What is the social lag index of Sahuayo?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Sahuayo "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,045th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 0.6% of homes had no drainage and 0.9% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Sahuayo, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 46.2% of people in Sahuayo, 37,640 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 23rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

46.2%

2020

How has poverty in Sahuayo changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Sahuayo was 50.2% in 2010 and 56.0% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 4.0 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Sahuayo?

5.9% of people in Sahuayo, 4,797 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 38th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 40.3% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 48.8% of people in Sahuayo had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 41st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 12.6% 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 Sahuayo lack access to food?

27.0% of people in Sahuayo lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 17th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Sahuayo are vulnerable to poverty?

8.0% of people in Sahuayo were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 2nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 43.2% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 2.6% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Sahuayo lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 8.3% of people in Sahuayo lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 1.9% 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 copy

How many homes in Sahuayo lack a toilet?

In 2020, 0.4% of homes in Sahuayo had no toilet, 1.1% had dirt floors and 4.9% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Sahuayo compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Sahuayo ranks 23 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
20	Poza Rica	49.8%
21	Córdoba	47.4%
22	Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato	46.9%
23	Sahuayo	46.2%
24	Tuxtla Gutiérrez	46.2%
25	León	45.9%
26	Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano	45.3%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Sahuayo ranks 38 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
35	Cancún	6.2%
36	Apatzingán de la Constitución	6.2%
37	Coatzacoalcos	6.1%
38	Sahuayo	5.9%
39	Tecomán	5.5%
40	Puebla-Tlaxcala	5.4%
41	Veracruz	5.3%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Sahuayo ranks 41 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
38	Matehuala	49.2%
39	Minatitlán	49.0%
40	Uruapan	48.9%
41	Sahuayo	48.8%
42	Salamanca	48.3%
43	Navojoa	48.2%
44	Hidalgo del Parral	47.5%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Sahuayo ranks 17 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
14	Huauchinango	28.0%
15	Ciudad Del Carmen	27.8%
16	Valladolid	27.1%
17	Sahuayo	27.0%
18	Cancún	26.8%
19	Toluca	26.8%
20	Tecomán	26.3%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Sahuayo ranks 106 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
101	Huamantla	9.7%
102	Tianguistenco	9.5%
103	Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato	9.5%
104	San Martín Texmelucan	8.8%
105	Comitán de Domínguez	8.3%
106	Sahuayo	8.0%
107	Acayucan	7.8%

Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copy

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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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