| Official Name: | Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Area |
| Other Name: | Columbia-Jefferson City-Moberly, MO CSA |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Motto: | Jefferson City |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Largest city |
| Subdivision Type3: | Other cities |
| Subdivision Type4: | Counties |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Blank1 Title: | MSA |
| Population Blank1: | 214,630 (216th) |
| Population Blank2 Title: | CSA |
| Population Blank2: | 414,036 (102nd) |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | −6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
| Area Code: | 573, 660 |
The Jefferson City metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties - Cole, Callaway, Moniteau, and Osage - in central Missouri anchored by the city of Jefferson City. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 150,316.[2] The Jefferson City MSA consists of four counties, and borders the Columbia metropolitan area to the north.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 140,052 people, 51,637 households, and 35,569 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 90.12% White, 7.12% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,692, and the median income for a family was $46,720. Males had a median income of $29,922 versus $22,678 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,900.