How many people live in Harrison County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 71,400 people living in Harrison County, TX. That makes Harrison County the 53rd-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.23% of people living in the state.
71.4K
population of Harrison County, TX (2024)
0.23%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 71,400 people lived in Harrison County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Harrison County, TX’s age demographics?
About 13,200 Harrison County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18.5% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 16,800 Harrison County residents, or 23.5% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Harrison County, TX's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Harrison County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 61.1% of the Harrison County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Harrison County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (20.5%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Harrison County’s non-Hispanic Asian population accounts for 0.79%, below the 6.5% nationwide, and the Hispanic population makes up 15.4% of the county, compared with 20% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Harrison County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Harrison County, TX is Marshall with about 24,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Harrison County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marshall | 24,263 |
| 2. | Hallsville | 4,896 |
| 3. | Longview (pt.) | 2,420 |
| 4. | Waskom | 1,942 |
| 5. | Scottsville | 339 |
| 6. | Uncertain | 85 |
| 7. | Balance of Harrison County | 37,425 |
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