<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-QSB for Lenox Bancorp, Inc. for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000050 <NAME> Lenox Bancorp, Inc. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. Dollars <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 247 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 868 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 0 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 7,038 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 97 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 97 <LOANS> 58,647 <ALLOWANCE> 118 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 70,945 <DEPOSITS> 37,113 <SHORT-TERM> 7,450 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 882 <LONG-TERM> 20,746 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 4,705 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 70,945 <INTEREST-LOAN> 3,564 <INTEREST-INVEST> 477 <INTEREST-OTHER> 0 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 4,041 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 1,370 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,866 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 1,175 <LOAN-LOSSES> 41 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 0 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 1,461 <INCOME-PRETAX> (45) <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> (45) <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (35) <EPS-BASIC> (.10) <EPS-DILUTED> (.10) <YIELD-ACTUAL> 7.53 <LOANS-NON> 0 <LOANS-PAST> 362 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 90 <CHARGE-OFFS> 16 <RECOVERIES> 4 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 118 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 118 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0