Speak an Indigenous language, 3 and over: Mexican states ranked (2020)
Measure: Speak an Indigenous language, 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: 6.1 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 0.2 to 0.8 %
- Group 2: 0.8 to 1.8 %
- Group 3: 1.8 to 3.4 %
- Group 4: 3.4 to 10.4 %
- Highest: 10.4 to 31.2 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Oaxaca | 31.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chiapas | 28.2 |
| 3 | Yucatán | 23.7 |
| 4 | Guerrero | 15.5 |
| 5 | Hidalgo | 12.3 |
| 6 | Quintana Roo | 11.7 |
| 7 | Campeche | 10.4 |
| 8 | Puebla | 9.9 |
| 9 | San Luis Potosí | 8.6 |
| 9 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 8.6 |
| 11 | Nayarit | 5.9 |
| 12 | Tabasco | 4 |
| 13 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 3.4 |
| 14 | Chihuahua | 3.1 |
| 15 | Durango | 2.7 |
| 16 | México | 2.6 |
| 17 | Sonora | 2.2 |
| 17 | Tlaxcala | 2.2 |
| 19 | Morelos | 2 |
| 20 | Baja California Sur | 1.8 |
| 21 | Baja California | 1.4 |
| 21 | Ciudad de México | 1.4 |
| 21 | Nuevo León | 1.4 |
| 21 | Querétaro | 1.4 |
| 25 | Sinaloa | 1.2 |
| 26 | Jalisco | 0.8 |
| 27 | Colima | 0.7 |
| 27 | Tamaulipas | 0.7 |
| 29 | Zacatecas | 0.3 |
| 30 | Aguascalientes | 0.2 |
| 30 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 0.2 |
| 30 | Guanajuato | 0.2 |
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 speak an Indigenous language, 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-speak-an-indigenous-language-3-and-over/