What is the social lag index of Celaya?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Celaya "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,299th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 0.7% of homes had no drainage and 1.2% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Celaya, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 40.5% of people in Celaya, 213,996 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 39th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

40.5%

2020

How has poverty in Celaya changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Celaya was 39.6% in 2010 and 32.5% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 0.9 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Celaya?

5.1% of people in Celaya, 26,797 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 42nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 35.4% were in moderate poverty.

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How many people in Celaya have incomes below the poverty line?

In 2020, 50.9% of people in Celaya had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 32nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 17.3% were below the extreme poverty (food basket) line; the shares for all municipalities combined were 52.2% and 20.3%.

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How many people in Celaya lack access to food?

19.3% of people in Celaya lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 47th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Celaya are vulnerable to poverty?

23.2% of people in Celaya were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 42nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 25.9% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 10.4% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Celaya lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 4.7% of people in Celaya lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 4.2% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Celaya lack a toilet?

In 2020, 0.5% of homes in Celaya had no toilet, 3.1% had dirt floors and 5.1% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Celaya compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Celaya ranks 39 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
36	San Luis Rio Colorado	41.4%
37	Apatzingán de la Constitución	41.3%
38	Veracruz	41.0%
39	Celaya	40.5%
40	Fresnillo	40.1%
41	Navojoa	38.9%
42	Xalapa	38.3%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Celaya ranks 42 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
39	Tecomán	5.5%
40	Puebla-Tlaxcala	5.4%
41	Veracruz	5.3%
42	Celaya	5.1%
43	San Luis Rio Colorado	4.8%
44	Los Cabos	4.8%
45	Silao	4.7%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Celaya ranks 32 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
29	Zamora-Jacona	52.6%
30	Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano	52.3%
31	Fresnillo	50.9%
32	Celaya	50.9%
33	Tulancingo	50.5%
34	Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato	50.1%
35	San Luis Rio Colorado	49.6%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Celaya ranks 47 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
44	Ciudad Valles	19.6%
45	Campeche	19.4%
46	Mazatlán	19.4%
47	Celaya	19.3%
48	Apatzingán de la Constitución	19.2%
49	San Juan del Río	19.1%
50	Mérida	19.0%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Celaya ranks 66 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
63	San Juan del Río	24.8%
64	Coatzacoalcos	24.1%
65	Navojoa	23.7%
66	Celaya	23.2%
67	Minatitlán	22.9%
68	Villahermosa	22.3%
69	Fresnillo	22.1%

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Sources

Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)

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