What is the social lag index of Tampico?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Tampico "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,436th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 0.3% of homes had no drainage and 0.4% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Tampico, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 28.8% of people in Tampico, 89,907 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 35th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

28.8%

2020

How has poverty in Tampico changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Tampico was 27.9% in 2010 and 28.7% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 0.9 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Tampico?

2.1% of people in Tampico, 6,632 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 22nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 26.6% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 42.8% of people in Tampico had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 46th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 12.5% 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 Tampico lack access to food?

13.0% of people in Tampico lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 22nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Tampico are vulnerable to poverty?

35.0% of people in Tampico were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 24th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 22.3% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 14.0% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Tampico lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 3.7% of people in Tampico lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 0.9% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Tampico lack a toilet?

In 2020, 0.5% of homes in Tampico had no toilet, 0.4% had dirt floors and 4.6% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Tampico compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tampico ranks 73 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
70	Heroica Nogales	29.5%
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%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tampico ranks 86 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
83	Tepatitlán De Morelos	2.2%
84	Juárez	2.2%
85	Reynosa-Río Bravo	2.1%
86	Tampico	2.1%
87	Ensenada	2.1%
88	Victoria de Durango	2.0%
89	Aguascalientes	2.0%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tampico ranks 62 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
59	Campeche	43.5%
60	Ciudad Obregón	43.5%
61	Guanajuato	42.9%
62	Tampico	42.8%
63	Tecomán	42.7%
64	Guaymas	42.3%
65	La Piedad-Pénjamo	42.2%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tampico ranks 86 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
83	Tijuana	13.6%
84	Ciudad Guzmán	13.5%
85	Nuevo Laredo	13.1%
86	Tampico	13.0%
87	Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano	12.8%
88	Orizaba	12.8%
89	Fresnillo	12.6%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tampico ranks 24 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
21	Reynosa-Río Bravo	35.7%
22	Culiacán Rosales	35.7%
23	Ciudad Guzmán	35.1%
24	Tampico	35.0%
25	Manzanillo	34.8%
26	Colima-Villa de Álvarez	34.0%
27	Ciudad Obregón	34.0%

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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