Poverty rate in 2018: Mexican states ranked
Measure: Poverty rate in 2018 (%). All 32 estados with data in Poverty trend 2016–2024 by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2018.
National value: 41.9 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 18.6 to 26.6 %
- Group 2: 26.6 to 31 %
- Group 3: 31 to 44 %
- Group 4: 44 to 51 %
- Highest: 51 to 78 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Chiapas | 78 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Guerrero | 67.9 |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 64.3 |
| 4 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 60.2 |
| 5 | Puebla | 58 |
| 6 | Tabasco | 56.4 |
| 7 | Tlaxcala | 51 |
| 8 | Hidalgo | 49.9 |
| 9 | Zacatecas | 49.2 |
| 10 | Campeche | 49 |
| 11 | Morelos | 48.5 |
| 12 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 46.2 |
| 13 | Yucatán | 44 |
| 14 | San Luis Potosí | 42.1 |
| 15 | México | 41.8 |
| 16 | Guanajuato | 41.5 |
| 17 | Durango | 38.8 |
| 18 | Nayarit | 35.7 |
| 19 | Tamaulipas | 34.5 |
| 20 | Sinaloa | 31 |
| 21 | Colima | 30.4 |
| 22 | Quintana Roo | 30.2 |
| 23 | Ciudad de México | 30 |
| 24 | Jalisco | 27.8 |
| 25 | Sonora | 26.7 |
| 26 | Chihuahua | 26.6 |
| 27 | Querétaro | 26.4 |
| 28 | Aguascalientes | 26.3 |
| 29 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 25.5 |
| 30 | Baja California | 23.6 |
| 31 | Nuevo León | 19.4 |
| 32 | Baja California Sur | 18.6 |
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 2018 (%) (2018). 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-2018/