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Guthrie and Madison counties were added in 2003 after metropolitan areas were redefined. In 2005 the area was renamed the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area after a special census showed that West Des Moines had topped the 50,000 mark in population. [5] Jasper county was added in September 2018.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated seven combined statistical areas, nine metropolitan statistical areas, and 15 micropolitan statistical areas in Iowa. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA CSA, comprising the area around Iowa's capital and largest city, Des Moines.
This was about 1.7% of the city's population in 1910. By 1880, Des Moines had a population of 22,408, making it Iowa's largest city. It displaced the three Mississippi River ports: Burlington, Dubuque, and Davenport, that had alternated holding the position since the territorial period. Des Moines has remained Iowa's most populous city.
The Des Moines metro's population, 709,512 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, was 737,164 in 2023. More: Use this interactive map to see what the 2020 census data says about your Iowa neighborhood
Map of the United States with Iowa highlighted. Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States that is divided into 99 counties and contains 62 census-designated places (CDPs). [1] All population data is based on the 2010 census.
This fastest-growing Des Moines metro suburb added an average of 202.6 people per month. Can you guess which one? Which Des Moines metro cities tops list of fastest-growing, per new U.S. Census data?
Here are the 10 cities in Iowa which have seen the most population decline since 2020 according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 492,401. [1] It is Iowa's most populous county, and home to over 15% of the state's residents. The county seat is Des Moines, [2] which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan ...