Poverty and living standards in Cuauhtemoc, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 24.7% of people in Cuauhtemoc, 44,749 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 22nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Cuauhtemoc changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Cuauhtemoc was 36.5% in 2010 and 31.8% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 11.7 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 Cuauhtemoc?
1.2% of people in Cuauhtemoc, 2,244 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 5th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 23.5% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Cuauhtemoc have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 34.7% of people in Cuauhtemoc had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 22nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 8.1% 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 Cuauhtemoc lack access to food?
15.6% of people in Cuauhtemoc lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 38th lowest 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 Cuauhtemoc are vulnerable to poverty?
29.4% of people in Cuauhtemoc were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 45th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 35.9% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 10.0% 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 Cuauhtemoc lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 4.5% of people in Cuauhtemoc lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 1.4% 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 Cuauhtemoc lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.6% of homes in Cuauhtemoc had no toilet, 0.4% had dirt floors and 3.9% 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 Cuauhtemoc compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuauhtemoc ranks 86 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 25.0% |
| 84 | Guadalajara | 24.8% |
| 85 | Manzanillo | 24.7% |
| 86 | Cuauhtemoc | 24.7% |
| 87 | Querétaro | 24.7% |
| 88 | Juárez | 23.7% |
| 89 | Tijuana | 23.7% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuauhtemoc ranks 103 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Delicias | 1.4% |
| 101 | Tlaxcala | 1.4% |
| 102 | Sabinas | 1.3% |
| 103 | Cuauhtemoc | 1.2% |
| 104 | Mazatlán | 1.2% |
| 105 | Mexicali | 1.1% |
| 106 | Chihuahua | 0.9% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuauhtemoc ranks 86 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Monclova-Frontera | 35.1% |
| 84 | Pachuca | 34.7% |
| 85 | Mérida | 34.7% |
| 86 | Cuauhtemoc | 34.7% |
| 87 | Morelia | 34.7% |
| 88 | Ciudad Acuña | 34.7% |
| 89 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 34.6% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuauhtemoc ranks 70 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Aguascalientes | 15.8% |
| 68 | Victoria de Durango | 15.8% |
| 69 | Tlaxcala | 15.7% |
| 70 | Cuauhtemoc | 15.6% |
| 71 | Ciudad Victoria | 15.5% |
| 72 | Veracruz | 15.1% |
| 73 | Guanajuato | 15.1% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuauhtemoc ranks 45 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Pachuca | 30.5% |
| 43 | Nuevo Laredo | 30.1% |
| 44 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 29.9% |
| 45 | Cuauhtemoc | 29.4% |
| 46 | Victoria de Durango | 29.3% |
| 47 | Matamoros | 28.5% |
| 48 | Los Cabos | 28.2% |
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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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