HARRIS COUNTY finances
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HARRIS COUNTY
County in Texas (Harris County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 02/28); population 4,780,913.
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 | $633.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $836.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $3.4 billion | C |
| From local governments | $255.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $9.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $914.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $170.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $10.5 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $10.1 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $5.5 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | $5.2 billion |
| General NEC | $880.8 million |
| Toll Highways | $596.6 million |
| Police Protection | $558.2 million |
| Health | $450.4 million |
| Judicial | $448.3 million |
| Correction Insts | $379.9 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $357.2 million |
| Regular Highways | $295.9 million |
| Central Staff | $245.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $112.7 million |
| Correction NEC | $108.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $91.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $52.6 million |
| Welfare NEC | $43.8 million |
| Libraries | $36.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $35.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $15.6 million |
| Protective Inspection | $7.6 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $5.1 million |
| Parking | $3.8 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $5.0 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $579.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $294.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $5.3 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $133.7 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $222.1 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $753.6 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $45.6 million |
| A45 | Toll Highway Charges | $898.2 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $2.4 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $5.9 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $868,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $292.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $836.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $3.4 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $255.1 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $379.6 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $108.2 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $5.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $91.5 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $15.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $426.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $220.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $52.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $443.3 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $5.1 billion |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $117.3 million |
| E45 | Toll Highways-Current Oper | $376.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $112.7 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $36.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $153.3 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $3.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $23.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $557.1 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $7.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $43.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $780.4 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $286,000 |
| F05 | Correction-NEC-Construction | $207,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $57,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $207,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $22.0 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $24.9 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $7.1 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $143.6 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $178.6 million |
| F45 | Toll Highways-Construction | $220.5 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $3,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $203.9 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $11.5 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.2 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $225,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $192,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $100.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $170.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $3.2 billion |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $52.3 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $40,000 |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $2,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $54.9 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $6.9 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $20.3 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $858,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $338.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $15.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $560,000 |
| U41 | Royalties | $15,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $4.8 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $273.5 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.