Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area Demographics
Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area is the 31st most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 2,192,035 residents across 7,257 square miles. That is about 302 people per square mile.
At the 2020 census
| Population | 2,192,035 |
|---|---|
| Land area | 7,257 sq mi |
| Density | 302 / sq mi |
Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024
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Counties in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area area
| Name | Population | Sq mi | Per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County, MO | 717,204 | 604.5 | 1,186 |
| Johnson County | 609,863 | 473.6 | 1,288 |
| County Clay | 253,335 | 397.3 | 638 |
| Wyandotte County | 169,245 | 151.6 | 1,116 |
| Cass County, MO | 107,824 | 696.6 | 155 |
| Platte County, MO | 106,718 | 419.8 | 254 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | 81,881 | 463.4 | 177 |
| Miami County, KS | 34,191 | 575.9 | 59 |
| County Lafayette | 32,984 | 628.4 | 52 |
| Ray County, MO | 23,158 | 569.0 | 41 |
| County Clinton | 21,184 | 419.0 | 51 |
| Bates County | 16,042 | 836.7 | 19 |
| Linn County, KS | 9,591 | 594.1 | 16 |
| Caldwell County, MO | 8,815 | 426.4 | 21 |
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This page shows demographics for a US metropolitan or micropolitan area from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, and how the area compares to national averages.
Metro areas are built from whole counties, listed below. Statistics aggregate the member counties' census tracts.