M
73 Bank of the Bluegrass and Trust CO. Lexington , KY 3.53% $415.2M
74 Heritage Bank, INC. Erlanger , KY 3.51% $2.00B
75 Bank of Jamestown Jamestown , KY 3.50% $262.8M
76 United Community Bank of West Kentucky, INC. Morganfield , KY 3.47% $529.0M
77 Bank of Buffalo Buffalo , KY 3.46% $134.7M
78 Citizens Deposit Bank of Arlington, INC. Arlington , KY 3.46% $342.4M
79 FNB Bank, INC. Mayfield , KY 3.45% $765.9M
80 Meade County Bank, INC. Brandenburg , KY 3.45% $469.7M
81 Farmers Bank Nicholasville , KY 3.44% $271.1M
82 Citizens Bank of Kentucky, Inc Paintsville , KY 3.44% $686.0M
83 Community Financial Services Bank Benton , KY 3.44% $1.37B
84 1st Trust Bank, INC. Hazard , KY 3.40% $345.9M
85 Casey County Bank, INC., the Liberty , KY 3.39% $473.8M
86 First Kentucky Bank, INC. Mayfield , KY 3.37% $594.9M
87 First National Bank of Russell Springs, the Russell Springs , KY 3.36% $469.5M
88 River City Bank, INC. Louisville , KY 3.34% $489.9M
89 Elkton Bank & Trust Company Elkton , KY 3.30% $197.4M
90 Traditional Bank, INC. Mount Sterling , KY 3.25% $2.41B
91 Citizens National Bank of Somerset, the Somerset , KY 3.21% $706.5M
92 Bank of Cadiz and Trust Company Cadiz , KY 3.21% $142.6M
93 Planters Bank, INC. Hopkinsville , KY 3.20% $1.93B
94 American Bank & Trust Company INC. Bowling Green , KY 3.20% $892.2M
95 First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky Frankfort , KY 3.16% $287.8M
96 Citizens Bank & Trust Company Campbellsville , KY 3.15% $381.5M
97 West Point Bank Radcliff , KY 3.10% $570.5M
98 Forcht Bank, N.A. Lexington , KY 3.05% $1.65B
99 Farmers Bank of Milton, the Milton , KY 2.94% $312.9M
100 Citizens Bank and Trust of Lebanon, INC. Lebanon , KY 2.93% $166.8M

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