The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 18 local governments in Harrison County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
5
0
School districts (school boards)
5
0
Special districts (elected boards)
7
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Harrison County
210,891people
38.5median ageU.S.: 38.9
$59,479 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
17.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%
27.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$212,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
7.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
4.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
13.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
13.1%U.S.: 8.4%
50.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
30.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.9% · White 60.8% · Black 23.3% · Asian 2.5% · Other or more than one race 6.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Harrison County
3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.4%. Mississippi: 3.3%.
89,161people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
92,018in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.1%
2,857
89,161
92,018
August 2026
3.0%
2,762
89,377
92,139
July 2026
3.4%
3,236
90,867
94,103
June 2026
3.8%
3,529
90,200
93,729
May 2026
3.2%
3,007
91,129
94,136
April 2026
2.9%
2,712
90,350
93,062
March 2026
3.6%
3,392
89,938
93,330
February 2026
4.1%
3,799
89,534
93,333
January 2026
3.5%
3,255
88,536
91,791
December 2025
3.0%
2,794
91,191
93,985
November 2025
3.4%
3,161
90,824
93,985
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.4%
3,176
91,163
94,339
August 2025
3.8%
3,570
90,816
94,386
July 2025
3.9%
3,761
91,996
95,757
June 2025
4.1%
3,907
91,178
95,085
May 2025
3.4%
3,246
90,886
94,132
April 2025
3.1%
2,944
91,201
94,145
March 2025
3.5%
3,271
90,519
93,790
February 2025
3.8%
3,542
89,718
93,260
January 2025
3.6%
3,343
89,230
92,573
December 2024
3.3%
3,063
90,554
93,617
November 2024
3.2%
2,960
90,110
93,070
October 2024
3.1%
2,885
90,096
92,981
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.5%
3,338
90,793
94,131
2024
2.9%
2,719
89,676
92,395
2023
2.9%
2,610
87,509
90,119
2022
3.6%
3,276
87,033
90,309
2021
5.2%
4,702
85,471
90,173
2020
9.1%
8,069
80,889
88,958
2019
5.1%
4,569
84,515
89,084
2018
4.7%
4,083
83,657
87,740
2017
4.9%
4,280
83,398
87,678
2016
5.6%
4,883
82,878
87,761
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Mississippi's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Harrison County
376.8 per 100,0002025. Mississippi: 226.9.
2,435.2 per 100,0002025. Mississippi: 1,263.8.
12murders2025, 814 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
814
376.8
5,260
2,435.2
2024
716
338.0
5,912
2,790.6
2023
604
283.9
5,778
2,715.9
2021
570
271.7
7,484
3,567.9
2020
589
280.9
7,393
3,526.1
2019
531
255.1
8,431
4,049.7
2016
504
247.5
8,883
4,362.3
By police agency (6)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Gulfport Police Department
2025
589
2,580
75,068
Harrison County Sheriff's Office
2025
43
558
55,596
Biloxi Police Department
2025
164
1,328
47,829
Long Beach Police Department
2025
8
121
17,321
D'Iberville Police Department
2025
9
596
13,577
Pass Christian Police Department
2025
1
77
6,611
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Mississippi · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.11 per 1,000 residents2025, 6 agencies serving 216,002 people.
455sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
284civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (6), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Harrison County Sheriff's Office
114
136
55,596
Gulfport Police Department
134
66
75,068
Biloxi Police Department
122
57
47,829
Long Beach Police Department
32
12
17,321
D'Iberville Police Department
38
3
13,577
Pass Christian Police Department
15
10
6,611
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
455
2.11
284
6
2024
458
2.16
261
6
2023
458
2.15
264
6
2022
451
2.15
259
6
2021
481
2.29
272
6
2020
490
2.34
299
6
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Harrison County Chancery Clerk?
Angela Thrash is the Chancery Clerk of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Circuit Clerk?
Justin Wetzel is the Circuit Clerk of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Constable, District 1?
James B. Morgan is the Constable, District 1 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Constable, District 2?
Angel Kibler-Middleton is the Constable, District 2 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Constable, District 3?
Alan Weatherford is the Constable, District 3 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Constable, District 4?
Sammie Taylor is the Constable, District 4 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Constable, District 5?
Jeff Migues is the Constable, District 5 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Coroner?
Brian Switzer is the Coroner of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County County Prosecuting Attorney?
Herman F. Cox is the County Prosecuting Attorney of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Election Commissioner, District 1?
Toni Jo Kuljis-Diaz is the Election Commissioner, District 1 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Election Commissioner, District 2?
Becky Payne is the Election Commissioner, District 2 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Election Commissioner, District 3?
Jennifer Smith is the Election Commissioner, District 3 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Election Commissioner, District 4?
Christene F. Brice is the Election Commissioner, District 4 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Election Commissioner, District 5?
Carolyn Handler is the Election Commissioner, District 5 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Justice Court Judge, District 1?
Albert Fountain is the Justice Court Judge, District 1 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Justice Court Judge, District 2?
Brandon Ladner is the Justice Court Judge, District 2 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Justice Court Judge, District 3?
Dianne Ladner is the Justice Court Judge, District 3 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Justice Court Judge, District 4?
Theressia Lyons is the Justice Court Judge, District 4 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Justice Court Judge, District 5?
Nick Patano is the Justice Court Judge, District 5 of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Sheriff?
Matt Haley is the Sheriff of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Tax Assessor?
Paula Ladner is the Tax Assessor of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who is the Harrison County Tax Collector?
Sharon Nash Barnett is the Tax Collector of Harrison County, Mississippi.
Who are the Harrison County commissioners?
Dan Cuevas (Supervisor, District 1); Rebecca Powers (Supervisor, District 2); Marlin R. Ladner (Supervisor, District 3); Kent Jones (Supervisor, District 4); Nathan Barrett (Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Harrison County?
About 210,891 people, with a median age of 38.5; the median household income is $59,479 and 17.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Harrison County?
3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,857 people unemployed in a labor force of 92,018, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Harrison County?
18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 5 school district and 7 special district governments.
Officeholders as of May 6, 2026, from the Mississippi Secretary of State's County Offices and Directory; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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