Poverty and living standards in La Piedad-Pénjamo, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 35.7% of people in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality), 36,948 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 51st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in La Piedad-Pénjamo changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) was 43.7% in 2010 and 47.4% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 7.9 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 La Piedad-Pénjamo?
3.6% of people in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality), 3,770 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 53rd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 32.1% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in La Piedad-Pénjamo have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 42.2% of people in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 43rd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 10.6% 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 La Piedad-Pénjamo lack access to food?
19.9% of people in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 43rd highest 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 La Piedad-Pénjamo are vulnerable to poverty?
20.1% of people in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 32nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 37.8% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 6.4% 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 La Piedad-Pénjamo lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 4.1% of people in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 5.2% 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 La Piedad-Pénjamo lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.3% of homes in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) had no toilet, 0.6% 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 La Piedad-Pénjamo compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Piedad-Pénjamo ranks 51 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Lagos de Moreno | 37.2% |
| 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% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Piedad-Pénjamo ranks 55 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 58 | Guanajuato | 3.4% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Piedad-Pénjamo ranks 65 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 68 | Heroica Nogales | 41.5% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Piedad-Pénjamo ranks 43 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Uruapan | 20.6% |
| 41 | Irapuato | 20.5% |
| 42 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 20.2% |
| 43 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 19.9% |
| 44 | Ciudad Valles | 19.6% |
| 45 | Campeche | 19.4% |
| 46 | Mazatlán | 19.4% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Piedad-Pénjamo ranks 76 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Silao | 21.2% |
| 74 | Poza Rica | 21.1% |
| 75 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 20.2% |
| 76 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 20.1% |
| 77 | León | 20.0% |
| 78 | Córdoba | 19.6% |
| 79 | Ciudad Valles | 19.3% |
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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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