Income below the poverty line, 2018: Mexican states ranked
Measure: Share with income below the poverty line in 2018 (%). All 32 estados with data in Income below the poverty line 2016–2024 by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2018.
National value: 49.9 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 23.9 to 36.1 %
- Group 2: 36.1 to 40.1 %
- Group 3: 40.1 to 51.4 %
- Group 4: 51.4 to 59.7 %
- Highest: 59.7 to 81 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Chiapas | 81 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Guerrero | 71.9 |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 67.2 |
| 4 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 67.1 |
| 5 | Puebla | 64.3 |
| 6 | Tlaxcala | 60.4 |
| 7 | Tabasco | 59.7 |
| 8 | Zacatecas | 58.6 |
| 9 | Hidalgo | 55.2 |
| 10 | Campeche | 54.9 |
| 11 | Morelos | 54.4 |
| 12 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 51.5 |
| 13 | México | 51.4 |
| 13 | Yucatán | 51.4 |
| 15 | Durango | 51.1 |
| 16 | San Luis Potosí | 49.6 |
| 17 | Guanajuato | 49.3 |
| 18 | Tamaulipas | 48.4 |
| 19 | Nayarit | 41.7 |
| 20 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 40.1 |
| 21 | Ciudad de México | 38.6 |
| 22 | Chihuahua | 38.4 |
| 23 | Aguascalientes | 38.2 |
| 24 | Sinaloa | 38 |
| 25 | Colima | 36.6 |
| 26 | Jalisco | 36.1 |
| 26 | Quintana Roo | 36.1 |
| 28 | Sonora | 35.8 |
| 29 | Querétaro | 33.5 |
| 30 | Baja California | 32.4 |
| 31 | Nuevo León | 31.3 |
| 32 | Baja California Sur | 23.9 |
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 share with income below the poverty line 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-share-with-income-below-the-poverty-line-in-2018/