Metro · Density Score
Des Moines, IA
Metro area in Iowa
47 Combined score #45 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 50 #50 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 46 #44 of 109
Des Moines ranks #45 overall, #44 in Startup & VC and #50 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #14 of 109: $105K GDP per person
- #16 of 109: +375 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #17 of 103: 54 patents per 100k people
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $7.6M #53 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.71 #65 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.14 #36 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.04 #74 of 102
- GDP per person
- $105K #14 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 54 #17 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 25 #104 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 4.3% #17 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +375 #16 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Casey's General Stores, Inc. $17.6B
- Principal Financial Group, Inc. $15.6B
- Hy-Vee $13.0B
- F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. $5.7B
- West Bancorporation $95M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
