Indigenous language speakers, 3 and over: Mexican states ranked (2020)
Measure: Indigenous language speakers, 3 and over. All 32 estados with data in Indigenous language speakers by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2020.
National value: 7,364,645 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 2,539 to 22,651
- Group 2: 22,651 to 49,130
- Group 3: 49,130 to 110,498
- Group 4: 110,498 to 417,603
- Highest: 417,603 to 1,459,648
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Chiapas | 1,459,648 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oaxaca | 1,221,555 |
| 3 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 663,503 |
| 4 | Puebla | 615,622 |
| 5 | Yucatán | 525,092 |
| 6 | Guerrero | 515,487 |
| 7 | México | 417,603 |
| 8 | Hidalgo | 362,629 |
| 9 | San Luis Potosí | 231,213 |
| 10 | Quintana Roo | 204,949 |
| 11 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 154,943 |
| 12 | Ciudad de México | 125,153 |
| 13 | Chihuahua | 110,498 |
| 14 | Campeche | 91,801 |
| 15 | Tabasco | 91,025 |
| 16 | Nuevo León | 77,945 |
| 17 | Nayarit | 69,069 |
| 18 | Jalisco | 66,963 |
| 19 | Sonora | 62,808 |
| 20 | Baja California | 49,130 |
| 21 | Durango | 47,242 |
| 22 | Morelos | 38,110 |
| 23 | Sinaloa | 35,539 |
| 24 | Querétaro | 31,383 |
| 25 | Tlaxcala | 27,174 |
| 26 | Tamaulipas | 22,651 |
| 27 | Guanajuato | 14,048 |
| 28 | Baja California Sur | 13,581 |
| 29 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 5,527 |
| 30 | Colima | 5,210 |
| 31 | Zacatecas | 5,005 |
| 32 | Aguascalientes | 2,539 |
Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), national and state totals. Reference period: 2020.
Cite this ranking
Mexican estados ranked by Indigenous language speakers, 3 and over (2020). Data: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), state totals; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/mx-estados-by-indigenous-language-speakers-3-and-over/