<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edgarSubmission xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/ownership" xmlns:com="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">
  <headerData>
    <submissionType>144</submissionType>
    <filerInfo>
      <filer>
        <filerCredentials>
          <cik>0001933821</cik>
          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
        </filerCredentials>
      </filer>
      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



    </filerInfo>
  </headerData>
  <formData>
    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001734342</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>Amerant Bancorp Inc.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-38534</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>220 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE</com:street1>
        <com:city>CORAL GABLES</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>33134</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>(305)460-4038</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Levine Howard A.</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>SEVP, Chief Consumer Banking Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>390 Greenwich Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>New  York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10013</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>2856</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>65666.76</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>42108446</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>01/31/2025</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>390 Greenwich Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10013</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>772</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>17913.52</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>42108446</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>01/31/2025</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>01/31/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Amerant Bancorp, Inc</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2856</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>01/31/2025</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Services Rendered</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>01/31/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Employee Stock Purchase</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Amerant Bancorp, Inc.</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>772</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>01/31/2025</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>Under securities to be sold, the 2,858 from restricted stock vesting were acquired in Feb. &amp; June 2024.
The 772 from employee stock purchase were acquired in May, 2023</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>01/31/2025</noticeDate>
      <signature>Conformed Signature on File</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
