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Harris County Data Sheet
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Texas 2023
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2001
Population (Non-Census years are estimates)30,301,5954,845,4634,759,9544,703,7084,703,7084,714,3913,461,662
Felony Charges Disposed (from OCA report)293,28453,71553,77337,87926,66135,269 
Felony Cases Paid253,82843,77537,96723,84832,26735,976 
% Felony Charges Defended with Appointed Counsel87%81%71%63%121%102% 
Felony Trial Court-Attorney Fees$187,452,018$52,164,073$44,124,124$30,663,922$27,474,940$28,249,124 
Total Felony Court Expenditures$207,426,768$58,683,160$48,541,286$34,057,364$30,918,307$31,355,232 
Misdemeanor Charges Disposed (from OCA report)374,03253,08245,04846,11033,50743,883 
Misdemeanor Cases Paid204,02122,80317,23414,77613,28119,658 
% Misdemeanor Charges Defended with Appointed Counsel55%43%38%32%40%45% 
Misdemeanor Trial Court Attorney Fees$59,889,428$14,574,725$8,505,045$6,306,114$4,993,782$5,456,833 
Total Misdemeanor Court Expenditures$60,714,888$14,867,650$8,569,235$6,354,429$5,023,460$5,473,856 
Juvenile Charges Disposed (from OCA report)18,5222,6342,1172,1124,0617,198 
Juvenile Cases Paid30,2612,3031,6631,4962,8456,139 
Juvenile Attorney Fees$11,722,779$1,783,298$1,517,362$1,498,548$1,721,537$2,980,411 
Total Juvenile Expenditures$11,985,479$1,854,441$1,558,568$1,519,697$1,734,403$3,021,381 
Total Attorney Fees$264,081,061$69,071,978$54,589,180$38,679,306$34,542,556$37,222,191$10,513,997
Total ID Expenditures$412,351,431$113,513,803$96,951,404$69,252,850$58,306,775$55,299,196$10,997,784
Increase In Total Expenditures over 2001 Baseline364%932%782%530%430%403% 
Total ID Expenditures per Population$14$23$20$15$12$12$3
Commission Formula Grant Disbursement$20,242,762$3,880,530$3,641,064$3,593,847$4,130,217$3,891,238 
Costs Recouped from Defendants$8,746,457$3,518$6,712$16,607$19,081$65,011 

[Note 1] 2021 Population Estimate is not available yet so the population estimates for 2020 are shown in its place. It will be updated later when it's available.

[Note 2] Not all cases paid or disposed are reflected. Appeals are excluded. Public Defender cases are included in counts. PD expenditures are excluded except for Total ID Expenditure value.