What is the social lag index of Irapuato?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Irapuato "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,224th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 1.5% of homes had no drainage and 1.4% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Irapuato, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 35.5% of people in Irapuato, 214,059 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 52nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

35.5%

2020

How has poverty in Irapuato changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Irapuato was 42.3% in 2010 and 37.2% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 6.8 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Irapuato?

4.2% of people in Irapuato, 25,042 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 54th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 31.4% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 45.6% of people in Irapuato had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 51st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 14.3% 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 Irapuato lack access to food?

20.5% of people in Irapuato lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 41st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Irapuato are vulnerable to poverty?

27.8% of people in Irapuato were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 50th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 26.6% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 10.0% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Irapuato lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 6.0% of people in Irapuato lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 5.2% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Irapuato lack a toilet?

In 2020, 1.0% of homes in Irapuato had no toilet, 1.9% had dirt floors and 5.5% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Irapuato compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Irapuato ranks 52 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
49	Salamanca	37.1%
50	Villahermosa	35.8%
51	La Piedad-Pénjamo	35.7%
52	Irapuato	35.5%
53	Puerto Vallarta	35.4%
54	Ciudad Del Carmen	35.4%
55	Matamoros	34.6%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Irapuato ranks 54 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
51	Tulancingo	4.4%
52	Lagos de Moreno	4.4%
53	Playa del Carmen	4.3%
54	Irapuato	4.2%
55	La Piedad-Pénjamo	3.6%
56	Caborca	3.6%
57	Fresnillo	3.4%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Irapuato ranks 51 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
48	Nuevo Laredo	47.0%
49	Playa del Carmen	46.5%
50	Puerto Vallarta	46.1%
51	Irapuato	45.6%
52	Ciudad Victoria	45.5%
53	Xalapa	45.5%
54	Apatzingán de la Constitución	45.1%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Irapuato ranks 41 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
38	Teziutlán	21.0%
39	Poza Rica	20.8%
40	Uruapan	20.6%
41	Irapuato	20.5%
42	Puebla-Tlaxcala	20.2%
43	La Piedad-Pénjamo	19.9%
44	Ciudad Valles	19.6%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Irapuato ranks 50 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
47	Matamoros	28.5%
48	Los Cabos	28.2%
49	Guanajuato	27.9%
50	Irapuato	27.8%
51	Caborca	27.7%
52	Ciudad Del Carmen	27.4%
53	Tepatitlán De Morelos	27.2%

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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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