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County · Iowa

Des Moines County

38,411Population
-1.4 %Change since 2020
179Net migration
4.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
38,411 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.4 %
Net migration
179 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.2 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
38,940 (2020)
Births
421 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.0
Deaths
488 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.7
Natural change, 2023
-67
International migration
133 (2023)
Domestic migration
46 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
4.7
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19057

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.25.4
PeriodValue
20254.2 %
20244.0 %
20234.1 %
20224.2 %
20215.7 %
20207.1 %
20193.7 %
20183.2 %
20174.1 %
20164.8 %
20154.7 %
20145.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202438.4K38.9K
PeriodValue
202438,411
202338,360
202238,258
202138,545
202038,856