The U.S. currently has 32 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, eight metropolitan statistical areas, and 18 micropolitan statistical areas in Missouri. As of 2025, the largest of these is the St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO-IL CSA, comprising the area around St. Louis.
+The 32 United States statistical areas, 114 counties and one independent city of the State of MissouriCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO-IL CSA2,918,6122,210,277 ()St. Louis, MO-IL MSA2,814,4212,142,468 (MO)St. Louis County, Missouri990,911St. Charles County, Missouri426,499St. Louis City278,144Madison County, Illinois263,110St. Clair County, Illinois250,708Jefferson County, Missouri233,132Franklin County, Missouri108,090Lincoln County, Missouri66,676Macoupin County, Illinois43,748Warren County, Missouri39,016Clinton County, Illinois37,128Monroe County, Illinois34,840Jersey County, Illinois21,160Bond County, Illinois16,959Calhoun County, Illinois4,300Farmington, MO μSA67,809St. Francois County, Missouri67,809Centralia, IL μSA36,382Marion County, Illinois36,382Kansas City–Overland Park–Kansas City, MO-KS CSA2,609,8231,508,239 (MO)Kansas City, MO-KS MSA2,270,5921,332,399 (MO)Jackson County, Missouri732,994Johnson County, Kansas636,906Clay County, Missouri265,032Wyandotte County, Kansas170,597Cass County, Missouri115,859Platte County, Missouri114,400Leavenworth County, Kansas84,590Miami County, Kansas36,240Lafayette County, Missouri33,531Ray County, Missouri23,398Clinton County, Missouri21,661Bates County, Missouri16,512Linn County, Kansas9,860Caldwell County, Missouri9,012Lawrence, KS MSA120,920Douglas County, Kansas 120,920St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA119,170111,576 (MO)Buchanan County, Missouri83,540Andrew County, Missouri18,241DeKalb County, Missouri9,795Doniphan County, Kansas7,594Warrensburg, MO μSA56,670Johnson County, Missouri56,670Ottawa, KS μSA26,299Franklin County, Kansas26,299Atchison, KS μSA16,172Atchison County, Kansas16,172noneSpringfield, MO MSA500,694Greene County, Missouri309,286Christian County, Missouri96,725Webster County, Missouri43,054Polk County, Missouri33,604Dallas County, Missouri18,025Columbia–Jefferson City–Moberly, MO CSA 420,815Columbia, MO MSA219,062Boone County, Missouri191,746Cooper County, Missouri17,136Howard County, Missouri10,180Jefferson City, MO MSA152,712Cole County, Missouri77,908Callaway County, Missouri45,765Moniteau County, Missouri15,428Osage County, Missouri13,611Mexico, MO μSA24,528Audrain County, Missouri24,528Moberly, MO μSA24,513Randolph County, Missouri24,513Joplin–Miami, MO-OK-KS CSA239,234189,691 (MO)Joplin, MO-KS MSA208,796189,691 (MO)Jasper County, Missouri127,428Newton County, Missouri62,263Cherokee County, Kansas19,105Miami, OK μSA30,438Ottawa County, Oklahoma30,438Cape Girardeau–Sikeston, MO-IL CSA149,193144,623 (MO)Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA99,21594,645 (MO)Cape Girardeau County, Missouri83,999Bollinger County, Missouri10,646Alexander County, Illinois4,570Sikeston, MO μSA49,978Scott County, Missouri37,975Mississippi County, Missouri12,003noneBranson, MO μSA57,001Taney County, Missouri57,001Fort Leonard Wood, MO μSA54,442Pulaski County, Missouri54,442Quincy–Hannibal, IL-MO CSA113,11548,848 (MO)Quincy, IL-MO μSA74,1469,879 (MO)Adams County, Illinois64,267Lewis County, Missouri9,879Hannibal, MO μSA38,969Marion County, Missouri28,525Ralls County, Missouri10,444noneRolla, MO μSA45,247Phelps County, Missouri45,247Sedalia, MO μSA44,254Pettis County, Missouri44,254Poplar Bluff, MO μSA41,904Butler County, Missouri41,904West Plains, MO μSA40,798Howell County, Missouri40,798Lebanon, MO μSA36,943Laclede County, Missouri36,943Kirksville, MO μSA29,824Adair County, Missouri25,684Schuyler County, Missouri4,140Kennett, MO μSA26,855Dunklin County, Missouri26,855Marshall, MO μSA23,265Saline County, Missouri23,265Maryville, MO μSA20,174Nodaway County, Missouri20,174noneCamden County, Missouri44,047Lawrence County, Missouri39,401Barry County, Missouri36,200Stone County, Missouri32,503Stoddard County, Missouri28,284Texas County, Missouri25,994Miller County, Missouri25,817McDonald County, Missouri23,992Washington County, Missouri23,810Crawford County, Missouri22,929Henry County, Missouri22,671Morgan County, Missouri22,418Benton County, Missouri20,536Vernon County, Missouri19,946Wright County, Missouri19,671Perry County, Missouri19,093Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri18,689Pike County, Missouri17,955Macon County, Missouri15,190New Madrid County, Missouri15,086Cedar County, Missouri14,888Gasconade County, Missouri14,784Livingston County, Missouri14,708Dent County, Missouri14,584Pemiscot County, Missouri14,465Madison County, Missouri12,858Douglas County, Missouri12,342Linn County, Missouri11,815Barton County, Missouri11,795Montgomery County, Missouri11,590Wayne County, Missouri10,782Ripley County, Missouri10,717St. Clair County, Missouri9,976Grundy County, Missouri9,744Iron County, Missouri9,318Ozark County, Missouri9,172Hickory County, Missouri9,044Monroe County, Missouri8,959Oregon County, Missouri8,709Daviess County, Missouri8,558Carroll County, Missouri8,417Maries County, Missouri8,397Harrison County, Missouri8,281Dade County, Missouri7,804Chariton County, Missouri7,377Shannon County, Missouri7,285Clark County, Missouri6,475Gentry County, Missouri6,384Reynolds County, Missouri5,992Shelby County, Missouri5,870Sullivan County, Missouri5,738Carter County, Missouri5,418Atchison County, Missouri5,175Scotland County, Missouri4,796Putnam County, Missouri4,546Holt County, Missouri4,200Knox County, Missouri3,728Mercer County, Missouri3,404Worth County, Missouri1,914State of Missouri6,270,541
+The 26 core-based statistical areas of the State of Missouri2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusSt. Louis, MO-IL MSA (MO)Kansas City, MO-KS MSA (MO)Springfield, MO MSAColumbia, MO MSAJoplin, MO-KS MSA (MO)Jefferson City, MO MSASt. Joseph, MO-KS MSA (MO)Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA (MO)Farmington, MO μSABranson, MO μSAWarrensburg, MO μSAFort Leonard Wood, MO μSASikeston, MO μSARolla, MO μSASedalia, MO μSAPoplar Bluff, MO μSAWest Plains, MO μSAHannibal, MO μSALebanon, MO μSAKirksville, MO μSAKennett, MO μSAMexico, MO μSAMoberly, MO μSAMarshall, MO μSAMaryville, MO μSAQuincy, IL-MO μSA (MO)Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSAJoplin, MO-KS MSAKansas City, MO-KS MSAQuincy IL-MO μSASt. Joseph, MO-KS MSASt. Louis, MO-IL MSA
+The six combined statistical areas of the State of Missouri2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusSt. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO-IL CSA (MO)Kansas City–Overland Park–Kansas City, MO-KS CSA (MO)Columbia–Jefferson City–Moberly, MO CSAJoplin–Miami, MO-OK-KS CSA (MO)Cape Girardeau–Sikeston, MO-IL CSA (MO)Quincy–Hannibal, IL-MO CSA (MO)Cape Girardeau–Sikeston, MO-IL CSAJoplin–Miami, MO-OK-KS CSAKansas City–Overland Park–Kansas City, MO-KS CSAQuincy–Hannibal, IL-MO CSASt. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO-IL CSA
See also
Geography of Missouri Demographics of Missouri
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau