County brief: Harris County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing Total principal outstanding for Cities, fiscal year 2025.
Harris County's 24 Cities owed $16.4 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 2nd of 226 counties and 2nd of 12.
- Total principal outstanding
- $16,396,219,488
- Rank
- 2nd of 226
- Rank in its size band
- 2nd of 12(500,000 and over)
- Total principal outstanding
- $16,396,219,488
- Population (county government's row)
- 5,009,302
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 24 | $16,396,219,488 | 100.0% | |
| Total | 24 | $16,396,219,488 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 24 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | Cities | $15,359,469,488 | $6,426 |
| Baytown | Cities | $199,890,000 | $2,324 |
| Pasadena | Cities | $151,290,000 | $1,011 |
| Deer Park | Cities | $140,280,000 | $4,067 |
| Tomball | Cities | $124,414,000 | $8,211 |
| Bellaire | Cities | $92,390,000 | $5,298 |
| West University Place | Cities | $72,105,000 | $4,760 |
| La Porte | Cities | $50,125,000 | $1,317 |
| Seabrook | Cities | $40,036,000 | $2,865 |
| Jersey Village | Cities | $35,790,000 | $4,594 |
| Webster | Cities | $31,580,000 | $2,517 |
| Katy | Cities | $22,525,000 | $812 |
| Spring Valley | Cities | $22,260,000 | $5,066 |
| Southside Place | Cities | $10,825,000 | $5,673 |
| Nassau Bay | Cities | $10,225,000 | $1,955 |
| Bunker Hill | Cities | $8,590,000 | $2,209 |
| Morgan's Point | Cities | $7,780,000 | $28,498 |
| Shoreacres | Cities | $3,745,000 | $2,432 |
6 more issuers: see https://txbrb.muniopen.com/data/explore/county/harris/?type=city#issuers
How these figures are made. BRB lists every county an issuer serves and gives no shares, so an issuer's debt counts in its home county, the first county listed for it, and each dollar counts once statewide. Of Harris County's $16,396,219,488, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 1 issuer that lists Harris County counts in another. Total principal outstanding: principal outstanding at the fiscal year end, summed over the local governments attributed to the county. "Not reported" is never shown as zero.
Source: Texas Bond Review Board open data on data.texas.gov: Local Issuance Fee By Year (updated by the publisher 10/6/2026); Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year (updated by the publisher 9/9/2026). Loaded here 10/17/2026. Computed here from BRB's tables. Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. Issuer names are shown as published, without source footnote letters. Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.