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Most Efficient US Banks (Lowest Efficiency Ratio) in Tennessee

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

#1 US Banks (Lowest Efficiency Ratio): CITIZENS BANK — 28.32% . 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: 111 banks with reported data Showing: Top 100 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 Citizens Bank Carthage , TN 28.32% $834.4M
2 Bank of Cleveland Cleveland , TN 35.67% $381.2M
3 Apex Bank Camden , TN 37.11% $1.41B
4 First Freedom Bank Lebanon , TN 37.96% $781.1M
5 Citizens Community Bank Winchester , TN 38.22% $356.1M
6 Peoples Bank of the South Lafollette , TN 38.31% $231.4M
7 Commercial Bank Harrogate , TN 41.23% $2.31B
8 Security Bank and Trust Company Paris , TN 41.59% $1.60B
9 Citizens National Bank Sevierville , TN 43.42% $1.96B
10 Bank of Crockett Bells , TN 44.61% $301.1M
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11 Bank of Milan, the Milan , TN 45.10% $104.5M
12 Wayne County Bank Waynesboro , TN 45.20% $582.8M
13 Builtwell Bank Chattanooga , TN 45.31% $2.30B
14 First Century Bank Tazewell , TN 46.33% $780.9M
15 First Commerce Bank Lewisburg , TN 46.79% $937.4M
16 Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank Elizabethton , TN 47.03% $324.2M
17 First Federal Bank Dickson , TN 49.26% $1.10B
18 Putnam 1st Mercantile Bank Cookeville , TN 49.68% $176.7M
19 Truxton Trust Company Nashville , TN 49.77% $1.37B
20 One Bank of Tennessee Cookeville , TN 49.81% $1.67B
21 Peoples Bank of Middle Tennessee Shelbyville , TN 49.83% $188.8M
22 Wilson Bank & Trust Lebanon , TN 50.65% $5.99B
23 Security Federal Savings Bank of Mcminnville Mcminnville , TN 51.15% $378.5M
24 First National Bank of Tennessee Livingston , TN 51.56% $1.37B
25 Citizens Tri-county Bank Dunlap , TN 51.80% $1.65B
26 Peoples Bank & Trust Company Manchester , TN 52.59% $170.4M
27 Firstbank Nashville , TN 52.75% $16.43B
28 First National Bank Oneida , TN 53.30% $367.9M
29 Bank of Lincoln County Fayetteville , TN 53.57% $232.2M
30 Peoples Bank Clifton , TN 53.66% $428.9M
31 First Horizon Bank Memphis , TN 53.67% $83.82B
32 First National Bank of Pulaski Pulaski , TN 54.31% $1.51B
33 Andrew Johnson Bank Greeneville , TN 55.00% $626.1M
34 Financial Federal Bank Memphis , TN 55.14% $1.12B
35 Farmers Bank, the Portland , TN 55.63% $950.9M
36 Bank of Perry County Lobelville , TN 56.23% $249.8M
37 Macon Bank and Trust Company Lafayette , TN 56.27% $825.4M
38 Coffee County Bank Manchester , TN 56.31% $430.4M
39 Bank of Halls Halls , TN 56.63% $134.9M
40 Citizens Bank Elizabethton , TN 57.61% $1.40B
41 Smartbank Pigeon Forge , TN 57.65% $5.90B
42 Bank of Gleason Gleason , TN 57.81% $134.3M
43 Wellworth Bank Lafayette , TN 58.09% $1.78B
44 Bank of Tennessee Kingsport , TN 58.65% $2.12B
45 Centennial Bank Trezevant , TN 58.81% $1.06B
46 Hardin County Bank, the Savannah , TN 58.93% $677.8M
47 Cbbc Bank Maryville , TN 60.04% $556.4M
48 First Farmers and Merchants Bank Columbia , TN 60.53% $1.79B
49 People's Bank and Trust Company of Pickett County Byrdstown , TN 60.65% $318.6M
50 Heritage Bank & Trust Columbia , TN 60.99% $417.9M
51 Greenfield Banking Company Greenfield , TN 61.18% $149.3M
52 Insbank Nashville , TN 61.27% $1.08B
53 Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Grainger County Rutledge , TN 61.54% $274.6M
54 CedarStone Bank Lebanon , TN 61.58% $369.2M
55 Independent Bank Memphis , TN 61.73% $1.68B
56 Tower Community Bank Jasper , TN 63.25% $385.2M
57 Ubank Knoxville , TN 63.36% $180.1M
58 Peoples Bank of East Tennessee Madisonville , TN 64.60% $456.1M
59 Pinnacle Bank Nashville , TN 64.95% $122.63B
60 Foundation Bank Mckenzie , TN 64.99% $218.1M
61 Newport Federal Bank Newport , TN 65.24% $280.2M
62 First Citizens National Bank Dyersburg , TN 65.53% $2.65B
63 Lawrence Bank Nashville , TN 66.06% $3.07B
64 Legends Bank Clarksville , TN 66.44% $939.5M
65 First National Bank of Middle Tennessee Mcminnville , TN 66.67% $940.5M
66 Bank of Fayette County, the Piperton , TN 66.69% $1.12B
67 First Peoples Bank of Tennessee Jefferson City , TN 66.95% $223.4M
68 Mountain Commerce Bank Knoxville , TN 67.02% $1.78B
69 Commercial Bank & Trust Company Paris , TN 67.21% $1.10B
70 Banktennessee Collierville , TN 67.26% $615.7M
71 Studio Bank Nashville , TN 68.35% $1.36B
72 Homeland Community Bank Mcminnville , TN 68.95% $236.6M
73 Traditions First Bank Erin , TN 69.16% $339.4M
74 Volunteer Federal Savings Bank Madisonville , TN 69.22% $396.2M
75 Tennessee State Bank Pigeon Forge , TN 69.48% $956.1M
76 Tristar Bank Dickson , TN 69.55% $555.2M
77 First Vision Bank of Tennessee Tullahoma , TN 70.35% $423.7M
78 Central Bank Savannah , TN 70.44% $164.3M
79 Bank of Dickson Dickson , TN 70.69% $284.7M
80 Southern Bank of Tennessee Mount Juliet , TN 71.16% $490.1M
81 Paragon Bank Memphis , TN 71.33% $892.3M
82 Southeast Bank Farragut , TN 72.54% $3.58B
83 Carroll Bank and Trust Huntingdon , TN 72.74% $658.1M
84 Greeneville Federal Bank, F.S.B. Greeneville , TN 72.97% $205.6M
85 Community Bank, Lexington, Tennessee Lexington , TN 73.22% $361.4M
86 Tnbank Oak Ridge , TN 73.22% $310.9M
87 First Farmers and Commercial Bank Pikeville , TN 73.61% $223.8M
88 Decatur County Bank Decaturville , TN 76.17% $321.2M
89 Farmers State Bank Mountain City , TN 76.48% $229.9M
90 Heritage Community Bank Greeneville , TN 77.14% $180.8M
91 Security Bank Newbern , TN 77.35% $233.2M
92 Thread Bank Rogersville , TN 77.47% $1.04B
93 Rockpointbank, N.A. Chattanooga , TN 78.26% $349.3M
94 Insouth Bank Brownsville , TN 78.34% $568.4M
95 F&M Bank Clarksville , TN 78.51% $1.55B
96 Home Banking Company Selmer , TN 79.25% $129.6M
97 Peoples Bank, the Sardis , TN 80.00% $112.5M
98 Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company Nashville , TN 80.32% $185.6M
99 Millennium Bank Ooltewah , TN 81.33% $789.1M
100 Mountain Valley Bank Dunlap , TN 81.95% $256.4M

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