2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,155 people, 9,158 households, and 6,057 families residing in the parish.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 24,233 people living in the parish. 70.8% were White, 16.6% Black or African American, 8.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% of some other race and 3.4% of two or more races. 3.4% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,459 people, 9,221 households, and 6,593 families living in the parish. The population density was 27 people per square mile (10/km2). There were 13,671 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km2). The racial makeup of the parish was 72.67% White, 16.87% Black or African American, 7.79% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. 2.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 9,221 households, out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the parish the population was spread out, with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $26,655, and the median income for a family was $32,470. Males had a median income of $29,726 versus $18,514 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $15,199. About 16.30% of families and 21.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.00% of those under age 18 and 17.50% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public schools in Sabine Parish are operated by the Sabine Parish School Board.
It is in the service area of Bossier Parish Community College.
Communities
thumb|200px|Map of Sabine Parish, with municipal labels
Towns
Many (parish seat and largest municipality)
Zwolle
Villages
Converse
Fisher
Florien
Noble
Pleasant Hill
Unincorporated areas
Census-designated Place
Belmont
Other unincorporated communities
Ebarb
Negreet
Hospital
Sabine Medical Center
Prison
Parish
Notable people
Cliff Ammons - Former state representative known as "the father of Toledo Bend Reservoir and Lake"
Frank Estes Cole - Former Many High School football coach who served in both houses of the state legislature
H. M. Fowler - Former state representative from Coushatta who spent forty-five days in the Sabine Parish jail in a plea bargain for circumventing state bid laws.
Christopher Columbus Nash - Sabine Parish native who directed the white militia in the Colfax Riot in 1873 and formed the White League in 1874
John S. Pickett, Jr. - Former state representative and state district court judge in Many, born in Fisher in 1920
John Horton Slaughter, known as Texas John Slaughter, legendary western lawman and Texas Ranger, who spent his later years in Arizona, was born in Sabine Parish in 1841. He was the focus of a 1958-1961 Walt Disney miniseries, Texas John Slaughter, with Tom Tryon in the title role.
Jane H. Smith - Sabine Parish native and retired educator and school superintendent who formerly served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from Bossier City
Historic places in Sabine Parish
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Politics
