Unemployment rate at the 2020 Census: Mexican states ranked
Measure: Unemployment rate at the 2020 Census (% of economically active, derived). All 32 estados with data in Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2020.
National value: 1.9 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 1.2 to 1.5 %
- Group 2: 1.5 to 1.8 %
- Group 3: 1.8 to 1.9 %
- Group 4: 1.9 to 2.1 %
- Highest: 2.1 to 2.7 %
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 | Durango | 2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tlaxcala | 2.6 |
| 3 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 2.3 |
| 4 | Ciudad de México | 2.2 |
| 4 | Tabasco | 2.2 |
| 4 | Zacatecas | 2.2 |
| 7 | México | 2.1 |
| 7 | Morelos | 2.1 |
| 7 | Sonora | 2.1 |
| 7 | Tamaulipas | 2.1 |
| 11 | Aguascalientes | 2 |
| 12 | Chiapas | 1.9 |
| 12 | Hidalgo | 1.9 |
| 12 | Nuevo León | 1.9 |
| 12 | Oaxaca | 1.9 |
| 12 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 1.9 |
| 17 | Chihuahua | 1.8 |
| 17 | Guanajuato | 1.8 |
| 17 | Guerrero | 1.8 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 1.8 |
| 21 | Puebla | 1.7 |
| 21 | San Luis Potosí | 1.7 |
| 23 | Baja California Sur | 1.6 |
| 23 | Quintana Roo | 1.6 |
| 25 | Colima | 1.5 |
| 25 | Sinaloa | 1.5 |
| 27 | Campeche | 1.4 |
| 27 | Jalisco | 1.4 |
| 27 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 1.4 |
| 30 | Baja California | 1.3 |
| 31 | Nayarit | 1.2 |
| 31 | Yucatán | 1.2 |
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 unemployment rate at the 2020 Census (% of economically active, derived) (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-unemployed/