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  • Largest town: Arcadia

Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Bienville Parish had 12,412 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 811.3 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 19th by land area.

Population
12,412
#55 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,259 in US
Area
811.3 sq mi
#19 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,044 in US
Density
15 / sq mi
#59 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,387 in US
Median household income
$39,743
#59 of 64 in Louisiana · #3,097 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bienville Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Bienville Parish population, land area and income

Bienville Parish had 12,412 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 811.3 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 19th by land area. That works out to 15.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Bienville Parish has 39% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $39,743 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,412

3144th1st

2259th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

811 sq mi

3144th1st

1044th of 3,144 (US)

Density

15.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2387th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$39,743

3143rd1st

3097th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

12,412

64th1st

55th of 64 (LA)

Land area

811 sq mi

64th1st

19th of 64 (LA)

Density

15.3 / sq mi

64th1st

59th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$39,743

64th1st

59th of 64 (LA)

How Bienville Parish's population changed since 2020

Bienville Parish lost 506 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.9%. That ranks 41st of 64 in Louisiana for growth. The median Louisiana county changed by -2.3%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bienville Parish recorded 615 births and 951 deaths, a natural change of -336. Net international migration added +95 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -334. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 336 people.

12.9k202012.8k202112.6k202212.4k202312.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
615
Deaths
951
Net international migration
+95
Net domestic migration
-334
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-28

Where Bienville Parish is

The Census internal point of Bienville Parish is at 32.341000, -93.041200. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bienville Parish outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Assumption Parish: -4.4%Concordia Parish: -4.2%Jackson Parish: -1.3%De Soto Parish: +1.6%Washington Parish: -0.6%Bienville Parish: -3.9%Caddo Parish: -5.1%Red River Parish: -4.6%Lafayette Parish: +5.0%Webster Parish: -4.6%Calcasieu Parish: -4.4%Allen Parish: -0.8%Rapides Parish: -2.9%Vernon Parish: -5.8%Union Parish: -2.3%St. Tammany Parish: +4.8%West Baton Rouge Parish: +4.3%Winn Parish: -2.3%Beauregard Parish: +0.2%Grant Parish: -0.2%Evangeline Parish: -1.7%Tangipahoa Parish: +4.6%St. Martin Parish: -0.8%Tensas Parish: -6.4%Caldwell Parish: -2.3%Franklin Parish: -3.1%Jefferson Parish: -2.8%Madison Parish: -8.3%Morehouse Parish: -6.6%Jefferson Davis Parish: -2.4%Pointe Coupee Parish: -4.0%Bossier Parish: +1.8%Richland Parish: -1.9%St. Charles Parish: -4.0%Acadia Parish: -1.5%Avoyelles Parish: -3.2%St. Mary Parish: -4.8%East Baton Rouge Parish: -0.6%Lafourche Parish: -2.2%Cameron Parish: -16.8%Terrebonne Parish: -5.1%LaSalle Parish: -0.9%Livingston Parish: +7.0%St. John the Baptist Parish: -6.3%Ouachita Parish: -1.4%Claiborne Parish: -4.0%St. Bernard Parish: +2.1%Orleans Parish: -5.4%St. Landry Parish: -1.8%Plaquemines Parish: -5.0%East Carroll Parish: -6.8%Vermilion Parish: +1.2%East Feliciana Parish: -1.7%Sabine Parish: -1.6%Iberia Parish: -3.6%Ascension Parish: +5.2%Lincoln Parish: -0.1%Natchitoches Parish: -3.8%St. James Parish: -5.0%St. Helena Parish: -0.4%Catahoula Parish: -6.4%West Carroll Parish: -4.5%West Feliciana Parish: -0.7%Iberville Parish: -1.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.0%
  2. < -3.6%
  3. < -1.7%
  4. < -0.4%
  5. ≥ -0.4%
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Orange pin: Bienville Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.341000, -93.041200
DMS
32°20'27.60"N 93°02'28.32"W
UTM
15N 496122.9E 3578234.7N
Geohash
9vtzfz3ry
Plus code
86488XR5+CG

Towns in Bienville Parish

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bienville Parish, 3,896 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bienville Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Arcadia with 2,579.

  1. 01Arcadia2,579
  2. 02Ringgold1,317
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bienville Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Bienville Parish. The most populous is Bossier Parish, LA, with 131,102 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 170.0 miles SE of Bienville Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 44.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Minden, LA (population 11,195), 23.5 miles away.

Bienville Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bienville Parish is 22013: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $39,743.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bienville Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,412. That is down 506 people (3.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,918.

What is the FIPS code of Bienville Parish?

22013. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (013) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Bienville Parish?

Arcadia, with 2,579 residents inside Bienville Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Bienville Parish?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bossier Parish, LA; Lincoln Parish, LA; Natchitoches Parish, LA; Webster Parish, LA; Jackson Parish, LA; Claiborne Parish, LA; Winn Parish, LA; Red River Parish, LA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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