| St. Joseph metropolitan area | |
| Official Name: | St. Joseph, MO–KS MSA |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Map Alt: | Map of Kansas City metropolitan area |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | Largest city |
| Subdivision Name2: | St. Joseph, Missouri |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8,472 |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 11601 |
| Elevation Max M: | 353.51 |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 6901 |
| Elevation Min M: | 210.31 |
| Population Total: | 2,192,035 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 260.0 |
| Population Density Km2: | 100.4 |
| Population Rank: | 30th MSA (2,192,035), 24th CSA (2,528,644) in the U.S. |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | MSA |
| Demographics2 Info1: | $169.5 billion (2022) |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | −06:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −05:00 |
The St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties - three in northwest Missouri (Andrew, Buchanan, and DeKalb) and one in northeast Kansas (Doniphan) - anchored by the city of St. Joseph, comprising a total area of . As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 121,467.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 122,336 people, 46,531 households, and 31,203 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.29% White, 4.10% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.00% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,896, and the median income for a family was $41,290. Males had a median income of $30,296 versus $21,085 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,198.