<ARTICLE> 9 <CIK> 0000356171 <NAME> TRICO BANCSHARES <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <CASH> 12,407 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 0 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 0 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 69,337 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 132,594 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 130,004 <LOANS> 319,884 <ALLOWANCE> 5,658 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 575,321 <DEPOSITS> 483,012 <SHORT-TERM> 17,528 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 6,865 <LONG-TERM> 16,466 <COMMON> 44,222 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 7,228 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 575,321 <INTEREST-LOAN> 25,005 <INTEREST-INVEST> 9,087 <INTEREST-OTHER> 140 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 34,232 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 11,988 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 13,343 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 20,889 <LOAN-LOSSES> 235 <SECURITIES-GAINS> (10) <EXPENSE-OTHER> 8,093 <INCOME-PRETAX> 8,887 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 5,238 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 5,238 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.08 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.06 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 5.35 <LOANS-NON> 1,919 <LOANS-PAST> 20 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 5,608 <CHARGE-OFFS> 361 <RECOVERIES> 176 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 235 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 5,658 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0