Companies in Des Moines

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Our Des Moines business directory currently lists every registered legal entity with a Des Moines address in the official United States business register. The exact count is shown live at the top of this page.

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Des Moines records are sourced directly from the official United States business register and enriched with 50+ data points: revenue, employees, industry codes, contact details, and ownership.

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Behind every street in Des Moines sits a business. 60,069 of them, to be exact, all registered in the United States business register. The biggest single industry is general business services with 2,762 companies, roughly 5% of everything that does business in the city.

60,069 businesses indexed

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company	USA	Des Moines	1615 Locust St	Polk	50309-3037	N/A	2000	$25,920,000,000	23,800	Corporation	8805	N/A
2	State Of Iowa	USA	Des Moines	1007 E Grand Ave Rm 105	Polk	50319-9003	auditor.*****	1846	$24,826,129,000	24,304	Corporation	1465	N/A
3	Principal Financial Group, INC.	USA	Des Moines	711 High St	Polk	50392	principal.*****	1879	$15,625,500,000	19,700	Corporation	552	119209
4	Federal Home Loan Bank Of Des Moines	USA	Des Moines	909 Locust St Ste 400	Polk	50309-2815	fhlbdm.*****	1932	$8,705,000,000	357	Corporation	6	426000149
5	Ppw Holdings LLC	USA	Des Moines	666 Grand Ave Ste 500	Polk	50309-2511	midamre.*****	2005	$7,799,858,131	19,700	Corporation	8805	3974223
6	F&G Annuities & Life, INC.	USA	Des Moines	801 Grand Ave Ste 2600	Polk	50309-8092	fglife.*****	1959	$5,731,000,000	1,173	Corporation	2167	3310239
7	Mhc INC.	USA	Des Moines	666 Grand Ave Ste 500	Polk	50309-2511	midamericanenergy.*****	1996	$3,909,471,088	3,500	Corporation	8805	192605
8	Midamerican Funding, LLC	USA	Des Moines	1615 Locust St	Polk	50309-3037	N/A	1999	$3,907,000,000	3,600	Corporation	8805	226083
9	Midamerican Energy Company	USA	Des Moines	666 Grand Ave Ste 500	Polk	50309-2580	midamericanenergy.*****	1996	$3,907,000,000	3,400	Corporation	8805	177228
10	Employers Mutual Casualty Company	USA	Des Moines	717 Mulberry St	Polk	50306	emcinsurance.*****	1911	$1,804,372,181	2,375	Corporation	38	420234980
11	Central Iowa Health System	USA	Des Moines	1200 Pleasant St	Polk	50309-1453	unitypoint.*****	1982	$1,386,763,833	3,603	Corporation	236	59291
12	Central Iowa Hospital CORP	USA	Des Moines	1200 Pleasant St	Polk	50309-1406	unitypoint.*****	1933	$1,357,287,455	3,495	Corporation	236	59292
13	Principal Financial Services, INC.	USA	Des Moines	711 High Street	Polk	50309	principal.*****	1998	$1,348,657,700	1,600	Corporation	552	N/A
14	Principal Life Insurance Company	USA	Des Moines	711 High St	Polk	50392-0001	principal.*****	1998	$1,302,481,986	900	Corporation	552	420127290
15	The Weitz Company LLC	USA	Des Moines	611 5th Ave Ste 300	Polk	50309-1610	weitz.*****	2012	$1,262,956,262	2,000	Corporation	3048	248555
16	Central Iowa Hospital CORPORATION	USA	Des Moines	1200 Pleasant St	Polk	50309-1406	unitypoint.*****	2020	$1,149,177,894	1,000	Corporation	N/A	N/A
17	Mercy Clinics, INC.	USA	Des Moines	1111 6th Ave Fl 2	Polk	50314-2610	mercyone.*****	1995	$992,800,012	160	Corporation	869	60768
18	Catholic Health Initiatives - Iowa, CORP.	USA	Des Moines	1111 6th Ave	Polk	50314-2610	mercyone.*****	1965	$635,751,815	6,100	Corporation	869	60778
19	Kemin Industries, INC.	USA	Des Moines	1900 Scott Ave	Polk	50317-1138	kemin.*****	1961	$580,293,549	1,646	Corporation	73	22767
20	Des Moines Independent Community School District	USA	Des Moines	2100 Fleur Dr	Polk	50321-1158	dmschools.*****	1913	$555,791,362	5,000	Corporation	79	381279
21	Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company	USA	Des Moines	1100 Locust St Dept 3000	Polk	50391-3000	nbsbrokerage.*****	1982	$549,187,391	362	Corporation	868	69693
22	Annett Holdings, INC.	USA	Des Moines	6115 Leland Ave	Polk	50321-9624	tmctrans.*****	1986	$519,801,181	2,750	Corporation	18	108572
23	Principal Bank	USA	Des Moines	711 High St	Polk	50392-0001	principal.*****	2006	$498,465,000	718	Corporation	552	N/A
24	Mittera Group, INC.	USA	Des Moines	5085 Ne 17th St	Polk	50313-2102	mittera.*****	1974	$470,753,989	575	Corporation	72	36442
25	Wellmark, INC.	USA	Des Moines	1331 Grand Ave	Polk	50309-2565	bcbs.*****	1939	$468,156,919	1,800	Corporation	24	112588

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Largest companies in Des Moines

Which company is the largest in Des Moines depends on how you measure. You can look at valuation, at revenue or at how many people work there. Valuations are private for most companies, so here we stick to revenue and headcount.

By revenue, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company comes first in Des Moines. It is part of a group with $25.9 billion in yearly revenue. By headcount, Catholic Health Initiatives - Iowa, CORP. comes first with 6,100 employees. We only looked at the 47,580 corporations in Des Moines for this; sole traders, foundations and other legal forms are left out.

The two tables below show how all 60,069 companies in Des Moines are spread across revenue and headcount bands.

Yearly revenue

56.6%of companies have less than $100,000 in yearly revenue

Revenue (USD)	Count	Share
up to $100,000	33,993	56.6%
$100,000 to $500,000	18,125	30.2%
$500,000 to $1M	1,007	1.7%
$1M to $5M	1,002	1.7%
$5M to $10M	198	0.3%
$10M to $50M	203	0.3%
$50M to $100M	29	<0.1%
$100M to $500M	27	<0.1%
$500M to $1B	6	<0.1%
$1B or more	16	<0.1%
Unknown	5,463	9.1%

Headcount

85.9%of companies have 1 to 4 employees

Employees	Count	Share
1-4	51,593	85.9%
5-9	3,760	6.3%
10-19	1,193	2.0%
20-49	785	1.3%
50-99	328	0.5%
100-199	152	0.3%
200-499	83	0.1%
500-999	23	<0.1%
1,000-4,999	21	<0.1%
Unknown	2,131	3.5%

Source: business register and CompanyData. "Unknown" means no published figure.

Largest industries in Des Moines

The biggest industry groups in Des Moines by registered company count, with the top five companies by revenue in each.

General business services

2,762 companies

SIC 7389

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Holding firms

2,136 companies

SIC 6719

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General Contractors-Single-Family Houses

1,991 companies

SIC 1521

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Restaurants and eating places

1,573 companies

SIC 5812

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Operators of Nonresidential Buildings

1,414 companies

SIC 6512

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Business Consulting Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

1,241 companies

SIC 8748

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Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified

1,095 companies

SIC 6799

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Repair Shops and Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

1,071 companies

SIC 7699

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All industries in Des Moines

Together, general business services, holding firms and General Contractors-Single-Family Houses make up the top three industries in Des Moines, accounting for 11% of the city's commercial activity. The oldest company we can find in Des Moines is State Of Iowa, founded in 1846, with Iowa State Education Association not far behind. They are still here, along with 60,067 other businesses in Des Moines.

Insurance made Des Moines what it is, and Iowa's capital pairs a surprising density of financial offices with agribusiness services rooted in the farmland all around. All of them are in our data. Look up a company in the table at the top of this page, get the full list delivered as an Excel file, or pull the records straight into your own systems through our API.

Nonclassifiable Establishments12,125
Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified2,762
Offices of Holding Companies, Not Elsewhere Classified2,136
General Contractors-Single-Family Houses1,991
Eating Places1,573
Operators of Nonresidential Buildings1,414
Business Consulting Services, Not Elsewhere Classified1,241
Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified1,095
Repair Shops and Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified1,071
Religious Organizations927
Other industries33,734

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