Poverty and living standards in Hermosillo, Mexico: official figures
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%.
How has poverty in Hermosillo changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Hermosillo was 25.4% in 2010 and 19.4% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 3.0 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 Hermosillo?
3.0% of people in Hermosillo, 30,073 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 42nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 19.4% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Hermosillo have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 31.3% of people in Hermosillo had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 12th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 8.5% 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 Hermosillo lack access to food?
17.1% of people in Hermosillo lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 47th 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 Hermosillo are vulnerable to poverty?
42.4% of people in Hermosillo were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 3rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 26.3% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 8.9% 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 Hermosillo lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 5.8% of people in Hermosillo lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 2.4% 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 Hermosillo lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.6% of homes in Hermosillo had no toilet, 1.8% had dirt floors and 4.0% 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 Hermosillo compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Hermosillo ranks 96 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Culiacán Rosales | 23.0% |
| 94 | Monclova-Frontera | 22.8% |
| 95 | Piedras Negras | 22.6% |
| 96 | Hermosillo | 22.4% |
| 97 | Ensenada | 22.3% |
| 98 | Delicias | 21.8% |
| 99 | Tepic | 21.6% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Hermosillo ranks 66 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Salamanca | 3.3% |
| 64 | Puerto Vallarta | 3.3% |
| 65 | Nuevo Laredo | 3.1% |
| 66 | Hermosillo | 3.0% |
| 67 | Ocotlán | 3.0% |
| 68 | Mérida | 2.9% |
| 69 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 2.8% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Hermosillo ranks 96 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Piedras Negras | 32.6% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Hermosillo ranks 61 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Tepic | 17.2% |
| 59 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 17.2% |
| 60 | Caborca | 17.1% |
| 61 | Hermosillo | 17.1% |
| 62 | Pachuca | 17.1% |
| 63 | Tulancingo | 16.5% |
| 64 | Matamoros | 16.4% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Hermosillo ranks 3 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saltillo | 47.4% |
| 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% |
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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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