The U.S. State of Missouri 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 2023, the largest of these is the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA, comprising the area around St. Louis.

Statistical areas

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

The 32 United States statistical areas, 114 counties and one independent city of the State of Missouri
Combined statistical area2023 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2023 population (est.)County2023 population (est.)
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA2,900,730 2,192,669 (MO)St. Louis, MO-IL MSA2,796,999 2,125,611 (MO)St. Louis County, Missouri987,059
St. Charles County, Missouri416,659
St. Louis City281,754
Madison County, Illinois262,752
St. Clair County, Illinois251,018
Jefferson County, Missouri231,230
Franklin County, Missouri106,404
Lincoln County, Missouri64,699
Macoupin County, Illinois44,018
Warren County, Missouri37,806
Clinton County, Illinois36,785
Monroe County, Illinois34,957
Jersey County, Illinois21,091
Bond County, Illinois16,450
Calhoun County, Illinois4,317
Farmington, MO μSA67,058St. Francois County, Missouri67,058
Centralia, IL μSA36,673Marion County, Illinois36,673
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA2,557,474 1,471,071 (MO)Kansas City, MO-KS MSA2,221,343 1,305,127 (MO)Jackson County, Missouri718,560
Johnson County, Kansas622,237
Clay County, Missouri259,772
Wyandotte County, Kansas165,281
Platte County, Missouri111,940
Cass County, Missouri111,732
Leavenworth County, Kansas83,518
Miami County, Kansas35,320
Lafayette County, Missouri33,196
Ray County, Missouri23,182
Clinton County, Missouri21,548
Bates County, Missouri16,242
Linn County, Kansas9,860
Caldwell County, Missouri8,955
St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA118,475 110,982 (MO)Buchanan County, Missouri82,956
Andrew County, Missouri18,127
DeKalb County, Missouri9,899
Doniphan County, Kansas7,493
Lawrence, KS MSA120,553Douglas County, Kansas120,553
Warrensburg, MO μSA54,962Johnson County, Missouri54,962
Ottawa, KS μSA26,125Franklin County, Kansas26,125
Atchison, KS μSA16,016Atchison County, Kansas16,016
noneSpringfield, MO MSA491,053Greene County, Missouri304,611
Christian County, Missouri94,422
Webster County, Missouri41,472
Polk County, Missouri32,780
Dallas County, Missouri17,768
Columbia-Jefferson City-Moberly, MO CSA415,747Columbia, MO MSA216,511Boone County, Missouri189,463
Cooper County, Missouri16,947
Howard County, Missouri10,101
Jefferson City, MO MSA150,733Cole County, Missouri77,278
Callaway County, Missouri44,731
Moniteau County, Missouri15,256
Osage County, Missouri13,468
Mexico, MO μSA24,394Audrain County, Missouri24,394
Moberly, MO μSA24,109Randolph County, Missouri24,109
Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS CSA244,590 185,733 (MO)Joplin, MO-KS MSA204,787 185,733 (MO)Jasper County, Missouri125,056
Newton County, Missouri60,677
Cherokee County, Kansas19,054
Miami, OK μSA39,803Ottawa County, Oklahoma39,803
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston-Jackson, MO-IL CSA147,934 143,239 (MO)Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL MSA98,223 93,528 (MO)Cape Girardeau County, Missouri82,984
Bollinger County, Missouri10,544
Alexander County, Illinois4,695
Sikeston, MO μSA49,711Scott County, Missouri37,889
Mississippi County, Missouri11,822
noneBranson, MO μSA56,775Taney County, Missouri56,775
Fort Leonard Wood, MO μSA53,812Pulaski County, Missouri53,812
Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO CSA113,084 48,643 (MO)Quincy, IL-MO μSA74,259 9,818 (MO)Adams County, Illinois64,441
Lewis County, Missouri9,818
Hannibal, MO μSA38,825Marion County, Missouri28,336
Ralls County, Missouri10,489
noneRolla, MO μSA45,284Phelps County, Missouri45,284
Sedalia, MO μSA43,530Pettis County, Missouri43,530
Poplar Bluff, MO μSA41,948Butler County, Missouri41,948
West Plains, MO μSA40,735Howell County, Missouri40,735
Lebanon, MO μSA36,680Laclede County, Missouri36,680
Kirksville, MO μSA29,175Adair County, Missouri25,122
Schuyler County, Missouri4,053
Kennett, MO μSA27,032Dunklin County, Missouri27,032
Marshall, MO μSA23,049Saline County, Missouri23,049
Maryville, MO μSA20,695Nodaway County, Missouri20,695
noneCamden County, Missouri44,044
Lawrence County, Missouri38,872
Barry County, Missouri35,265
Stone County, Missouri32,658
Stoddard County, Missouri28,397
Texas County, Missouri25,619
Miller County, Missouri25,590
McDonald County, Missouri23,903
Washington County, Missouri23,534
Crawford County, Missouri22,719
Henry County, Missouri22,485
Morgan County, Missouri21,970
Benton County, Missouri20,552
Vernon County, Missouri19,710
Wright County, Missouri19,403
Perry County, Missouri18,950
Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri18,642
Pike County, Missouri17,935
New Madrid County, Missouri15,424
Macon County, Missouri15,161
Gasconade County, Missouri14,705
Cedar County, Missouri14,672
Dent County, Missouri14,647
Pemiscot County, Missouri14,613
Livingston County, Missouri14,557
Madison County, Missouri12,698
Douglas County, Missouri12,228
Linn County, Missouri11,791
Barton County, Missouri11,731
Montgomery County, Missouri11,459
Wayne County, Missouri10,811
Ripley County, Missouri10,806
Grundy County, Missouri9,815
St. Clair County, Missouri9,752
Iron County, Missouri9,440
Ozark County, Missouri8,970
Oregon County, Missouri8,720
Hickory County, Missouri8,718
Monroe County, Missouri8,698
Daviess County, Missouri8,551
Maries County, Missouri8,430
Carroll County, Missouri8,391
Harrison County, Missouri8,220
Dade County, Missouri7,716
Chariton County, Missouri7,399
Shannon County, Missouri7,238
Clark County, Missouri6,641
Gentry County, Missouri6,287
Reynolds County, Missouri5,950
Shelby County, Missouri5,931
Sullivan County, Missouri5,797
Carter County, Missouri5,303
Atchison County, Missouri5,107
Scotland County, Missouri4,676
Putnam County, Missouri4,638
Holt County, Missouri4,248
Knox County, Missouri3,723
Mercer County, Missouri3,469
Worth County, Missouri1,907
State of Missouri6,196,156
The 26 core-based statistical areas of the State of Missouri
2023 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation
2023 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 Census
1St. Louis, MO-IL MSA (MO)2,125,611−0.56%2,137,492+2.56%2,084,037
2Kansas City, MO-KS MSA (MO)1,305,127+1.39%1,287,264+8.27%1,188,988
3Springfield, MO MSA491,053+3.29%475,432+8.87%436,712
4Columbia, MO MSA216,511+2.68%210,864+10.76%190,387
5Joplin, MO-KS MSA (MO)185,733+2.38%181,409+3.36%175,518
6Jefferson City, MO MSA150,733+0.28%150,309+0.34%149,807
7St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA (MO)110,982−2.61%113,957−4.55%119,384
8Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA (MO)93,528+1.36%92,277+4.82%88,037
9Farmington, MO μSA67,058+0.20%66,922+2.39%65,359
10Branson, MO μSA56,775+1.26%56,066+8.50%51,675
11Warrensburg, MO μSA54,962+1.76%54,013+2.70%52,595
12Fort Leonard Wood, MO μSA53,812−0.27%53,955+3.22%52,274
13Sikeston, MO μSA49,711−1.83%50,636−5.44%53,549
14Rolla, MO μSA45,284+1.45%44,638−1.15%45,156
15Sedalia, MO μSA43,530+1.28%42,980+1.85%42,201
16Poplar Bluff, MO μSA41,948−0.43%42,130−1.55%42,794
17West Plains, MO μSA40,735+2.48%39,750−1.61%40,400
18Hannibal, MO μSA38,825−0.14%38,880−0.17%38,948
19Lebanon, MO μSA36,680+1.78%36,039+1.32%35,571
20Kirksville, MO μSA29,175−0.58%29,346−2.30%30,038
21Kennett, MO μSA27,032−4.42%28,283−11.49%31,953
22Mexico, MO μSA24,394−2.28%24,962−2.22%25,529
23Moberly, MO μSA24,109−2.46%24,716−2.75%25,414
24Marshall, MO μSA23,049−1.22%23,333−0.16%23,370
25Maryville, MO μSA20,695−2.57%21,241−9.11%23,370
26Quincy, IL-MO μSA (MO)9,818−2.13%10,032−1.75%10,211
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA98,223+0.72%97,517+1.29%96,275
Joplin, MO-KS MSA204,787+2.00%200,771+1.85%197,121
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA2,221,343+1.34%2,192,035+9.09%2,009,342
Quincy IL-MO μSA74,259−1.99%75,769−2.00%77,314
St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA118,475−2.46%121,467−4.60%127,329
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA2,796,999−0.82%2,820,253+1.17%2,787,701
The six combined statistical areas of the State of Missouri
2023 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation
2023 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 Census
1St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA (MO)2,191,648−0.58%2,204,414+2.56%2,149,396
2Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA (MO)1,471,071+1.09%1,455,234+6.93%1,360,967
3Columbia-Jefferson City-Moberly, MO CSA415,747+1.19%410,851+5.04%391,137
4Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS CSA (MO)185,733+2.38%181,409+3.36%175,518
5Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL CSA (MO)143,239+0.23%142,913+0.94%141,586
6Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO CSA (MO)48,643−0.55%48,912−0.50%49,159
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL CSA147,934−0.15%148,153−1.12%149,824
Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS CSA235,074+1.74%231,056+0.91%228,969
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA2,557,474+1.14%2,528,644+7.92%2,343,008
Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO CSA113,084−1.37%114,649−1.39%116,262
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA2,900,730−0.83%2,924,904+1.12%2,892,497

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