Joplin, Missouri, metropolitan area

The Joplin, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Jasper, Newton, and Cherokee counties in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas anchored by the city of Joplin. The estimated 2023 population of the Joplin, MO-KS (MSA) is 204,787. As of March 2023, The U.S. Census Bureau MSA delineation report added Cherokee County, Kansas to the Joplin, MO MSA making it the Joplin, MO-KS MSA.

The Joplin–Miami, MO–KS-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes the Miami, Oklahoma micropolitan statistical area, As of 2023, the Joplin-Miami (CSA) estimated population is 235,074.

Missouri
Joplin, MO-KS MSA
 * Jasper
 * Newton

Kansas
Joplin, MO-KS MSA
 * Cherokee

Oklahoma
Miami, Ok μSA
 * Ottawa

Communities
Communities are categorized based on their populations from the 2021 US Population Estimates.

Anchor cities of Joplin-Miami CSA
(County Seat of Ottawa County)
 * Joplin, Missouri (Principal city) pop: 53,095
 * Miami, Oklahoma pop: 12,885

Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants
(County Seat of Jasper County) (County Seat of Newton County)
 * Carthage, MO pop: 15,538
 * Webb City, MO pop: 13,251
 * Neosho, MO pop: 12,687
 * Carl Junction, MO pop: 8,262

Places with 1,000 to 4,999 inhabitants

 * Baxter Springs, KS pop: 3,944
 * Columbus, KS pop: 3,070
 * Galena, KS pop: 2,875
 * Oronogo, MO pop: 2,608
 * Duquesne, MO Pop: 2,355
 * Commerce, OK pop: 2,276
 * Seneca, MO pop: 2,258
 * Granby, MO pop: 2,066
 * Carterville, MO pop: 1,847
 * Duenweg, MO pop: 1,531
 * Sarcoxie, MO pop: 1,388
 * Fairland, OK pop: 1,119

Places with 500 to 999 inhabitants

 * Loma Linda, MO pop: 943
 * Jasper, MO pop: 890
 * Diamond, MO pop: 855
 * Quapaw, OK pop: 806
 * Riverton, KS pop: 771
 * Airport Drive, MO pop: 758
 * Afton, OK pop: 732
 * Leawood, MO pop: 678
 * Weir, KS pop: 639
 * Alba, MO pop: 538

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

 * Wyandotte, OK pop: 494
 * Scammon, KS pop: 445
 * Purcell, MO pop: 424
 * Fairview, MO pop: 378
 * Shoal Creek Drive, MO pop: 363
 * Saginaw, MO pop: 306
 * North Miami, OK pop: 294
 * Carytown, MO pop: 285
 * Lowell, KS pop: 244
 * Fidelity, MO pop: 226
 * Neck City, MO pop: 226
 * Newtonia, MO pop: 211
 * Asbury, MO pop: 190
 * West Mineral, KS pop: 172
 * Stella, MO pop: 166
 * Redings Mill, MO pop: 163
 * Treece, KS pop: 137
 * Peoria, OK pop: 135
 * Stark City, MO pop: 129
 * La Russell, MO pop: 117
 * Crestline, KS pop: 116
 * Grand Falls Plaza, MO pop: 106
 * Hallowell, KS pop: 101
 * Brooklyn Heights, MO pop: 100
 * Narcissa, OK pop: 100
 * Avilla, MO pop: 99
 * Wentworth, MO pop: 98
 * Reeds, MO pop: 93
 * Waco, MO pop: 93
 * Shoal Creek Estates, MO pop: 92
 * Dotyville, OK pop: 87
 * Roseland, KS pop: 68
 * Ritchey, MO pop: 67
 * Dennis Acres, MO pop: 51
 * Cliff Village, MO pop: 35

Unincorporated places

 * Dudenville
 * Hornet
 * Kendricktown
 * Maxville
 * Racine
 * Scotland
 * Spring City
 * Tipton Ford
 * Wanda

Ghost Towns

 * Picher, OK (pop: 9726 at its peak in 1920)
 * Cardin, OK (pop: 2640 at its peak in 1920)
 * Monark Springs, MO

Education
The Joplin, MO-KS-OK Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is served by many different school districts and higher education institutions such as the following: Missouri School Districts Colleges and Universities
 * Avilla R-13
 * Carl Junction R-1
 * Carthage R-9
 * Diamond R-4
 * East Newton R-6
 * Jasper County R-5
 * Joplin Catholic Schools
 * Joplin R-8
 * Neosho R-5
 * Sarcoxie R-2
 * Seneca R-7
 * Webb City R-7
 * Westview C-6
 * Crowder College
 * Kansas City University - Joplin
 * Missouri Southern State University
 * Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
 * Ozark Christian College
 * Pittsburg State University- Pittsburg, KS* *Outside of Joplin, MO-KS-OK CSA

Kansas School Districts Oklahoma School Districts
 * Baxter Springs USD 508
 * Columbus USD 493
 * Galena USD 499
 * Riverton USD 404
 * Afton Public Schools
 * Bluejacket Public School
 * Cleora Public Schools
 * Commerce Public Schools
 * Fairland Public Schools
 * Miami Public Schools
 * Quapaw Public Schools
 * Turkey Ford Public Schools
 * Wyandotte Public Schools

Demographics (Joplin, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area)
As of the census of 2020, there were 204,787 people, 64,286 households, and 44,270 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.5% White, 1.5% African American, 1.6% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population. For every 100 females there are 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,158, and the median income for a family was $44,564. Males had a median income of $29,315 versus $20,883 for females.