Des Moines

United States North America

Primary City: Des Moines

Primary State/Province: Iowa

Primary Language: English

Population: 939K

GDP: $83B • GDP per capita: $88,028

GAWC Class: 12

#323

Global Rank

7.7

Power Score


% of Country Score

0.3%

Key Statistics

Total Teams

8

Major Companies

3

Market Cap

$88B

Skyscrapers (150m+)

1

Universities

2

Dimension Breakdown

Sports

Other Teams

College/University Teams6 teams

American FootballFBS

Iowa State

Ames

American FootballFCS

Drake

Des Moines

BasketballNCAA

Iowa State

Ames

BasketballNCAA

Drake

Des Moines

W BasketballNCAA W

Iowa State (W)

Ames

W BasketballNCAA W

Drake (W)

Des Moines

Other Men’s Teams4 teams

Auto RacingNASCAR

Iowa Corn 350

Newton (IA)

BaseballMinor Lg Base

Iowa Cubs

Des Moines

BasketballInt'l Basketball

Iowa Wolves

Des Moines

HockeyMinor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Iowa Wild

Des Moines

Top Companies

#CompanyValuationType
1Hy-Vee$39BPrivate
2Casey's General Stores$28BPublic
3Principal Financial Group$21BPublic

Total Market Cap: $88B across 3 companies

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#200

Iowa State University

Ames, United States

#1719

Grinnell College

Grinnell, United States

Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Des Moines International Airport

Des Moines • 4 - Regional

Data Center Hub1 entry

Des Moines Data Center Market

Des Moines • Data Center Hub

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