Iowa is still officially growing, and it has immigrants and minorities to thank for that growth. What is more, people are still moving within the state from rural areas to urban or suburban areas.
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Iowa’s population grew by about 4.7% between 2010 and 2020, the census numbers show. The largest growth was in Dallas County, where the Des Moines suburbs contributed to a 50.7% increase in population since 2010.
File photoIowa is still officially growing, and it has immigrants and minorities to thank for that growth. What is more, people are still moving within the state from rural areas to urban or suburban areas.
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