Jackson County URL: https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/mo-jackson-county.html Jackson County is a county in Missouri, United States, with county seat Independence. ## Administrative divisions Jackson County is a county in Missouri, United States; the county seat is Independence[^uscb2023]. ## Basic facts - State: [Missouri](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/missouri.html) - County seat: Independence[^uscb2023] - Division level: county[^uscb2023] ## Parent division Located in [Missouri](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/missouri.html). Updated: 2026-10-29 Relations: - Located in: Missouri https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/missouri.html - Contains places: Kansas City https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/mo-kansas-city.html Mentioned in: - Missouri https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/missouri.html Sources: - Jackson County (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County - U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html