Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Bossier Parish population, land area and income

Bossier Parish had 131,102 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 839.6 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 156.1 people per square mile, 1.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Bossier Parish is 4.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,061 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Bossier Parish's population changed since 2020

Bossier Parish gained 2,343 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.8%. That ranks 8th 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, Bossier Parish recorded 6,883 births and 5,583 deaths, a natural change of +1,300. Net international migration added +1,982 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,047. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,982 people.

Where Bossier Parish is

The Census internal point of Bossier Parish is at 32.698500, -93.626600. 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 Bossier Parish outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Bossier Parish

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bossier Parish, 72,738 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bossier Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bossier City with 63,218.

Counties bordering Bossier Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Bossier Parish, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Caddo Parish, LA, with 224,893 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Caddo Parish

  224,893 people

  17 mi WSW

• AR

  Miller County, AR

  41,958 people

  45 mi NNW

• Webster Parish

  35,184 people

  17 mi E

• Bienville Parish

  12,412 people

  42 mi SE

• Red River Parish

  7,238 people

  44 mi SSE

• AR

  Lafayette County, AR

  6,015 people

  37 mi N

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 211.2 miles SE of Bossier Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 18.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bossier City, LA (population 63,218), 12.2 miles away.

Bossier Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bossier Parish is 22015: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,061.