What is the social lag index of Ocotlán?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Ocotlán "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,195th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 0.5% of homes had no drainage and 1.2% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Ocotlán, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 28.4% of people in Ocotlán, 29,340 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 34th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

28.4%

2020

How has poverty in Ocotlán changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Ocotlán was 36.6% in 2010 and 35.0% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 8.2 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Ocotlán?

3.0% of people in Ocotlán, 3,101 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 41st lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 25.4% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 39.1% of people in Ocotlán had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 36th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 8.7% 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 Ocotlán lack access to food?

14.5% of people in Ocotlán lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 30th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Ocotlán are vulnerable to poverty?

31.1% of people in Ocotlán were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 38th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 29.8% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 10.6% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Ocotlán lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 6.4% of people in Ocotlán lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 5.0% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Ocotlán lack a toilet?

In 2020, 0.4% of homes in Ocotlán had no toilet, 1.4% had dirt floors and 5.0% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Ocotlán compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Ocotlán ranks 74 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
71	Ciudad Obregón	28.9%
72	Tepatitlán De Morelos	28.9%
73	Tampico	28.8%
74	Ocotlán	28.4%
75	Pachuca	28.2%
76	Reynosa-Río Bravo	27.9%
77	Los Mochis	27.7%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Ocotlán ranks 67 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
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%
70	Ciudad Victoria	2.7%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Ocotlán ranks 72 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
69	Ciudad Del Carmen	40.0%
70	Caborca	39.6%
71	Tepatitlán De Morelos	39.2%
72	Ocotlán	39.1%
73	Los Cabos	38.5%
74	Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas	38.3%
75	Los Mochis	38.2%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Ocotlán ranks 78 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
75	Ciudad Acuña	15.0%
76	Morelia	14.8%
77	Tuxtla Gutiérrez	14.7%
78	Ocotlán	14.5%
79	Piedras Negras	14.4%
80	Zacatecas-Guadalupe	14.1%
81	Heroica Nogales	14.1%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Ocotlán ranks 38 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
35	Ensenada	31.3%
36	Hidalgo del Parral	31.3%
37	Los Mochis	31.2%
38	Ocotlán	31.1%
39	Ciudad Victoria	31.0%
40	Campeche	30.8%
41	Guaymas	30.7%

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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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