What is the social lag index of Guaymas?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Guaymas "very low" in social lag, ranking it 1,965th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 10.0% of homes had no drainage and 1.6% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Guaymas, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 32.4% of people in Guaymas, 55,778 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 45th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

32.4%

2020

How has poverty in Guaymas changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Guaymas was 29.4% in 2010 and 30.7% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 3.1 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Guaymas?

6.5% of people in Guaymas, 11,135 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 32nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 26.0% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 42.3% of people in Guaymas had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 44th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 13.6% 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 Guaymas lack access to food?

26.3% of people in Guaymas lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 21st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Guaymas are vulnerable to poverty?

30.7% of people in Guaymas were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 41st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 27.0% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 9.9% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Guaymas lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 14.7% of people in Guaymas lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 16.8% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Guaymas lack a toilet?

In 2020, 1.8% of homes in Guaymas had no toilet, 5.4% had dirt floors and 8.6% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Guaymas compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Guaymas ranks 63 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
60	Ciudad Victoria	33.4%
61	San Juan del Río	33.3%
62	Campeche	32.5%
63	Guaymas	32.4%
64	Orizaba	32.2%
65	Victoria de Durango	32.1%
66	Los Cabos	31.7%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Guaymas ranks 32 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
29	Zamora-Jacona	6.9%
30	Navojoa	6.7%
31	León	6.5%
32	Guaymas	6.5%
33	Villahermosa	6.4%
34	Córdoba	6.4%
35	Cancún	6.2%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Guaymas ranks 64 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
61	Guanajuato	42.9%
62	Tampico	42.8%
63	Tecomán	42.7%
64	Guaymas	42.3%
65	La Piedad-Pénjamo	42.2%
66	Villahermosa	41.7%
67	Reynosa-Río Bravo	41.5%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Guaymas ranks 21 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
18	Cancún	26.8%
19	Toluca	26.8%
20	Tecomán	26.3%
21	Guaymas	26.3%
22	Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas	26.2%
23	Playa del Carmen	26.2%
24	Minatitlán	25.8%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Guaymas ranks 41 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
38	Ocotlán	31.1%
39	Ciudad Victoria	31.0%
40	Campeche	30.8%
41	Guaymas	30.7%
42	Pachuca	30.5%
43	Nuevo Laredo	30.1%
44	Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas	29.9%

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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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