HARRIS COUNTY finances
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HARRIS COUNTY
County in Texas (Harris County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 02/28); population 4,738,253.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $3.3 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $2.0 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $210.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $844.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $3.1 billion | C |
| From local governments | $204.5 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $7.7 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $764.4 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $155.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $9.6 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $8.6 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $5.1 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | $4.2 billion |
| General NEC | $873.7 million |
| Police Protection | $513.8 million |
| Health | $451.4 million |
| Toll Highways | $437.8 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $414.6 million |
| Judicial | $370.3 million |
| Correction Insts | $323.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $272.8 million |
| Central Staff | $150.7 million |
| Correction NEC | $103.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $99.9 million |
| Welfare NEC | $48.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $43.9 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $40.8 million |
| Libraries | $36.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $14.9 million |
| Parks & Rec | $10.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $7.5 million |
| Parking | $5.7 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $4.4 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $4.7 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $471.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $318.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.9 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $297.8 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $191.5 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $822.1 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $43.2 million |
| A45 | Toll Highway Charges | $809.7 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $1.1 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $4.4 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $287.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $844.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $3.1 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $204.5 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $323.1 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $103.1 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $4.4 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $99.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $14.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $369.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $137.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $43.9 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $439.6 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $4.1 billion |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $131.7 million |
| E45 | Toll Highways-Current Oper | $248.1 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $40.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $36.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $190.2 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $5.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $10.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $513.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $7.5 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $48.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $778.3 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $198,000 |
| F05 | Correction-NEC-Construction | $57,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $289,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $367,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $561,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $12.8 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $11,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $11.9 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $86.8 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $141.1 million |
| F45 | Toll Highways-Construction | $189.7 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $31,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $224.3 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $111,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $526,000 |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $66,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $207,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $95.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $155.9 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $3.1 billion |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $38.4 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $103,000 |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $1,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $40.6 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $7.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $24.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $2.7 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $16.0 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $11.3 million |
| U40 | Rents | $1.4 million |
| U41 | Royalties | $10,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.2 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $177.2 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 481201175891.