Bossier Parish
$1.2B in FY2025 federal spending, $9,263 per capita.
Louisiana · FIPS 22015
In FY2025, Bossier Parish in Louisiana received $1.2B in federal spending - $9,263 per capita for a population of 128,746. This is 40.8% below the national average and 27.9% below the Louisiana average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #11 of 64 Louisiana counties.
- Total spending
- $1.2B
- Per capita
- $9,263
- vs. national avg
- -40.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Bossier Parish posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 34%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $9,263
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 50.9% of tracked spending
- Louisiana rank
- #11 of 64
How Bossier Parish Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Bossier Parish vs. Louisiana and the nation
Population: 128,746 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Bossier Parish
Top awarding agencies in Bossier Parish, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $948.7M (79.5%) of Bossier Parish's $1.2B in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Bossier Parish has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $482.8M | 50.9% |
| Department of Defense | $286.5M | 30.2% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $179.4M | 18.9% |
How Bossier Parish Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$9,263 Top 34% higher than 66% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Bossier Parish Among Louisiana's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Louisiana's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 456,781 | $11,976 | $5.5B |
| Jefferson Parish | 440,781 | $13,470 | $5.9B |
| Orleans Parish | 383,997 | $11,854 | $4.6B |
| St. Tammany Parish | 264,570 | $7,885 | $2.1B |
| Lafayette Parish | 241,753 | $6,169 | $1.5B |
| Caddo Parish | 237,848 | $7,068 | $1.7B |
| Calcasieu Parish | 216,785 | $6,131 | $1.3B |
| Ouachita Parish | 160,368 | $6,653 | $1.1B |
| Livingston Parish | 142,282 | $5,780 | $822.4M |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 133,157 | $6,092 | $811.2M |
| Rapides Parish | 130,023 | $7,431 | $966.2M |
| Bossier Parish (this county) | 128,746 | $9,263 | $1.2B |
| Ascension Parish | 126,500 | $6,304 | $797.5M |
| Terrebonne Parish | 109,580 | $7,045 | $772.0M |
| Lafourche Parish | 97,557 | $8,593 | $838.3M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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