Poverty and living standards in Ciudad Valles, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 43.3% of people in Ciudad Valles, 82,318 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 33rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Ciudad Valles changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Ciudad Valles was 44.1% in 2010 and 42.8% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 0.9 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 Ciudad Valles?
7.1% of people in Ciudad Valles, 13,441 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 28th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 36.2% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Ciudad Valles have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 56.3% of people in Ciudad Valles had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 22nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 19.0% 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 Ciudad Valles lack access to food?
19.6% of people in Ciudad Valles lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 44th 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 Ciudad Valles are vulnerable to poverty?
19.3% of people in Ciudad Valles were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 29th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 24.4% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 13.1% 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 Ciudad Valles lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 10.9% of people in Ciudad Valles lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 22.6% 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 Ciudad Valles lack a toilet?
In 2020, 1.4% of homes in Ciudad Valles had no toilet, 6.1% had dirt floors and 9.5% 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 Ciudad Valles compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Valles ranks 33 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Chetumal | 43.8% |
| 31 | Coatzacoalcos | 43.5% |
| 32 | Silao | 43.3% |
| 33 | Ciudad Valles | 43.3% |
| 34 | Uruapan | 42.1% |
| 35 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 41.4% |
| 36 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 41.4% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Valles ranks 28 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 7.6% |
| 26 | Teziutlán | 7.1% |
| 27 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 7.1% |
| 28 | Ciudad Valles | 7.1% |
| 29 | Zamora-Jacona | 6.9% |
| 30 | Navojoa | 6.7% |
| 31 | León | 6.5% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Valles ranks 22 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 58.6% |
| 20 | Córdoba | 57.4% |
| 21 | León | 57.3% |
| 22 | Ciudad Valles | 56.3% |
| 23 | Coatzacoalcos | 55.0% |
| 24 | Silao | 54.1% |
| 25 | Juchitán | 53.9% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Valles ranks 44 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Irapuato | 20.5% |
| 42 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 20.2% |
| 43 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 19.9% |
| 44 | Ciudad Valles | 19.6% |
| 45 | Campeche | 19.4% |
| 46 | Mazatlán | 19.4% |
| 47 | Celaya | 19.3% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Valles ranks 79 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 20.1% |
| 77 | León | 20.0% |
| 78 | Córdoba | 19.6% |
| 79 | Ciudad Valles | 19.3% |
| 80 | Toluca | 19.0% |
| 81 | Uruapan | 18.6% |
| 82 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 18.6% |
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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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