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The 15-county Kansas City Metropolitan Area, with the approximate city limits of Kansas City, Missouri in red and counties in blue
The Kansas City metropolitan area surrounds the city of Kansas City, Missouri . It includes 15 counties in both Missouri and Kansas .[1] With a population of 2.34 million people, it is the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri behind Greater St. Louis .[1] However, the Kansas city metropolitan area is currently showing a 3.1 percent growth rate.[2] The St. Louis metropolitan area is only growing at a rate of .7 percent.[2]
Central city Largest cities (over 100,000 in 2000 ) Medium-sized cities (10,000 to 100,000 in 2000 ) Smaller Cities (between 5,000 and 9,900 in 2010 ) Counties
New York, New York
Los Angeles, California
Chicago, Illinois
Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas
Washington, DC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlanta, Georgia
Miami, Florida
Phoenix, Arizona
Boston, Massachusetts
San Francisco - Oakland, California
Riverside - San Bernardino, California
Detroit, Michigan
Seattle, Washington
Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota
San Diego, California
Tampa, Florida
Denver, Colorado
Orlando, Florida
Charlotte, North Carolina
San Antonio, Texas
St. Louis, Missouri
Baltimore, Maryland
Portland, Oregon
Sacramento, California
Las Vegas, Nevada
Austin, Texas
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cincinnati, Ohio
Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas
Columbus, Ohio
Indianapolis, Indiana
Cleveland, Ohio
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Jose, California
Nashville, Tennessee
Jacksonville, Florida
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Raleigh, North Carolina
Virginia Beach - Norfolk, Virginia
Memphis, Tennessee
Providence, Rhode Island
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Richmond, Virginia
Louisville, Kentucky
New Orleans, Lousiana
Salt Lake City, Utah
Hartford, Connecticut
Buffalo, New York
Birmingham, Alabama
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Rochester, New York
Tucson, Arizona
Fresno, California
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honolulu, Hawaii
Omaha, Nebraska
Worcester, Massachusetts
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Greenville, South Carolina
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bakersfield, California
Albany, New York
Knoxville, Tennessee
McAllen, Texas
Oxnard, California
El Paso, Texas
North Port, Florida
Baton Rouge, Lousiana
New Haven, Connecticut
Columbia, South Carolina
Allentown - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dayton, Ohio
Charleston, South Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Cape Coral, Florida
Stockton, California
Boise, Idaho
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Little Rock, Arkansas
Lakeland, Florida
Akron, Ohio
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Deltona, Florida
Durham, North Carolina
Toledo, Ohio
Des Moines, Iowa
Springfield, Massachusetts
Ogden, Utah
Palm Bay, Florida
Poughkeepsie - Newburgh, New York
Madison, Wisconsin
Syracuse, New York
Provo, Utah
Augusta, Georgia
Wichita, Kansas
Jackson, Mississippi
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Spokane, Washington