The
Kansas City metropolitan area is a 14-county
metropolitan area anchored by
Kansas City, Missouri that straddles the border between the U.S. states of
Missouri and
Kansas. With a population of 2,393,623, it ranks as the second largest metropolitan area with its core in Missouri (after
Greater St. Louis) and has a population in Kansas larger than the
Wichita metropolitan area. Alongside Kansas City, the area includes a number of other cities and suburbs, the largest being
Overland Park, Kansas;
Kansas City, Kansas; and
Independence, Missouri; all over 100,000 in population.The
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) serves as the
Council of Governments and the
Metropolitan Planning Organization for the area.