Wichita, KS Metro Area
The Wichita, KS metro area is made up of 4 counties in Kansas: Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey, and Sumner, largest first. About 663,809 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 2.5% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 663,809 2.5% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 4: 2 central, 2 outlying
- Land area
- 4,148 sq mi (10,744 km²)
- Time zone
- Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
- State
- Kansas
- Combined statistical area
- Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS
- CBSA code
- 48620
Counties in the Wichita, KS metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick County | Central | 538,433 | 81.1% |
| Butler County | Central | 69,484 | 10.5% |
| Harvey County | Outlying | 33,580 | 5.1% |
| Sumner County | Outlying | 22,312 | 3.4% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central counties, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Wichita397,945 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other area in this one is
- Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Micro Area34,382 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Hutchinson, KS Micro Area40 mi northwest
- Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Micro Area46 mi south
- McPherson, KS Micro Area50 mi north
- Ponca City, OK Micro Area69 mi south
- Emporia, KS Micro Area80 mi northeast
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