Poverty and living standards in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 41.4% of people in San Luis Rio Colorado, 84,298 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 36th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in San Luis Rio Colorado changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in San Luis Rio Colorado was 36.9% in 2010 and 40.3% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 4.4 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 San Luis Rio Colorado?
4.8% of people in San Luis Rio Colorado, 9,769 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 43rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 36.6% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in San Luis Rio Colorado have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 49.6% of people in San Luis Rio Colorado had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 35th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 16.0% 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 San Luis Rio Colorado lack access to food?
18.0% of people in San Luis Rio Colorado lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 53rd 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 San Luis Rio Colorado are vulnerable to poverty?
18.6% of people in San Luis Rio Colorado were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 26th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 31.8% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 8.2% 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 San Luis Rio Colorado lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 11.4% of people in San Luis Rio Colorado lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 5.3% 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 San Luis Rio Colorado lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.7% of homes in San Luis Rio Colorado had no toilet, 2.4% had dirt floors and 4.3% 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 San Luis Rio Colorado compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
San Luis Rio Colorado ranks 36 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ciudad Valles | 43.3% |
| 34 | Uruapan | 42.1% |
| 35 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 41.4% |
| 36 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 41.4% |
| 37 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 41.3% |
| 38 | Veracruz | 41.0% |
| 39 | Celaya | 40.5% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
San Luis Rio Colorado ranks 43 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 5.4% |
| 41 | Veracruz | 5.3% |
| 42 | Celaya | 5.1% |
| 43 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 4.8% |
| 44 | Los Cabos | 4.8% |
| 45 | Silao | 4.7% |
| 46 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 4.7% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
San Luis Rio Colorado ranks 35 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Celaya | 50.9% |
| 33 | Tulancingo | 50.5% |
| 34 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 50.1% |
| 35 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 49.6% |
| 36 | Chetumal | 49.3% |
| 37 | Matamoros | 49.3% |
| 38 | Matehuala | 49.2% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
San Luis Rio Colorado ranks 53 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Mérida | 19.0% |
| 51 | Matehuala | 18.9% |
| 52 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 18.9% |
| 53 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 18.0% |
| 54 | Monclova-Frontera | 17.9% |
| 55 | Oaxaca | 17.8% |
| 56 | Cuernavaca | 17.6% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
San Luis Rio Colorado ranks 82 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Ciudad Valles | 19.3% |
| 80 | Toluca | 19.0% |
| 81 | Uruapan | 18.6% |
| 82 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 18.6% |
| 83 | Tecomán | 18.2% |
| 84 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 18.1% |
| 85 | Zamora-Jacona | 18.1% |
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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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