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Jefferson City, MO Metro Area Demographics

Jefferson City, MO Metro Area is the 293rd most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 150,309 residents across 2,248 square miles. That is about 67 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 150,309
Land area 2,248 sq mi
Density 67 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Counties in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Cole County 77,279 391.5 197
Callaway County, MO 44,283 834.6 53
Moniteau County, MO 15,473 415.0 37
Osage County 13,274 606.6 22

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