Axios Des Moines: Food insecurity is increasing in the metro area, but some of the biggest recent increases have surprisingly come from Des Moines’ suburbs, according to data from Des Moines Area Religious Council. Des Moines residents still make up the majority of DMARC’s pantry users — 69% as of July 2022. But in the last year, visits from suburban residents have jumped the most dramatically — more than a 60% increase from Jan. 2021 to now. Clive residents had the biggest change in visitors between July 2021 and 2022, growing from 134 people to 413. Johnston residents broke their record for most pantry visits in a month. In July 2022 there were 483 visits, compared with 431 in 2019.