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Des Moines metro ranked fastest growing city in Midwest; continues area’s growth trend

American City and County: New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the Iowa capital’s metro is the fastest growing city in the Midwest, which continues a growth trend for the area.

The Des Moines, Iowa, metro area’s population swelled from 622,580 to 634,735 — a 2 percent increase — between July 2015 and July 2016, Des Moines TV station KCCI reports. Des Moines was ranked the 34th fastest growing city in the U.S. as a whole.

"This growth reinforces the momentum we are experiencing as a region," Jay Byers, CEO of chamber of commerce collective Greater Des Moines Partnership, said in a March news release. "Our community has consistently been recognized as a top place to live and work, and together we will continue to push forward with our talent attraction and retention efforts to spur further economic growth."

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