The Wichita metropolitan area, officially known as the Wichita, Kansas MSA, is a metropolitan area in south-central Kansas at the confluence of the Little Arkansas and Arkansas Rivers, anchored by the city of Wichita. The U.S. Census Bureau defines the metropolitan statistical area as consisting of Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick, and Sumner counties. Covering 4,180 square miles, the 2024 estimated census placed the population at 661,217, making it the largest metropolitan area anchored in Kansas. However, the bi-state Kansas City metropolitan area, which extends into both Kansas and Missouri, is larger.