City profile · United States · North America
Des Moines
City population
214,133
#113
in United States
#1
in Iowa
#2,689
worldwide
41.601, -93.609 · 1,436 km from Washington
About Des Moines
Des Moines is a city in Iowa, United States with a population of 214,133. It is the 113th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 2,689th largest worldwide. It lies 1,436 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 30
Coordinates
41.601, -93.609
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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