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Most Efficient US Banks (Lowest Efficiency Ratio) in South Carolina

Ranked among banks headquartered in South Carolina. Re-ranked 1-40 within the state from the same national ranking population.

#1 US Banks (Lowest Efficiency Ratio): ENTERPRISE BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA — 23.18% . The efficiency ratio measures non-interest operating expense against net revenue — a lower ratio means the bank converts more of each revenue dollar into pre-tax income.

Ranked: 40 banks with reported data Showing: Top 40 Source: FFIEC call reports (Q1 2026) What is this metric? See the Most Efficient US … glossary entry Go deeper: What Is the Bank Efficiency Ratio? Formula, Benchmarks, and What Moves It
# Bank HQ Most Efficient US … Total Assets
1 Enterprise Bank of South Carolina Ehrhardt , SC 23.18% $522.2M
2 Carolina Bank & Trust Company Lamar , SC 44.83% $830.6M
3 Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina Holly Hill , SC 45.39% $476.2M
4 Optus Bank Columbia , SC 46.47% $785.2M
5 Conway National Bank, the Conway , SC 47.33% $1.94B
6 Bank of York York , SC 51.08% $308.9M
7 First Palmetto Bank Camden , SC 53.00% $1.08B
8 First Capital Bank Charleston , SC 53.63% $1.24B
9 Bank of Clarendon, the Manning , SC 54.36% $455.6M
10 United Community Bank Greenville , SC 55.74% $28.11B
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11 Coastal Carolina National Bank Myrtle Beach , SC 56.34% $1.28B
12 First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association Gaffney , SC 56.93% $591.0M
13 Bank of South Carolina, the Charleston , SC 57.67% $561.7M
14 Southern First Bank Greenville , SC 58.73% $4.58B
15 Coastal States Bank Hilton Head Island , SC 59.28% $2.35B
16 Bank of Travelers Rest Travelers Rest , SC 59.59% $1.60B
17 Anderson Brothers Bank Mullins , SC 59.62% $2.28B
18 South Atlantic Bank Myrtle Beach , SC 59.99% $1.93B
19 Citizens Bank, the Olanta , SC 60.88% $1.16B
20 Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association Seneca , SC 61.94% $664.7M
21 First Reliance Bank Florence , SC 62.99% $1.12B
22 First National Bank of South Carolina Holly Hill , SC 63.00% $310.4M
23 Peoples Bank the Iva , SC 63.31% $443.8M
24 Bank of Greeleyville Greeleyville , SC 67.91% $157.7M
25 First Community Bank Lexington , SC 69.38% $2.40B
26 Beacon Community Bank Mount Pleasant , SC 70.19% $971.7M
27 Security Federal Bank Aiken , SC 70.89% $1.56B
28 Palmetto State Bank Hampton , SC 71.06% $619.1M
29 Arthur State Bank Union , SC 71.09% $825.8M
30 Abbeville First Bank, Ssb Abbeville , SC 71.45% $137.6M
31 Pickens Savings and Loan Association, Federal Association Pickens , SC 71.90% $136.0M
32 Countybank Greenwood , SC 75.11% $748.4M
33 Dedicated Community Bank Darlington , SC 76.36% $101.7M
34 Bank of the Lowcountry Walterboro , SC 76.63% $423.9M
35 Commercial Bank, the Honea Path , SC 76.90% $289.6M
36 1st Federal Savings Bank of Sc, INC. Walterboro , SC 79.43% $153.1M
37 Woodruff Federal Savings and Loan Association Woodruff , SC 84.41% $101.7M
38 Blue Ridge Bank Walhalla , SC 86.44% $195.2M
39 Cbl State Savings Bank Greer , SC 91.47% $188.4M
40 Spratt Savings Bank Chester , SC 92.61% $150.3M

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All data sourced from the most recent FFIEC call report filings, refreshed each quarter as new filings are processed. This leaderboard excludes banks with total assets under $100,000K to filter out anomalous micro-bank ratios. See /data-updates/ for the current data freshness window.

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