Poverty and living standards in Delicias, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 21.8% of people in Delicias, 34,312 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 10th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Delicias changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Delicias was 26.7% in 2010 and 25.6% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 4.9 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 Delicias?
1.4% of people in Delicias, 2,157 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 8th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 20.4% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Delicias have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 36.8% of people in Delicias had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 30th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 8.9% 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 Delicias lack access to food?
11.9% of people in Delicias lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 15th 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 Delicias are vulnerable to poverty?
41.0% of people in Delicias were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 5th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 22.2% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 15.0% 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 Delicias lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 2.3% of people in Delicias lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 0.6% 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 Delicias lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.3% of homes in Delicias had no toilet, 0.4% had dirt floors and 2.3% 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 Delicias compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Delicias ranks 98 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Piedras Negras | 22.6% |
| 96 | Hermosillo | 22.4% |
| 97 | Ensenada | 22.3% |
| 98 | Delicias | 21.8% |
| 99 | Tepic | 21.6% |
| 100 | Mazatlán | 20.9% |
| 101 | Sabinas | 20.6% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Delicias ranks 100 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Saltillo | 1.6% |
| 98 | Guadalajara | 1.5% |
| 99 | Ciudad Acuña | 1.5% |
| 100 | Delicias | 1.4% |
| 101 | Tlaxcala | 1.4% |
| 102 | Sabinas | 1.3% |
| 103 | Cuauhtemoc | 1.2% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Delicias ranks 78 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Los Mochis | 38.2% |
| 76 | Oaxaca | 38.0% |
| 77 | La Laguna | 37.5% |
| 78 | Delicias | 36.8% |
| 79 | Ciudad Guzmán | 36.6% |
| 80 | Guadalajara | 36.4% |
| 81 | Sabinas | 35.9% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Delicias ranks 93 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 12.5% |
| 91 | Ensenada | 12.5% |
| 92 | Monterrey | 12.0% |
| 93 | Delicias | 11.9% |
| 94 | Lagos de Moreno | 11.8% |
| 95 | Juárez | 11.7% |
| 96 | Xalapa | 11.7% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Delicias ranks 5 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chihuahua | 45.9% |
| 3 | Hermosillo | 42.4% |
| 4 | Monclova-Frontera | 42.1% |
| 5 | Delicias | 41.0% |
| 6 | Monterrey | 40.7% |
| 7 | Sabinas | 40.5% |
| 8 | Piedras Negras | 39.0% |
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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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