What is the social lag index of Cuautla?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Cuautla "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,114th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 0.6% of homes had no drainage and 2.6% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Cuautla, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 51.2% of people in Cuautla, 99,573 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 17th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

51.2%

2020

How has poverty in Cuautla changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Cuautla was 41.2% in 2010 and 44.6% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 10.0 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Cuautla?

8.4% of people in Cuautla, 16,278 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 21st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 42.9% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 59.9% of people in Cuautla had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 15th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 23.5% 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 Cuautla lack access to food?

24.4% of people in Cuautla lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 27th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Cuautla are vulnerable to poverty?

15.2% of people in Cuautla were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 21st lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 24.9% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 8.7% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Cuautla lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 8.3% of people in Cuautla lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 8.9% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Cuautla lack a toilet?

In 2020, 0.4% of homes in Cuautla had no toilet, 3.6% had dirt floors and 8.5% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Cuautla compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cuautla ranks 17 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
14	San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec	53.4%
15	Acapulco	52.1%
16	Toluca	51.8%
17	Cuautla	51.2%
18	Teziutlán	51.1%
19	Juchitán	50.9%
20	Poza Rica	49.8%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cuautla ranks 21 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
18	Minatitlán	9.8%
19	Tuxtla Gutiérrez	9.8%
20	Chetumal	9.7%
21	Cuautla	8.4%
22	Tehuacán	8.3%
23	Uruapan	8.0%
24	Oaxaca	7.9%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cuautla ranks 15 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
12	Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández	62.4%
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%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cuautla ranks 27 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
24	Minatitlán	25.8%
25	Silao	24.6%
26	San Cristóbal de las Casas	24.6%
27	Cuautla	24.4%
28	Zamora-Jacona	24.1%
29	Los Cabos	23.8%
30	Ciudad Obregón	23.6%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cuautla ranks 87 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
84	Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano	18.1%
85	Zamora-Jacona	18.1%
86	Teziutlán	15.6%
87	Cuautla	15.2%
88	Tulancingo	14.8%
89	San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec	14.3%
90	Acapulco	14.2%

Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copy

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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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