Poverty and living standards in Heroica Nogales, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 29.5% of people in Heroica Nogales (Nogales municipality), 82,816 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 38th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Heroica Nogales changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Heroica Nogales (Nogales municipality) was 30.5% in 2010 and 23.9% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 1.0 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 Heroica Nogales?
2.4% of people in Heroica Nogales (Nogales municipality), 6,687 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 31st lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 27.1% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Heroica Nogales have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 41.5% of people in Heroica Nogales (Nogales municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 40th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 10.3% 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 Heroica Nogales lack access to food?
14.1% of people in Heroica Nogales (Nogales municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 27th 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 Heroica Nogales are vulnerable to poverty?
31.9% of people in Heroica Nogales (Nogales municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 31st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 26.6% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 12.0% 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 Heroica Nogales lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 8.3% of people in Heroica Nogales (Nogales municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 14.5% 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 Heroica Nogales lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.4% of homes in Heroica Nogales (Nogales municipality) had no toilet, 1.3% had dirt floors and 3.8% 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 Heroica Nogales compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Heroica Nogales ranks 70 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Caborca | 31.4% |
| 68 | Hidalgo del Parral | 31.2% |
| 69 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 31.1% |
| 70 | Heroica Nogales | 29.5% |
| 71 | Ciudad Obregón | 28.9% |
| 72 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 28.9% |
| 73 | Tampico | 28.8% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Heroica Nogales ranks 77 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | San Juan del Río | 2.5% |
| 75 | Los Mochis | 2.4% |
| 76 | Monclova-Frontera | 2.4% |
| 77 | Heroica Nogales | 2.4% |
| 78 | Ciudad Guzmán | 2.3% |
| 79 | Pachuca | 2.3% |
| 80 | Hidalgo del Parral | 2.3% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Heroica Nogales ranks 68 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 42.2% |
| 66 | Villahermosa | 41.7% |
| 67 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 41.5% |
| 68 | Heroica Nogales | 41.5% |
| 69 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 40.0% |
| 70 | Caborca | 39.6% |
| 71 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 39.2% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Heroica Nogales ranks 81 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Ocotlán | 14.5% |
| 79 | Piedras Negras | 14.4% |
| 80 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 14.1% |
| 81 | Heroica Nogales | 14.1% |
| 82 | Querétaro | 13.7% |
| 83 | Tijuana | 13.6% |
| 84 | Ciudad Guzmán | 13.5% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Heroica Nogales ranks 31 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Tlaxcala | 33.4% |
| 29 | Orizaba | 32.1% |
| 30 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 32.0% |
| 31 | Heroica Nogales | 31.9% |
| 32 | Morelia | 31.8% |
| 33 | Mérida | 31.5% |
| 34 | Tijuana | 31.4% |
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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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