FDIC Cert #1686 · Parkston, South Dakota · Est. 1919

Farmers State Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile

A community-scale look at Farmers State Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.

$251M
Total assets
C
Health grade · Fair
0.72%
Return on assets
9.7%
Tier 1 capital

Data updated July 2026

The verdict

Farmers State Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of C (56/100), with 9.75% Tier 1 capital, 0.72% ROA, 70% efficiency ratio.

#2,732
largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
37th
percentile by asset size, nationally
9.75%
Tier 1 ratio - below the 10% well-capitalized line
26th
percentile for profitability (ROA), nationally

PlainBankData assigns this grade from public Call Report data; it isn't an official FDIC rating, and your deposits remain insured to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category no matter the score.

How Farmers State Bank's 56/100 score adds up

Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.

Farmers State Bank's composite health score

0/100100/100National avg77/10056/100
Farmers State Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (9.75%) 18/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.72%) 14/25
Texas Ratio (0.00%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (70.16%) 4/15

56 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.

Balance sheet at a glance

Total Assets

$251M

Total balance-sheet footings

Total Deposits

$233M

Customer-funded liabilities

Net Loans

$139M

Outstanding loan book

Net Income

$2M

Bottom-line earnings

Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% CET1 (≥6.5% req.) Tier 1 (≥8.0% req.) Total (≥10.0% req.) 8.35% 9.75% 11.15%
Basel III capital ratios - Farmers State Bank

Where Farmers State Bank ranks

Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Farmers State Bank's score of 56/100 falls in the highlighted band.

Farmers State Bank's size among FDIC-insured banks

Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with reported assets, bucketed by total-asset scale (note the buckets are powers of 10, most banks cluster in the $100M-$1B range). Farmers State Bank's $251M falls in the highlighted band.

Safety metrics

Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%

9.75% of risk-weighted assets - below the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.

Tier 1 Capital Ratio
9.75%
Texas Ratio
0.00%
Equity Capital
$16M

What these ratios mean →

Profitability metrics

Return on Assets (ROA)
26th percentile nationally
0.72%
Return on Equity (ROE)
12.88%
Efficiency Ratio
70.16%

What these mean →

What the numbers say about Farmers State Bank

Farmers State Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #1686) headquartered in Parkston, South Dakota, established in 1919. It holds $251M in total assets - 2,732nd of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $233M in customer deposits, and $139M in net loans. On safety, its Tier 1 capital ratio of 9.75% is below the 10% well-capitalized threshold, and its Texas Ratio of 0.00% sits in the healthy range below 50%. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of C (56/100), a composite of Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. All of it traces back to the bank's own quarterly FDIC Call Report filing.

Within South Dakota, Farmers State Bank ranks 31st of 56 FDIC-insured banks by asset size -- a mid-sized institution, neither among the state's largest nor its smallest.

Income & expense breakdown

$12M
Interest Income
$624K
Non-Interest Income
$6M
Non-Interest Expense

Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail

The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Farmers State Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 0.00% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.

Texas Ratio
Caution 50%

0.00% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.

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Top banks in South Dakota by total assets

Largest banks headquartered in South Dakota
  1. 1
    Citibank $1.84T

    Sioux Falls, SD · Grade A

  2. 2

    Sioux Falls, SD · Grade A

  3. 3

    Sioux Falls, SD · Grade A

  4. 4
    Pathward $7.6B

    Sioux Falls, SD · Grade A

  5. 5
    Dacotah Bank $4.8B

    Aberdeen, SD · Grade B

Top 5 banks in South Dakota ranked by total assets · FDIC Call Report Q4 2025.

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Farmers State Bank (FDIC Cert #1686) - Tier 1 capital ratio, total assets, deposits, ROA/ROE · 2025 FDIC Call Reports filed quarterly; latest publicly-available vintage shown. Health grades are PlainBankData's interpretation of regulatory filings and are not official FDIC ratings.

Other banks in South Dakota

All South Dakota banks →
BankAssetsGradeROA
Citibank, National AssociationSioux Falls $1.84T A 0.85%
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSioux Falls $1.82T A 1.41%
The Bancorp Bank, National AssociationSioux Falls $9.3B A 2.81%
Pathward, National AssociationSioux Falls $7.6B A 2.65%
Dacotah BankAberdeen $4.8B B 1.01%
First Bank & TrustBrookings $4.7B B 1.02%
First PREMIER BankSioux Falls $4.2B A 1.67%
First Dakota National BankYankton $3.2B A 1.38%

Frequently asked questions

What is Farmers State Bank's health grade?
Farmers State Bank receives a health grade of C (56/100) based on four FDIC financial metrics: Tier 1 Capital Ratio (40%), Return on Assets (25%), Texas Ratio (20%), and Efficiency Ratio (15%). This bank meets regulatory minimums but has some areas of financial weakness to monitor.
How large is Farmers State Bank?
Farmers State Bank holds $251M in total assets and $233M in deposits, ranking 2,732nd of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Parkston, South Dakota.
Is my money safe at Farmers State Bank?
Yes, deposits at Farmers State Bank (Certificate #1686) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Farmers State Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?
Farmers State Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 9.75%. The federal "well-capitalized" threshold is 10%. This bank meets the minimum 6% "adequately capitalized" standard.
What is the Texas Ratio for Farmers State Bank?
Farmers State Bank has a Texas Ratio of 0.00%. A ratio below 50% is generally considered healthy. The Texas Ratio measures non-performing loans against equity and reserves, a higher ratio signals greater exposure to loan losses.
How efficient is Farmers State Bank?
Farmers State Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 70.16%. Above 60% means a larger share of revenue goes to operating costs. This metric compares non-interest expenses to total revenue.

What to do with this

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