71,370 people (2024 Census estimate, +3.7% since 2020)
900 square miles of land · 79 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.
26 active community water systems list Harrison County in the area they serve, reporting 70,190 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF MARSHALL surface water · local government · TX1020002 | 23,091 served |
| GUM SPRINGS WSC 2 buys surface water · local government · TX1020081 | 7,815 served |
| LEIGH WSC-RURAL groundwater · local government · TX1020022 | 6,164 served |
| CITY OF HALLSVILLE buys surface water · local government · TX1020004 | 5,580 served |
| HARLETON WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1020074 | 4,107 served |
| GUM SPRINGS WSC 1 groundwater · local government · TX1020026 | 3,564 served |
| CITY OF WASKOM groundwater · local government · TX1020003 | 2,923 served |
| GILL WSC groundwater · local government · TX1020021 | 2,640 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 263 people were held in Harrison County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 234.
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.
6 school districts have their office in Harrison County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $235.4 million — $217.1 million to run schools, about $10,957 per student, plus $14.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $50.9 million local (mostly property tax), $168.7 million state, $19.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $84.7 million.
Spent $63.8 million — $56 million to run schools, about $11,073 per student, plus $5.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $37.5 million local (mostly property tax), $19.9 million state, $14.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $77.7 million.
Spent $14.3 million — $12.5 million to run schools, about $15,104 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.5 million local (mostly property tax), $3.1 million state, $2.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $16.1 million.
Spent $17.9 million — $11.9 million to run schools, about $14,598 per student, plus $481,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $12.2 million local (mostly property tax), $1.1 million state, $1.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $4.2 million.
Spent $10.7 million — $10 million to run schools, about $14,148 per student, plus $616,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.7 million local (mostly property tax), $7.1 million state, $1.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $579,000.
Spent $3.5 million — $2.8 million to run schools, about $21,762 per student, plus $45,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.9 million local (mostly property tax), $225,000 state, $1 million federal.
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 Harrison County about $28.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
269 bridges in Harrison County: 108 in good condition, 152 fair, and 9 poor (3.3%). “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.
| FM 3001 over LITTLE CYPRESS BAYOU · built 1967 | 677 vehicles a day |
| CR 2413 over BIG CYPRESS CRK SLOUGH · built 1991 | 234 vehicles a day |
| AVENUE Q over Harrison Bayou · built 1950 | 40 vehicles a day |
| CARGILL RD (1301) over EIGHTMILE CREEK · built 1992 | 37 vehicles a day |
| 51st St over Goose PR Creek · built 1950 | 10 vehicles a day |
| Karnack Ave over Unnamed drainage · built 1950 | 10 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $17.5 million of work in Harrison County in fiscal 2025, about $255 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: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Marion County (17 mi) · Gregg County (26 mi) · Panola County (27 mi) · Caddo Parish, LA (29 mi) · Upshur County (35 mi) · Cass County (37 mi).