Harrison County Profile
Harrison County…At the center of it all.
Of the six South Mississippi counties, Harrison County has the largest population and the greatest number of cities. It is bordered on the east by industrialized Jackson County, on the west by Hancock County and the John C. Stennis Space Center and to the north by primarily rural Stone County.
This strategic central position has been largely responsible for Harrison County’s diversity. Part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan statistical area, the county has a wide mix of businesses, from retail and manufacturing to pharmaceuticals and healthcare research to composite technology and shipbuilding.
Harrison County is made up of five cities: Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi and D’Iberville. Each city contributes its own industries, amenities and character to the area, and they all work together to “Move the Mississippi Gulf Coast Forward.”
Elected Officials
Key Departments
Harrison County Demographics
The official website for Harrison County is www.co.harrison.ms.us
In addition to a wide variety of businesses, Harrison County is home to campuses of the University of Southern Mississippi, Tulane University, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and William Carey University, and it is the location of one of the two business incubators in the six-county area.
