County Profile


Platte County is located on the western border of Missouri and is one of fourteen counties in the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan statistical area (MSA).   Approximately 20% of Platte County’s 421 square miles fall within the Kansas City MSA. The Missouri River is on the County's western and southern borders. Platte County offers many features attractive to business with regards to affordability, accessibility, quality of life and many other factors.   Platte County is home to the Kansas City International Airport which was voted "most user-friendly airport and the best friend of the environment" by the World Travel Award Committee, and is located 20 miles from downtown Kansas City.   For Platte County demographics, trends and a full profile - please click here* Please note - this is a sizable (504 KB) PDF file so it may take a moment to load.   For more information about the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area visit www.thinkkc.com