Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area
The Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area is made up of 3 parishes in Louisiana: Caddo, Bossier, and De Soto, largest first. About 383,474 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 2.5% fewer than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 383,474 2.5% fewer than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Parishes
- 3: 2 central, 1 outlying
- Land area
- 2,596 sq mi (6,723 km²)
- Time zone
- Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
- State
- Louisiana
- Combined statistical area
- Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA
- CBSA code
- 43340
Parishes in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area, largest first
| Parish | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Parish | Central | 224,226 | 58.5% |
| Bossier Parish | Central | 131,867 | 34.4% |
| De Soto Parish | Outlying | 27,381 | 7.1% |
A central parish holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying parish is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central parishes, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A parish belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal cities, largest first
- Shreveport180,982 people
- Bossier City62,901 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other area in this one is
- Minden, LA Micro Area34,948 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a parish on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Minden, LA Micro Area32 mi east
- Longview, TX Metro Area57 mi west
- Natchitoches, LA Micro Area65 mi southeast
- Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area70 mi north
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