Poverty and living standards in Chilpacingo de los Bravo, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 55.5% of people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo municipality), 160,254 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 12th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Chilpacingo de los Bravo changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Chilpacingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo municipality) was 47.4% in 2010 and 54.2% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 8.1 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people live in extreme poverty in Chilpacingo de los Bravo?
20.8% of people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo municipality), 60,126 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 3rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 34.7% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 59.7% of people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 16th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 31.3% were below the extreme poverty (food basket) line; the shares for all municipalities combined were 52.2% and 20.3%.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo lack access to food?
30.7% of people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 9th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo are vulnerable to poverty?
11.6% of people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 11th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 28.7% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 4.2% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 19.3% of people in Chilpacingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 36.6% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many homes in Chilpacingo de los Bravo lack a toilet?
In 2020, 1.5% of homes in Chilpacingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo municipality) had no toilet, 10.6% had dirt floors and 11.1% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Chilpacingo de los Bravo compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Chilpacingo de los Bravo ranks 12 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 58.5% |
| 10 | Tehuacán | 57.2% |
| 11 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 56.3% |
| 12 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 55.5% |
| 13 | Iguala de la Independencia | 54.5% |
| 14 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 53.4% |
| 15 | Acapulco | 52.1% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Chilpacingo de los Bravo ranks 3 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 25.0% |
| 2 | Iguala de la Independencia | 21.1% |
| 3 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 20.8% |
| 4 | Valladolid | 19.6% |
| 5 | Comitán de Domínguez | 18.6% |
| 6 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 18.0% |
| 7 | Huauchinango | 17.8% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Chilpacingo de los Bravo ranks 16 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Teziutlán | 61.6% |
| 14 | Acapulco | 60.9% |
| 15 | Cuautla | 59.9% |
| 16 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 59.7% |
| 17 | Iguala de la Independencia | 59.5% |
| 18 | Poza Rica | 59.5% |
| 19 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 58.6% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Chilpacingo de los Bravo ranks 9 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Juchitán | 33.0% |
| 7 | Chetumal | 32.1% |
| 8 | Iguala de la Independencia | 31.3% |
| 9 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 30.7% |
| 10 | Villahermosa | 30.0% |
| 11 | Tehuacán | 29.8% |
| 12 | León | 29.0% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Chilpacingo de los Bravo ranks 97 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Valladolid | 12.6% |
| 95 | Iguala de la Independencia | 12.5% |
| 96 | Tehuacán | 12.2% |
| 97 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 11.6% |
| 98 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 10.9% |
| 99 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 10.8% |
| 100 | Huauchinango | 9.9% |
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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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