Poverty rate in 2016: Mexican states ranked
Measure: Poverty rate in 2016 (%). All 32 estados with data in Poverty trend 2016–2024 by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2016.
National value: 43.2 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 18.8 to 28.9 %
- Group 2: 28.9 to 32 %
- Group 3: 32 to 45.7 %
- Group 4: 45.7 to 55.9 %
- Highest: 55.9 to 77.9 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Chiapas | 77.9 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oaxaca | 68 |
| 3 | Guerrero | 66.8 |
| 4 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 60.5 |
| 5 | Puebla | 58.1 |
| 6 | Hidalgo | 56.9 |
| 7 | Tlaxcala | 55.9 |
| 8 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 54.2 |
| 9 | Tabasco | 53.8 |
| 10 | Zacatecas | 50.2 |
| 11 | Morelos | 46.7 |
| 12 | México | 46.6 |
| 13 | Campeche | 45.7 |
| 14 | Yucatán | 45.5 |
| 15 | San Luis Potosí | 44.1 |
| 16 | Guanajuato | 39.4 |
| 17 | Nayarit | 38.1 |
| 18 | Durango | 37.2 |
| 19 | Colima | 32.5 |
| 20 | Tamaulipas | 32 |
| 21 | Quintana Roo | 31.7 |
| 22 | Chihuahua | 30.7 |
| 23 | Jalisco | 30.5 |
| 23 | Sinaloa | 30.5 |
| 25 | Querétaro | 29.7 |
| 26 | Aguascalientes | 28.9 |
| 27 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 27.1 |
| 28 | Sonora | 27 |
| 29 | Ciudad de México | 26.6 |
| 30 | Baja California Sur | 22.9 |
| 31 | Baja California | 22.6 |
| 32 | Nuevo León | 18.8 |
Source: INEGI, Pobreza multidimensional 2024, tabulados: indicadores de pobreza según entidad federativa, 2016–2024 (pm_ef_2024.xlsx). Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
Mexican estados ranked by poverty rate in 2016 (%) (2016). Data: INEGI, Pobreza multidimensional (PM) 2024, tabulados: indicadores de pobreza según entidad federativa (ENIGH 2024, CONEVAL methodology; 2016–2022 values as published by CONEVAL); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/mx-estados-by-poverty-rate-in-2016/