List of Mexican states by poverty rate

This is a list of the 32 federal entities (31 states and Mexico City) of Mexico by poverty rate in 2012.

People living in poverty under the Mexican poverty definition, 2012.
People living in extreme poverty under the Mexican poverty definition, 2012.

Methodology

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This list includes both moderate poverty and extreme poverty rates. Percentages appear very high as a result.

Mexican states

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Rank State Poverty Rate (2012) [1] Poverty Rate (2010) [2]
1  Chiapas 74.7% 78.5%
2  Guerrero 69.7% 67.6%
3  Puebla 64.5% 61.5%
4  Oaxaca 61.9% 67.0%
5  Tlaxcala 57.9% 60.3%
6  Michoacán 54.4% 54.7%
7  Zacatecas 54.2% 60.2%
8  Hidalgo 52.8% 54.7%
9  Veracruz 52.6% 57.6%
10  San Luis Potosí 50.5% 52.4%
11  Durango 50.1% 51.6%
12  Tabasco 49.7% 57.1%
13  Yucatán 48.9% 48.3%
14  Nayarit 47.6% 41.4%
-  Mexico 45.5% 46.1%
15  Morelos 45.5% 43.2%
16  México 45.3% 42.9%
17  Campeche 44.7% 50.5%
18  Guanajuato 44.5% 48.5%
19  Jalisco 39.8% 37.0%
20  Quintana Roo 38.8% 34.6%
21  Tamaulipas 38.4% 39.0%
22  Aguascalientes 37.8% 38.1%
23  Querétaro 36.9% 41.4%
24  Sinaloa 36.3% 36.7%
25  Chihuahua 35.3% 38.8%
26  Colima 34.4% 34.7%
27  Baja California Sur 31.0% 31.0%
28  Baja California 30.2% 31.5%
29  Sonora 29.1% 33.1%
30  Mexico City 28.9% 28.5%
31  Coahuila 27.9% 27.8%
32  Nuevo León 23.2% 21.0%

See also

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General:

References

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  1. ^ "Coneval". Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  2. ^ "INEGI" (PDF). Retrieved February 20, 2013.