Poverty and living standards in Piedras Negras, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 22.6% of people in Piedras Negras, 40,402 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 13th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Piedras Negras changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Piedras Negras was 22.6% in 2010 and 28.4% in 2015, so by 2020 it was unchanged 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 Piedras Negras?
1.7% of people in Piedras Negras, 2,984 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 14th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 20.9% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Piedras Negras have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 32.6% of people in Piedras Negras had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 15th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 6.8% 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 Piedras Negras lack access to food?
14.4% of people in Piedras Negras lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 29th 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 Piedras Negras are vulnerable to poverty?
39.0% of people in Piedras Negras were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 8th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 28.4% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 10.0% 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 Piedras Negras lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 1.7% of people in Piedras Negras lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 0.3% 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 Piedras Negras lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.4% of homes in Piedras Negras had no toilet, 0.6% had dirt floors and 2.5% 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 Piedras Negras compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Piedras Negras ranks 95 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 23.4% |
| 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% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Piedras Negras ranks 94 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Tijuana | 1.9% |
| 92 | Monterrey | 1.8% |
| 93 | Culiacán Rosales | 1.7% |
| 94 | Piedras Negras | 1.7% |
| 95 | Manzanillo | 1.6% |
| 96 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 1.6% |
| 97 | Saltillo | 1.6% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Piedras Negras ranks 93 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Querétaro | 34.4% |
| 91 | Aguascalientes | 33.7% |
| 92 | Manzanillo | 32.8% |
| 93 | Piedras Negras | 32.6% |
| 94 | Tlaxcala | 32.0% |
| 95 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 31.4% |
| 96 | Hermosillo | 31.3% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Piedras Negras ranks 79 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 82 | Querétaro | 13.7% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Piedras Negras ranks 8 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Delicias | 41.0% |
| 6 | Monterrey | 40.7% |
| 7 | Sabinas | 40.5% |
| 8 | Piedras Negras | 39.0% |
| 9 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 38.6% |
| 10 | Ciudad Acuña | 38.5% |
| 11 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 38.5% |
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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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