146,096 people (2024 Census estimate, +9.3% since 2020)
595 square miles of land · 245 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
9 active community water systems list Harnett County in the area they serve, reporting 159,245 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| HARNETT REGIONAL WATER surface water · local government · NC0343045 | 121,885 served |
| ANGIER, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · NC0343015 | 13,302 served |
| DUNN, CITY OF surface water · local government · NC0343010 | 12,497 served |
| LILLINGTON WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · NC0343025 | 3,847 served |
| FORT BRAGG LINDEN OAKS buys surface water · private · NC5043001 | 3,733 served |
| COATS, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · NC0343020 | 3,052 served |
| LILLINGTON WATER SYSTEM - VANDERCROFT buys surface water · private · NC5043003 | 595 served |
| SHADY GROVE MHP groundwater · private · NC0343104 | 241 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 210 people were held in Harnett County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 229 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 247.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
1 school district has its office in Harnett County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $243.7 million — $218.1 million to run schools, about $10,879 per student, plus $19.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $32.6 million local (mostly property tax), $152.9 million state, $62.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $145.7 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Harnett County about $37.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
137 bridges in Harnett County: 82 in good condition, 50 fair, and 5 poor (3.6%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| I95S over US421 NC55 · built 1955 | 25,500 vehicles a day |
| SR1793 over I95 · built 1954 | 6,000 vehicles a day |
| ABANDON RAILROAD over OVERHILLS LAKE · built 1960 | 2 vehicles a day |
| TRAIL over MUDDY CREEK · built 1960 | 1 vehicles a day |
| FIREBREAK 2 over FLAT CREEK · built 1960 | 1 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $40.7 million of work in Harnett County in fiscal 2025, about $305 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-09. Early voting: 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-31. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-20. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: NC State Board of Elections: upcoming election · NC State Board of Elections: vote in person · NC State Board of Elections: voter ID
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Nearby counties: Lee County (18 mi) · Cumberland County (22 mi) · Johnston County (30 mi) · Chatham County (32 mi) · Wake County (32 mi) · Hoke County (32 mi).