page_title: Jackson County, Missouri
section_title: Adjacent counties
hierarchical_section_title: Jackson County, Missouri / Geography / Adjacent counties
caption_attribution_description: Looking north from the Liberty Memorial towards Union Station and Downtown Kansas City.Downtown at Twighlight
context_page_description: Jackson County is located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 674,158. The estimated population in 2019 is 703,011 making it the second-most populous county in the state. Although Independence retains its status as the original county seat, Kansas City serves as a second county seat and the center of county government. The county was organized December 15, 1826, and named for President Andrew Jackson. Jackson County is the most populated county in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Total employment in 2016 was 338,535.
context_section_description: Johnson County, Kansas (west/southwest)
  Clay County, Missouri (north)
  Wyandotte County, Kansas (west/northwest)
  Cass County, Missouri (south)
  Lafayette County, Missouri (east)
  Ray 
  County (northeast)
  Johnson County, Missouri (southeast) - not part of the Kansas City metropolitan area
caption: Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, at twilight
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