Poverty and living standards in Culiacán Rosales, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 23.0% of people in Culiacán Rosales (Culiacán municipality), 244,846 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 15th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Culiacán Rosales changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Culiacán Rosales (Culiacán municipality) was 31.2% in 2010 and 24.9% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 8.2 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 Culiacán Rosales?
1.7% of people in Culiacán Rosales (Culiacán municipality), 18,028 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 15th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 21.3% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Culiacán Rosales have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 30.8% of people in Culiacán Rosales (Culiacán municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 11th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 6.1% 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 Culiacán Rosales lack access to food?
17.3% of people in Culiacán Rosales (Culiacán municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 51st 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 Culiacán Rosales are vulnerable to poverty?
35.7% of people in Culiacán Rosales (Culiacán municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 22nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 33.6% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 7.8% 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 Culiacán Rosales lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 5.1% of people in Culiacán Rosales (Culiacán municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 5.1% 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 Culiacán Rosales lack a toilet?
In 2020, 1.0% of homes in Culiacán Rosales (Culiacán municipality) had no toilet, 1.6% had dirt floors and 2.5% 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 Culiacán Rosales compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Culiacán Rosales ranks 93 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Aguascalientes | 23.7% |
| 91 | Ciudad Acuña | 23.4% |
| 92 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 23.4% |
| 93 | Culiacán Rosales | 23.0% |
| 94 | Monclova-Frontera | 22.8% |
| 95 | Piedras Negras | 22.6% |
| 96 | Hermosillo | 22.4% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Culiacán Rosales ranks 93 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | La Paz | 1.9% |
| 91 | Tijuana | 1.9% |
| 92 | Monterrey | 1.8% |
| 93 | Culiacán Rosales | 1.7% |
| 94 | Piedras Negras | 1.7% |
| 95 | Manzanillo | 1.6% |
| 96 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 1.6% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Culiacán Rosales ranks 97 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Tlaxcala | 32.0% |
| 95 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 31.4% |
| 96 | Hermosillo | 31.3% |
| 97 | Culiacán Rosales | 30.8% |
| 98 | Tijuana | 30.5% |
| 99 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 30.0% |
| 100 | Mazatlán | 29.4% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Culiacán Rosales ranks 57 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 60 | Caborca | 17.1% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Culiacán Rosales ranks 22 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | La Laguna | 35.9% |
| 20 | Querétaro | 35.9% |
| 21 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 35.7% |
| 22 | Culiacán Rosales | 35.7% |
| 23 | Ciudad Guzmán | 35.1% |
| 24 | Tampico | 35.0% |
| 25 | Manzanillo | 34.8% |
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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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