County brief: Harris County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing total principal outstanding for other special districts, fiscal year 2025.
Harris County's 6 other special districts owed $1.5 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 3rd of 21 counties and 3rd of 10.
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,512,380,094
- Rank
- 3rd of 21
- Rank in its size band
- 3rd of 10(500,000 and over)
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,512,380,094
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Special Districts | 6 | $1,512,380,094 | 100.0% | |
| Total | 6 | $1,512,380,094 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 6 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County-Houston Sports Authority | Other Special Districts | $754,570,094 | $159 |
| Metropolitan Transit Auth of Harris Co | Other Special Districts | $709,620,000 | $197 |
| Harris County Department of Education | Other Special Districts | $28,960,000 | $6 |
| East Aldine Management District | Other Special Districts | $14,100,000 | $288 |
| Harris County Road ID 1 | Other Special Districts | $4,075,000 | $1,810 |
| Northgate Crossing Road UD | Other Special Districts | $1,055,000 | $215 |
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 $1,512,380,094, $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 10/9/2026. 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.