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Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico Economically active population aged 12 and over as a share of everyone 12 and over, and the unemployed as a share of the economically active, from the 2020 Census (census reference week; not comparable with ENOE survey rates). Percentages are derived by Quadranac from the census counts and can differ by about 0.1 point from INEGI's published percentages, which exclude unspecified responses from the denominator.
Reference period 2020 Licence Fuente/Source: INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Reproduced under INEGI's Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI . Chart (3 options): Economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) Unemployed (% of economically active, derived) Economically active population
Economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) Unemployed (% of economically active, derived) Economically active population
Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico: Economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Economically active, 12 and over (%, derived). Highest: Quintana Roo (68.5); lowest: Zacatecas (56.0); national value 62.0. Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 68.5 68.5 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 67.0 67.0 Baja California Baja California: 65.5 65.5 Colima Colima: 65.3 65.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 65.0 65.0 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 64.4 64.4 Jalisco Jalisco: 64.1 64.1 Morelos Morelos: 63.6 63.6 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 63.3 63.3 Campeche Campeche: 63.3 63.3 Nayarit Nayarit: 62.8 62.8 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 62.3 62.3 Tabasco Tabasco: 62.3 62.3 México México: 62.2 62.2 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 62.1 62.1 Puebla Puebla: 62.0 62.0 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 61.8 61.8 Yucatán Yucatán: 61.7 61.7 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 61.4 61.4 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 61.3 61.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 61.2 61.2 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 61.1 61.1 Sonora Sonora: 61.0 61.0 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 61.0 61.0 Guerrero Guerrero: 60.6 60.6 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 60.6 60.6 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 60.6 60.6 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 60.0 60.0 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 59.2 59.2 Durango Durango: 57.8 57.8 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 56.8 56.8 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 56.0 56.0 National 62.0
Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico: Economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Economically active, 12 and over (%, derived). Highest: Quintana Roo (68.5); lowest: Zacatecas (56.0); national value 62.0. Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 68.5 68.5 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 67.0 67.0 Baja California Baja California: 65.5 65.5 Colima Colima: 65.3 65.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 65.0 65.0 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 64.4 64.4 Jalisco Jalisco: 64.1 64.1 Morelos Morelos: 63.6 63.6 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 63.3 63.3 Campeche Campeche: 63.3 63.3 Nayarit Nayarit: 62.8 62.8 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 62.3 62.3 Tabasco Tabasco: 62.3 62.3 México México: 62.2 62.2 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 62.1 62.1 Puebla Puebla: 62.0 62.0 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 61.8 61.8 Yucatán Yucatán: 61.7 61.7 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 61.4 61.4 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 61.3 61.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 61.2 61.2 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 61.1 61.1 Sonora Sonora: 61.0 61.0 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 61.0 61.0 Guerrero Guerrero: 60.6 60.6 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 60.6 60.6 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 60.6 60.6 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 60.0 60.0 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 59.2 59.2 Durango Durango: 57.8 57.8 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 56.8 56.8 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 56.0 56.0 National 62.0
Economically active, 12 and over (%, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Economically active, 12 and over (%, derived). Highest: Quintana Roo (68.5); lowest: Zacatecas (56.0); national value 62.0. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico: Unemployed (% of economically active, derived) 32 areas ranked by Unemployed (% of economically active, derived). Highest: Durango (2.7); lowest: Nayarit (1.2); national value 1.9. Durango Durango: 2.7 2.7 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 2.6 2.6 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 2.3 2.3 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 2.2 2.2 Tabasco Tabasco: 2.2 2.2 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 2.2 2.2 México México: 2.1 2.1 Morelos Morelos: 2.1 2.1 Sonora Sonora: 2.1 2.1 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 2.1 2.1 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.0 2.0 Chiapas Chiapas: 1.9 1.9 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 1.9 1.9 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 1.9 1.9 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 1.9 1.9 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 1.9 1.9 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 1.8 1.8 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 1.8 1.8 Guerrero Guerrero: 1.8 1.8 Querétaro Querétaro: 1.8 1.8 Puebla Puebla: 1.7 1.7 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 1.7 1.7 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 1.6 1.6 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 1.6 1.6 Colima Colima: 1.5 1.5 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 1.5 1.5 Campeche Campeche: 1.4 1.4 Jalisco Jalisco: 1.4 1.4 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 1.4 1.4 Baja California Baja California: 1.3 1.3 Nayarit Nayarit: 1.2 1.2 Yucatán Yucatán: 1.2 1.2 National 1.9
Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico: Unemployed (% of economically active, derived) 32 areas ranked by Unemployed (% of economically active, derived). Highest: Durango (2.7); lowest: Nayarit (1.2); national value 1.9. Durango Durango: 2.7 2.7 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 2.6 2.6 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 2.3 2.3 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 2.2 2.2 Tabasco Tabasco: 2.2 2.2 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 2.2 2.2 México México: 2.1 2.1 Morelos Morelos: 2.1 2.1 Sonora Sonora: 2.1 2.1 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 2.1 2.1 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.0 2.0 Chiapas Chiapas: 1.9 1.9 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 1.9 1.9 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 1.9 1.9 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 1.9 1.9 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 1.9 1.9 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 1.8 1.8 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 1.8 1.8 Guerrero Guerrero: 1.8 1.8 Querétaro Querétaro: 1.8 1.8 Puebla Puebla: 1.7 1.7 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 1.7 1.7 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 1.6 1.6 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 1.6 1.6 Colima Colima: 1.5 1.5 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 1.5 1.5 Campeche Campeche: 1.4 1.4 Jalisco Jalisco: 1.4 1.4 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 1.4 1.4 Baja California Baja California: 1.3 1.3 Nayarit Nayarit: 1.2 1.2 Yucatán Yucatán: 1.2 1.2 National 1.9
Unemployed (% of economically active, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Unemployed (% of economically active, derived). Highest: Durango (2.7); lowest: Nayarit (1.2); national value 1.9. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico: Economically active population 32 areas ranked by Economically active population. Highest: México (8.54M); lowest: Colima (387k). México México: 8.54M 8.54M Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 5.10M 5.10M Jalisco Jalisco: 4.24M 4.24M Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 3.85M 3.85M Puebla Puebla: 3.20M 3.20M Guanajuato Guanajuato: 3.00M 3.00M Nuevo León Nuevo León: 2.86M 2.86M Chiapas Chiapas: 2.50M 2.50M Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 2.30M 2.30M Baja California Baja California: 2.01M 2.01M Chihuahua Chihuahua: 1.86M 1.86M Oaxaca Oaxaca: 1.83M 1.83M Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 1.74M 1.74M Guerrero Guerrero: 1.64M 1.64M Hidalgo Hidalgo: 1.50M 1.50M Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 1.48M 1.48M Sinaloa Sinaloa: 1.48M 1.48M Sonora Sonora: 1.45M 1.45M San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 1.36M 1.36M Querétaro Querétaro: 1.23M 1.23M Tabasco Tabasco: 1.17M 1.17M Yucatán Yucatán: 1.16M 1.16M Morelos Morelos: 1.02M 1.02M Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 1.01M 1.01M Durango Durango: 818k 818k Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 707k 707k Zacatecas Zacatecas: 701k 701k Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 638k 638k Nayarit Nayarit: 610k 610k Campeche Campeche: 463k 463k Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 427k 427k Colima Colima: 387k 387k
Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico: Economically active population 32 areas ranked by Economically active population. Highest: México (8.54M); lowest: Colima (387k). México México: 8.54M 8.54M Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 5.10M 5.10M Jalisco Jalisco: 4.24M 4.24M Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 3.85M 3.85M Puebla Puebla: 3.20M 3.20M Guanajuato Guanajuato: 3.00M 3.00M Nuevo León Nuevo León: 2.86M 2.86M Chiapas Chiapas: 2.50M 2.50M Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 2.30M 2.30M Baja California Baja California: 2.01M 2.01M Chihuahua Chihuahua: 1.86M 1.86M Oaxaca Oaxaca: 1.83M 1.83M Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 1.74M 1.74M Guerrero Guerrero: 1.64M 1.64M Hidalgo Hidalgo: 1.50M 1.50M Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 1.48M 1.48M Sinaloa Sinaloa: 1.48M 1.48M Sonora Sonora: 1.45M 1.45M San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 1.36M 1.36M Querétaro Querétaro: 1.23M 1.23M Tabasco Tabasco: 1.17M 1.17M Yucatán Yucatán: 1.16M 1.16M Morelos Morelos: 1.02M 1.02M Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 1.01M 1.01M Durango Durango: 818k 818k Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 707k 707k Zacatecas Zacatecas: 701k 701k Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 638k 638k Nayarit Nayarit: 610k 610k Campeche Campeche: 463k 463k Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 427k 427k Colima Colima: 387k 387k
Economically active population, 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Economically active population. Highest: México (8.54M); lowest: Colima (387k). Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) Unemployed (% of economically active, derived) Economically active population Mexico (national) 62 1.9 62,281,634 Aguascalientes 63.3 2 706,930 Baja California 65.5 1.3 2,010,898 Baja California Sur 67 1.6 427,280 Campeche 63.3 1.4 462,607 Coahuila de Zaragoza 60 2.3 1,484,935 Colima 65.3 1.5 386,642 Chiapas 61.2 1.9 2,501,341 Chihuahua 62.3 1.8 1,863,623 Ciudad de México 64.4 2.2 5,099,957 Durango 57.8 2.7 818,279 Guanajuato 61.8 1.8 2,997,139 Guerrero 60.6 1.8 1,635,187 Hidalgo 61.1 1.9 1,502,364 Jalisco 64.1 1.4 4,244,054 México 62.2 2.1 8,544,416 Michoacán de Ocampo 62.1 1.4 2,296,059 Morelos 63.6 2.1 1,017,989 Nayarit 62.8 1.2 609,556 Nuevo León 61.4 1.9 2,862,003 Oaxaca 56.8 1.9 1,825,593 Puebla 62 1.7 3,198,118 Querétaro 65 1.8 1,233,080 Quintana Roo 68.5 1.6 1,006,817 San Luis Potosí 60.6 1.7 1,361,868 Sinaloa 60.6 1.5 1,475,694 Sonora 61 2.1 1,448,628 Tabasco 62.3 2.2 1,172,514 Tamaulipas 61.3 2.1 1,737,175 Tlaxcala 61 2.6 638,352 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 59.2 1.9 3,851,221 Yucatán 61.7 1.2 1,160,284 Zacatecas 56 2.2 701,031
Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), national and state totals . Reference period: 2020.
Cite this table Source agency INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 Dataset Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), state totals Table Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico Data last updated 2026-10-29 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/mx-economic-activity/ Economic activity at the 2020 Census by state, Mexico (Mexico, 2020). Data: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), state totals. Retrieved 2026-10-29 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/mx-economic-activity/
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