Harrison County, MO

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2024 Population

8,190

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.8

2.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.6%

21.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$54,367

1.88% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$109,500

1.96% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,444

2.68% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Harrison County, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Harrison County, MO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Harrison County, MO was $109,500, and the homeownership rate was 71.4%.

Most people in Harrison County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Harrison County, MO was 2 cars per household.

Harrison County, MO borders Decatur County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Daviess County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Mercer County, MO, and Worth County, MO.

United States Missouri

Population & Diversity

Harrison County, MO is home to a population of 8.19k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.08% of Harrison County, MO residents were born outside of the country (170 people).

In 2024, there were 36.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.68k people) in Harrison County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 209 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 99 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Harrison County, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Harrison County, MO was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Harrison County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harrison County, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.68k ± 32
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
209 ± 88
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
99 ± 87

0.83%

Hispanic Population

68 people

0.83% of the people in Harrison County, MO are hispanic (68 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Harrison County, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
41,951 ± 5,011 people
India
23,410 ± 3,749 people
China
17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

Foreign-Born Population

2.08%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

170 people

1.37%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

112 people

As of 2024, 2.08% of Harrison County, MO residents (170 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Harrison County, MO was 1.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Harrison County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
140 ± 53
Gulf War (1990s)
62 ± 37
Korea
40 ± 32

Harrison County, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Harrison County, MO.

Economy

The economy of Harrison County, MO employs 3.44k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Harrison County, MO were Retail Trade (631 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (553 people), and Educational Services (336 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($73,250), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,222), and Transportation & Warehousing ($58,107).

Employment

Occupations

3.44k

2024 Value

± 310

2.68%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harrison County, MO grew at a rate of 2.68%, from 3.35k employees to 3.44k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harrison County, MO, are Management Occupations (470 people), Transportation Occupations (342 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (325 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harrison County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.44k

2024 Value

± 310

2.68%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harrison County, MO grew at a rate of 2.68%, from 3.35k employees to 3.44k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harrison County, MO, are Retail Trade (631 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (553 people), and Educational Services (336 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harrison County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Harrison County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,207

Median earning men ± $5,141

$34,250

Median earning women ± $2,399

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,438), Information ($80,625), and Wholesale Trade ($73,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($43,750), Public Administration ($43,276), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,833).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

20
Other Services (except Public Administration)
16
Retail Trade
15
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$19.9k
Retail Trade
$17.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$7.32k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Harrison County, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (40.1%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.797%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Josh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Eric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Harrison County, MO was $109,500 in 2024, which is 0.329 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,400 to $109,500, a 1.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Harrison County, MO is 71.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harrison County, MO have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harrison County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Harrison County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.88%.

Housing

Property

$109,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,784

$2,280

Median Property Taxes

±$233

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Harrison County, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Harrison County, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.4%

Homeownership

2024

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.4% of the housing units in Harrison County, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Harrison County, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,367

Median Household Income

± $4,510

3.2k

Number of Households

± 286

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.2k households in Harrison County, MO grew to $54,367 from the previous year's value of $53,364.

The following chart displays the households in Harrison County, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Harrison County, MO is from Missouri.

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Worked At Home (9.72%)
Carpooled (6.61%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in Harrison County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.72%) and those who carpooled to work (6.61%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harrison County, MO have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.07% of the workforce in Harrison County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Harrison County, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Harrison County, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harrison County, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Harrison County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.88%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

19.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harrison County, MO (1.56k out of 7.97k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harrison County, MO is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.5% of the children was living in poverty in Harrison County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 58 in Harrison County, MO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 87.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

86.4% of the population of Harrison County, MO has health coverage, with 33.1% on employee plans, 18.9% on Medicaid, 18.4% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 1.43% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Harrison County, MO see 4,082 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,082 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2733 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1028 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,082 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Harrison County, MO

Primary care physicians in Harrison County, MO see an average of 4,082 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,082 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Harrison County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.6%

Uninsured

33.1%

Employer Coverage

18.9%

Medicaid

18.4%

Medicare

14.5%

Non-Group

1.43%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Harrison County, MO grew by 76.9% from 7.71% to 13.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Harrison County, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.