Hermosillo: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Hermosillo: The 2024 Economic Census counted 33,838 business establishments (economic units) in Hermosillo in 2023, 18th most of 107 Mexican cities on this site, against 31,599 in the 2019 census (up 7.1%).
- Health in Hermosillo: 17.8% of residents of Hermosillo were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 23rd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
- Education in Hermosillo: In the 2020 census 1.4% of residents of Hermosillo aged 15 and over could not read or write, 11th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 4.7%); in 2010 the share was 2.1%.
- Poverty and living standards in Hermosillo: CONEVAL estimated that 22.4% of people in Hermosillo, 221,540 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 12th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
- Government budget and revenue in Hermosillo: The municipal government of Hermosillo took in MXN 5.9 billion in 2024, about MXN 6,317 per resident counted in 2020, 31st highest of 105 municipal governments among these cities; in 2021 the figure was MXN 5.0 billion (current pesos).
What is the population of Hermosillo?
The municipality of Hermosillo had 936,263 residents in the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 14th largest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; that was 19.4% more than the 784,342 counted in 2010.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow fast is Hermosillo growing?
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses the population of Hermosillo changed by +19.4%, 12th fastest growth of 107 Mexican cities on this site; Mexico as a whole grew 12.2%.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyWho runs Hermosillo?
In Mexico, cities and towns are run by states: Governor (head of government in Mexico City) elected for one six-year term; single-chamber state congress. Own constitutions, courts and laws; police, education and health shared with the federation.
How local power works in Mexico
Cities of a similar size in Mexico
- Juárez 1,593,240
- Mérida 1,450,754
- La Laguna 1,446,494
- San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez 1,338,507
- Aguascalientes 1,239,335
- Cuernavaca 1,171,572
- Saltillo 1,131,897
- Mexicali 1,099,945
- Culiacán Rosales 1,069,768
- Cancún 1,065,760
- Morelia 1,062,416
- Chihuahua 1,049,665
- Tampico 956,766
- Veracruz 926,468
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez 897,976
- Reynosa-Río Bravo 887,065
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 and 2019 (reference years 2023 and 2018), SAIC query: economic units, persons employed, pay, gross output, value added and investment by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-totals-2018-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 47e3a4e8a9f4…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 (reference year 2023), SAIC query: economic units and persons employed in manufacturing, retail, education services, health services and accommodation and food by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-sectors-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fea3ec2053c9…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Estadística de Finanzas Públicas Estatales y Municipales (EFIPEM): municipal revenue and spending 2021-2025, tabulado interactivo EFIPEM_2 (request body saved as efipem-2-municipal-2021-2025.request.json; 2025 preliminary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 aacb09030136…)
- 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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