County government · Harrison County, TX

Harrison County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Harrison County took in $27.6 million and spent $26.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes86%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money5.3%Local tax money1.5%State tax money0.4%Fees for services (airport)0.3%

What stands out

86%

of Harrison County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes86%

Property tax
86%$23.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.3%$1.5 million

State tax money0.4%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.4%$115 thousand

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$416 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$898 thousand
Fines
2.8%$784 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking21%Social services3.3%Sent to other local governments1.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

46%

of Harrison County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.5 million
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$988 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$550 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Social services
3.3%$875 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$875 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$387 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$387 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Harrison County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.