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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 56,779
  equals Births 138,047
  less Deaths 81,268
Net Migration 17,495
  equals net International Migration 18,858
  plus net Domestic Migration -1,363

The population of the Kansas City, MO-KS MSA changed from 2,013,703 on 2010 to 2,087,471 in 2015 -- a change of 73,768 (3.66%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (56,779) exceeded net migration (17,495); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Kansas City, MO-KS MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Johnson County, KS20091P0000001 545,789 553,010 559,960 566,979 573,964 580,159 34,370 6.30
Leavenworth County, KS20103P0000001 76,544 77,106 77,735 78,195 78,784 79,315 2,771 3.62
Linn County, KS20107P0000001 9,636 9,605 9,483 9,519 9,496 9,536 -100 -1.04
Miami County, KS20121P0000001 32,874 32,711 32,620 32,817 32,740 32,553 -321 -0.98
Wyandotte County, KS20209P0000001 157,678 158,031 159,472 161,009 162,147 163,369 5,691 3.61
Bates County, MO29013P0000001 17,038 17,019 16,696 16,491 16,562 16,446 -592 -3.47
Caldwell County, MO29025P0000001 9,445 9,209 9,113 9,064 9,017 9,014 -431 -4.56
Cass County, MO29037P0000001 99,755 99,992 100,505 100,826 100,978 101,603 1,848 1.85
Clay County, MO29047P0000001 222,627 225,023 227,486 230,362 233,297 235,637 13,010 5.84
Clinton County, MO29049P0000001 20,730 20,649 20,481 20,490 20,259 20,609 -121 -0.58
Jackson County, MO29095P0000001 675,011 675,373 677,558 680,290 683,683 687,623 12,612 1.87
Lafayette County, MO29107P0000001 33,399 33,232 33,104 32,872 32,671 32,701 -698 -2.09
Platte County, MO29165P0000001 89,705 90,808 92,090 93,241 94,735 96,096 6,391 7.12
Ray County, MO29177P0000001 23,472 23,314 23,053 23,023 22,950 22,810 -662 -2.82
Total P0000001 2,013,703 2,025,082 2,039,356 2,055,178 2,071,283 2,087,471 73,768 3.66
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Johnson County, KS20091B0000001 7,696 7,405 7,261 7,370 7,453 7,397 36,886 
Leavenworth County, KS20103B0000001 916 944 980 934 983 973 4,814 
Linn County, KS20107B0000001 96 94 105 79 105 94 477 
Miami County, KS20121B0000001 448 345 385 333 295 293 1,651 
Wyandotte County, KS20209B0000001 2,508 2,765 2,731 2,798 2,633 2,692 13,619 
Bates County, MO29013B0000001 192 194 185 185 204 202 970 
Caldwell County, MO29025B0000001 92 91 91 85 86 85 438 
Cass County, MO29037B0000001 1,416 1,204 1,204 1,201 1,186 1,218 6,013 
Clay County, MO29047B0000001 3,132 3,072 2,993 3,130 3,078 3,093 15,366 
Clinton County, MO29049B0000001 168 243 223 231 207 212 1,116 
Jackson County, MO29095B0000001 9,776 9,581 9,673 9,477 9,582 9,555 47,868 
Lafayette County, MO29107B0000001 432 372 370 362 406 363 1,873 
Platte County, MO29165B0000001 1,108 1,149 1,139 1,178 1,102 1,154 5,722 
Ray County, MO29177B0000001 224 257 236 248 240 253 1,234 
Total B0000001 28,204 27,716 27,576 27,611 27,560 27,584 138,047 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Johnson County, KS20091D0000001 3,132 3,409 3,462 3,730 3,673 3,703 17,977 
Leavenworth County, KS20103D0000001 472 585 543 580 534 562 2,804 
Linn County, KS20107D0000001 152 107 119 117 109 117 569 
Miami County, KS20121D0000001 184 280 236 259 243 271 1,289 
Wyandotte County, KS20209D0000001 1,436 1,331 1,341 1,358 1,410 1,377 6,817 
Bates County, MO29013D0000001 232 223 192 228 193 194 1,030 
Caldwell County, MO29025D0000001 48 97 112 105 98 96 508 
Cass County, MO29037D0000001 944 827 868 944 900 883 4,422 
Clay County, MO29047D0000001 1,540 1,558 1,575 1,641 1,615 1,660 8,049 
Clinton County, MO29049D0000001 124 257 259 218 268 240 1,242 
Jackson County, MO29095D0000001 5,764 6,121 6,045 6,148 6,075 6,208 30,597 
Lafayette County, MO29107D0000001 448 299 342 392 372 341 1,746 
Platte County, MO29165D0000001 620 577 585 612 607 595 2,976 
Ray County, MO29177D0000001 128 238 244 246 248 266 1,242 
Total D0000001 15,224 15,909 15,923 16,578 16,345 16,513 81,268 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Johnson County, KS20091NC000001 4,564 3,996 3,799 3,640 3,780 3,694 18,909 
Leavenworth County, KS20103NC000001 444 359 437 354 449 411 2,010 
Linn County, KS20107NC000001 -56 -13 -14 -38 -4 -23 -92 
Miami County, KS20121NC000001 264 65 149 74 52 22 362 
Wyandotte County, KS20209NC000001 1,072 1,434 1,390 1,440 1,223 1,315 6,802 
Bates County, MO29013NC000001 -40 -29 -7 -43 11 8 -60 
Caldwell County, MO29025NC000001 44 -6 -21 -20 -12 -11 -70 
Cass County, MO29037NC000001 472 377 336 257 286 335 1,591 
Clay County, MO29047NC000001 1,592 1,514 1,418 1,489 1,463 1,433 7,317 
Clinton County, MO29049NC000001 44 -14 -36 13 -61 -28 -126 
Jackson County, MO29095NC000001 4,012 3,460 3,628 3,329 3,507 3,347 17,271 
Lafayette County, MO29107NC000001 -16 73 28 -30 34 22 127 
Platte County, MO29165NC000001 488 572 554 566 495 559 2,746 
Ray County, MO29177NC000001 96 19 -8 2 -8 -13 -8 
Total NC000001 12,980 11,807 11,653 11,033 11,215 11,071 56,779 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Johnson County, KS20091MI000001 940 1,208 1,151 1,275 1,474 1,472 6,580 
Leavenworth County, KS20103MI000001 212 61 295 185 182 228 951 
Linn County, KS20107MI000001 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 
Miami County, KS20121MI000001 0 1 1 1 2 2 7 
Wyandotte County, KS20209MI000001 376 539 589 651 755 763 3,297 
Bates County, MO29013MI000001 4 3 1 2 2 2 10 
Caldwell County, MO29025MI000001 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 
Cass County, MO29037MI000001 28 47 49 62 62 61 281 
Clay County, MO29047MI000001 308 291 291 313 367 368 1,630 
Clinton County, MO29049MI000001 0 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -25 
Jackson County, MO29095MI000001 856 954 961 1,043 1,198 1,209 5,365 
Lafayette County, MO29107MI000001 4 7 4 4 6 6 27 
Platte County, MO29165MI000001 152 102 142 145 173 173 735 
Ray County, MO29177MI000001 0 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -8 
Total MI000001 2,880 3,208 3,478 3,675 4,217 4,280 18,858 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Johnson County, KS20091MD000001 1,036 2,012 2,042 1,911 1,643 668 8,276 
Leavenworth County, KS20103MD000001 608 158 -97 -62 -2 -142 -145 
Linn County, KS20107MD000001 -28 -25 -108 102 -17 64 16 
Miami County, KS20121MD000001 104 -233 -248 105 -118 -180 -674 
Wyandotte County, KS20209MD000001 -740 -1,649 -509 -472 -839 -682 -4,151 
Bates County, MO29013MD000001 0 -6 -324 -163 59 -115 -549 
Caldwell County, MO29025MD000001 36 -273 -71 -28 -31 25 -378 
Cass County, MO29037MD000001 656 -214 145 -20 -200 144 -145 
Clay County, MO29047MD000001 1,056 697 759 1,001 1,121 563 4,141 
Clinton County, MO29049MD000001 -84 -60 -127 -11 -194 379 -13 
Jackson County, MO29095MD000001 -1,676 -3,872 -2,349 -1,558 -955 -442 -9,176 
Lafayette County, MO29107MD000001 88 -239 -167 -210 -229 -3 -848 
Platte County, MO29165MD000001 904 449 582 441 846 642 2,960 
Ray County, MO29177MD000001 -156 -178 -259 -28 -70 -142 -677 
Total MD000001 1,804 -3,433 -731 1,008 1,014 779 -1,363 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Johnson County, KS20091MN000001 1,976 3,220 3,193 3,186 3,117 2,140 14,856 
Leavenworth County, KS20103MN000001 820 219 198 123 180 86 806 
Linn County, KS20107MN000001 -28 -24 -107 103 -16 65 21 
Miami County, KS20121MN000001 104 -232 -247 106 -116 -178 -667 
Wyandotte County, KS20209MN000001 -364 -1,110 80 179 -84 81 -854 
Bates County, MO29013MN000001 4 -3 -323 -161 61 -113 -539 
Caldwell County, MO29025MN000001 36 -272 -71 -28 -30 26 -375 
Cass County, MO29037MN000001 684 -167 194 42 -138 205 136 
Clay County, MO29047MN000001 1,364 988 1,050 1,314 1,488 931 5,771 
Clinton County, MO29049MN000001 -84 -65 -132 -16 -199 374 -38 
Jackson County, MO29095MN000001 -820 -2,918 -1,388 -515 243 767 -3,811 
Lafayette County, MO29107MN000001 92 -232 -163 -206 -223 3 -821 
Platte County, MO29165MN000001 1,056 551 724 586 1,019 815 3,695 
Ray County, MO29177MN000001 -156 -180 -261 -30 -71 -143 -685 
Total MN000001 4,684 -225 2,747 4,683 5,231 5,059 17,495 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Johnson County, KS20091GQ000001 5,166 5,166 5,166 5,164 5,163 5,163 -3 -0.06
Leavenworth County, KS20103GQ000001 6,568 6,554 6,539 6,548 6,514 6,515 -53 -0.81
Linn County, KS20107GQ000001 63 63 63 63 63 63 0 0.00
Miami County, KS20121GQ000001 645 645 645 645 645 645 0 0.00
Wyandotte County, KS20209GQ000001 1,335 1,335 1,335 1,335 1,335 1,335 0 0.00
Bates County, MO29013GQ000001 311 311 311 311 311 311 0 0.00
Caldwell County, MO29025GQ000001 214 214 214 214 214 214 0 0.00
Cass County, MO29037GQ000001 1,044 1,044 1,044 1,044 1,044 1,044 0 0.00
Clay County, MO29047GQ000001 2,645 2,645 2,645 2,645 2,649 2,650 5 0.19
Clinton County, MO29049GQ000001 445 444 445 445 445 445 0 0.00
Jackson County, MO29095GQ000001 11,219 11,219 11,222 11,159 11,222 10,907 -312 -2.78
Lafayette County, MO29107GQ000001 724 724 724 724 724 724 0 0.00
Platte County, MO29165GQ000001 869 869 869 869 869 869 0 0.00
Ray County, MO29177GQ000001 311 311 311 311 311 311 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 31,559 31,544 31,533 31,477 31,509 31,196 -363 -1.15

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