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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Kansas City, MO-KS metro area

The Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area spans 14 counties and had 2,253,579 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $188.2 billion that year.

Kansas, Missouri14 countiesPart of Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS
GDP, 2024$188.2B#35 of 387 · +4.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$69,453#96 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.9%#166 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.5#230 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Kansas City, MOUnited States
Kansas City, MOUnited States
1.6M1.8M2M2.2M2.4M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$50B$100B$150B$200B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 14 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$18.3B9.7%11.1%
Manufacturing$17.9B9.5%9.5%
Finance & insurance——8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$12.0B6.4%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$10.0B5.3%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services——2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities——1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$310M0.2%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture——0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Bates CountyMissouriOutlying29013
Caldwell CountyMissouriOutlying29025
Cass CountyMissouriCentral29037
Clay CountyMissouriCentral29047
Clinton CountyMissouriOutlying29049
Jackson CountyMissouriCentral29095
Johnson CountyKansasCentral20091
Lafayette CountyMissouriOutlying29107
Leavenworth CountyKansasOutlying20103
Linn CountyKansasOutlying20107
Miami CountyKansasOutlying20121
Platte CountyMissouriCentral29165
Ray CountyMissouriOutlying29177
Wyandotte CountyKansasCentral20209