Food Stamps in Bossier Parish, Louisiana (Parish)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Bossier Parish
Bossier Parish
Louisiana
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,894.000000$45,652.000000$51,894.000000$51.9k47,50547.5k$19,128.000000$17,276.000000$19,128.000000$19.1k5,614$57,967.000000$52,671.000000$57,967.000000$58.0k41,89141.9k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Bossier Parish
Bossier Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.091913%52.022865%56.091913%56.1%19.118%19.1%36.747417%34.012701%36.747417%36.7%40.973%41.0%11.524760%12.766945%11.524760%11.5%6.650%6.65%37.139295%45.128183%37.139295%37.1%18.233%18.2%26.772355%27.673350%26.772355%26.8%9.619%9.62%56.287852%56.009058%56.287852%56.3%43.883%43.9%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Bossier Parish
Bossier Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.801580%28.571429%31.801580%31.8%80.882%80.9%7.094603%6.599187%7.094603%7.1%59.027%59.0%21.682462%19.125339%21.682462%21.7%93.350%93.4%22.319830%25.643448%22.319830%22.3%81.767%81.8%33.713686%37.499379%33.713686%33.7%90.381%90.4%9.646463%11.842545%9.646463%9.6%56.117%56.1%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Bossier Parish
Bossier Parish
Louisiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White324.742268%31.359498%24.742268%24.7%2,352209.366128%209%18.405797%17.709387%18.405797%18.4%127155.747665%156%14.973262%13.838532%14.973262%15.0%252126.701962%127%12.824957%21.746327%12.824957%12.8%74108.523257%109%11.817703%16.297466%11.817703%11.8%5,614100.000000%100%8.038585%8.084233%8.038585%8.0%5068.021552%68%8.014059%9.269213%8.014059%8.0%2,75967.814011%68%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Bossier Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2%9%15%21%27%34%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Bossier Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%12%23%34%44%55%
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Food Stamps by Place in Bossier Parish

There are 7 places that are fully or partially contained within Bossier Parish (6 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Bossier Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bossier Parish.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bossier Parish, selected places in Bossier Parish, and entities that contain Bossier Parish
0%5%10%15%20%Count#BentonEastwoodPlain DealingShreveportLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportSouthWest South CentralBossier CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRed ChuteBossier Parish School DistrictBossier ParBossier ParishBossierHaughton22.720695%22.720695%22.7%157121.080760%21.080760%21.1%355220.227920%20.227920%20.2%71319.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k416.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.112750%13.112750%13.1%3,325513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.867079%12.867079%12.9%333611.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,61411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,61410.949964%10.949964%10.9%1517
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Bossier Parish

There are 12 county subdivisions in Bossier Parish. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Bossier Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bossier Parish.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bossier Parish, selected county subdivisions in Bossier Parish, and entities that contain Bossier Parish
0%10%20%30%Count#Bossier District 77Bossier District 88LouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportBossier District 99SouthWest South CentralBossier District 44United States of AmericaUnited StatesBossier District 22Bossier Parish School DistrictBossier ParBossier ParishBossierBossier District 11Bossier District 1010Bossier District 33Bossier District 55Bossier District 1111Bossier District 1212Bossier District 6633.178239%33.178239%33.2%927124.641753%24.641753%24.6%877216.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k16.064148%16.064148%16.1%591314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.264427%13.264427%13.3%462413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.658228%12.658228%12.7%490511.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,61411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,61411.607661%11.607661%11.6%40068.955224%8.955224%9.0%35478.838451%8.838451%8.8%33188.340499%8.340499%8.3%38898.084981%8.084981%8.1%274107.366362%7.366362%7.4%339112.858497%2.858497%2.9%18112
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Shreveport Area

There are 4 counties in the Shreveport Area. This section compares Bossier Parish to all of the counties in the Shreveport Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bossier Parish.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bossier Parish, selected other counties in the Shreveport Area, and entities that contain Bossier Parish
0%5%10%15%Count#De Soto ParishDe SotoWebster ParishWebsterCaddo ParishCaddoLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportSouthWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBossier Parish School DistrictBossier ParBossier ParishBossier19.173409%19.173409%19.2%1,967118.910540%18.910540%18.9%2,989217.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k316.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,61411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,6144
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Louisiana

There are 64 counties in Louisiana. This section compares Bossier Parish to the 50 most populous counties in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bossier Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 16,452.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bossier Parish, selected other counties in Louisiana, and entities that contain Bossier Parish
0%10%20%Count#Washington ParishWashingtonClaiborne ParishClaiborneEvangeline ParishEvangelineNatchitoches ParishNatchitochesFranklin ParishFranklinIberville ParishIbervilleMorehouse ParishMorehouseLincoln ParishLincolnTangipahoa ParishTangipahoaAvoyelles ParishAvoyellesAcadia ParishAcadiaOrleans ParishOrleansIberia ParishIberiaSt. Mary ParishSt. MaryDe Soto ParishDe SotoSt. Landry ParishSt. LandryWebster ParishWebsterSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the BaptistRapides ParishRapidesGrant ParishGrantAssumption ParishAssumptionSabine ParishSabineJefferson Davis ParishJefferson DavisCaddo ParishCaddoVermilion ParishVermilionAllen ParishAllenOuachita ParishOuachitaLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportPointe Coupee ParishPointe CoupeeRichland ParishRichlandEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougeUnion ParishUnionEast Feliciana ParishEast FelicianaTerrebonne ParishTerrebonneConcordia ParishConcordiaLivingston ParishLivingstonSt. Martin ParishSt. MartinWest Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton RougeSt. Bernard ParishSt. BernardCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuLafourche ParishLafourcheSouthWest South CentralSt. James ParishSt. JamesBeauregard ParishBeauregardJefferson ParishJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Charles ParishSt. CharlesBossier Parish School DistrictBossier ParBossier ParishBossierLafayette ParishLafayetteVernon ParishVernonAscension ParishAscensionPlaquemines ParishPlaqueminesSt. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany28.678447%28.678447%28.7%5,015125.720659%25.720659%25.7%1,499225.052649%25.052649%25.1%2,974324.636976%24.636976%24.6%3,546423.204787%23.204787%23.2%1,745522.540763%22.540763%22.5%2,516621.590577%21.590577%21.6%2,218721.354410%21.354410%21.4%3,661821.240340%21.240340%21.2%9,785921.170751%21.170751%21.2%3,1791020.816597%20.816597%20.8%4,7161120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.446248%19.446248%19.4%5,0921319.262051%19.262051%19.3%3,8841419.173409%19.173409%19.2%1,9671519.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,7931618.910540%18.910540%18.9%2,9891718.870012%18.870012%18.9%2,8991818.789716%18.789716%18.8%9,0481918.679660%18.679660%18.7%1,3612018.510834%18.510834%18.5%1,6062118.365984%18.365984%18.4%1,6502217.777393%17.777393%17.8%2,0542317.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k2417.679253%17.679253%17.7%3,8442517.662733%17.662733%17.7%1,3922617.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,9012716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k16.257669%16.257669%16.3%1,4312816.092864%16.092864%16.1%1,2202915.785383%15.785383%15.8%26,60826.6k3015.755431%15.755431%15.8%1,2913115.640575%15.640575%15.6%1,0673215.427495%15.427495%15.4%6,1443315.041562%15.041562%15.0%1,1403414.893573%14.893573%14.9%7,1513514.765414%14.765414%14.8%2,8453614.352102%14.352102%14.4%1,3283714.329351%14.329351%14.3%2,1113814.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k3914.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,1144014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,0784113.451854%13.451854%13.5%1,7634213.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k4313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.875282%12.875282%12.9%2,3934411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,61411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,6144511.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k4611.248524%11.248524%11.2%2,0014711.142808%11.142808%11.1%4,5314810.816752%10.816752%10.8%9354910.259976%10.259976%10.3%9,22350
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Bossier Parish to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bossier Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bossier Parish, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Bossier Parish
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkWest South CentralBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantBossier Parish School DistrictBossier ParBossier ParishBossierMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k16.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,61411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,61411.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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Principal Cities:
Shreveport, Bossier City
Cities:
Bossier City, Shreveport
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Towns:
Benton, Haughton, Plain Dealing
Unincorporated Places:
Eastwood, Red Chute
ZIP Codes:
71006, 71018, 71023, 71037, 71051, 71064, 71067, 71071, 71075, 71101, 71104, 71105, 71107, 71110, 71111, 71112
Unified School District:
Bossier Parish
Congressional District:
LA-4
State Senate Districts:
LA-36, LA-37, LA-39
State House Districts:
LA-1, LA-2, LA-6, LA-8, LA-9, LA-10
Neighboring Counties:
Lafayette, Miller
Neighboring Parishes:
Bienville, Caddo, Red River, Webster
Nearby Counties:
Cass, Columbia, Harrison, Marion, Panola
Nearby Parishes:
Claiborne, De Soto