Poverty and living standards in Cuernavaca, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 37.3% of people in Cuernavaca, 140,383 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 46th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
37.3%
How Cuernavaca compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuernavaca ranks 46 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Cancún | 37.9% |
| 44 | Tecomán | 37.9% |
| 45 | Playa del Carmen | 37.3% |
| 46 | Cuernavaca | 37.3% |
| 47 | Matehuala | 37.2% |
| 48 | Lagos de Moreno | 37.2% |
| 49 | Salamanca | 37.1% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuernavaca ranks 50 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Campeche | 4.7% |
| 48 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 4.7% |
| 49 | Xalapa | 4.5% |
| 50 | Cuernavaca | 4.4% |
| 51 | Tulancingo | 4.4% |
| 52 | Lagos de Moreno | 4.4% |
| 53 | Playa del Carmen | 4.3% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuernavaca ranks 45 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Salamanca | 48.3% |
| 43 | Navojoa | 48.2% |
| 44 | Hidalgo del Parral | 47.5% |
| 45 | Cuernavaca | 47.5% |
| 46 | Lagos de Moreno | 47.3% |
| 47 | Cancún | 47.1% |
| 48 | Nuevo Laredo | 47.0% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuernavaca ranks 56 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 18.0% |
| 54 | Monclova-Frontera | 17.9% |
| 55 | Oaxaca | 17.8% |
| 56 | Cuernavaca | 17.6% |
| 57 | Culiacán Rosales | 17.3% |
| 58 | Tepic | 17.2% |
| 59 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 17.2% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuernavaca ranks 57 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Puerto Vallarta | 26.5% |
| 55 | Cancún | 26.1% |
| 56 | Playa del Carmen | 25.6% |
| 57 | Cuernavaca | 25.6% |
| 58 | Oaxaca | 25.2% |
| 59 | Veracruz | 25.2% |
| 60 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 25.2% |
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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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