How many people live in Bossier Parish, LA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 131,100 people living in Bossier Parish, LA. That makes Bossier Parish the 12th-most populous parish in Louisiana. It is home to 2.8% of people living in the state.
131K
population of Bossier Parish, LA (2024)
2.8%
County share of the Louisiana population (2024)
About 131,100 people lived in Bossier Parish, LA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Bossier Parish, LA’s age demographics?
About 21,200 Bossier Parish, LA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 16.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Louisiana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 32,200 Bossier Parish residents, or 24.6% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 23.3% of Louisiana’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Bossier Parish, LA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Bossier Parish, LA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 61.8% of the Bossier Parish, LA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Bossier Parish, LA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (24.5%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Bossier Parish’s Hispanic population accounts for 8.9%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.8% of the parish, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Bossier Parish, LA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Louisiana as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Bossier Parish, LA is Bossier City with about 63,200 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Bossier Parish, LA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within parish
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bossier City | 63,218 |
| 2. | Haughton | 4,574 |
| 3. | Shreveport (pt.) | 2,847 |
| 4. | Benton | 2,099 |
| 5. | Plain Dealing | 876 |
| 6. | Balance of Bossier Parish | 57,488 |
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