Kansas City Metro Area Counties

14 counties · 2.3 million people (2025) · 7,257 sq mi

The Kansas City metro area (officially the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 14 counties in Kansas and Missouri, with 2,270,682 people in 2025. Jackson County is the most populous.

Map of the 14 counties of the Kansas City metro area with county names and major cities
The 14 counties of the Kansas City metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 14 counties of the Kansas City metro area

Sorted by population. 6 are central counties (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyStateCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Jackson CountyMissouriIndependence, Kansas City732,994+2.2%605Central
Johnson CountyKansasOlathe636,906+4.4%474Central
Clay CountyMissouriLiberty265,032+4.6%398Central
Wyandotte CountyKansasKansas City170,597+0.8%152Central
Cass CountyMissouriHarrisonville115,859+7.5%697Central
Platte CountyMissouriPlatte City114,400+7.2%420Central
Leavenworth CountyKansasLeavenworth84,590+3.3%463Outlying
Miami CountyKansasPaola36,240+6%576Outlying
Lafayette CountyMissouriLexington33,531+1.6%628Outlying
Ray CountyMissouriRichmond23,398+1%569Outlying
Clinton CountyMissouriPlattsburg21,661+2.3%419Outlying
Bates CountyMissouriButler16,512+3%837Outlying
Linn CountyKansasMound City9,950+3.7%594Outlying
Caldwell CountyMissouriKingston9,012+2.2%426Outlying

The metro area is part of the larger Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area.

Printable map

The PDF is a vector file for Letter paper; the PNG is 2400 pixels wide. Both are free to use with a credit to WhichCounty.

County maps of Kansas and Missouri

Other metro areas

All 97 metro area county maps

Sources