What is the social lag index of Tehuacán?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Tehuacán "low" in social lag, ranking it 1,728th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 1.0% of homes had no drainage and 2.5% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Tehuacán, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 57.2% of people in Tehuacán, 188,098 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 10th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

57.2%

2020

How has poverty in Tehuacán changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Tehuacán was 57.9% in 2010 and 56.7% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 0.7 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Tehuacán?

8.3% of people in Tehuacán, 27,339 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 22nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 48.8% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 67.1% of people in Tehuacán had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 8th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 22.7% 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 Tehuacán lack access to food?

29.8% of people in Tehuacán lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 11th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Tehuacán are vulnerable to poverty?

12.2% of people in Tehuacán were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 12th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 20.7% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 9.9% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Tehuacán lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 8.8% of people in Tehuacán lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 10.7% 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 Tehuacán lack a toilet?

In 2020, 0.5% of homes in Tehuacán had no toilet, 5.6% had dirt floors and 18.2% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Tehuacán compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tehuacán ranks 10 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
7	Valladolid	61.9%
8	Tianguistenco	60.4%
9	Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez	58.5%
10	Tehuacán	57.2%
11	Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández	56.3%
12	Chilpacingo de los Bravo	55.5%
13	Iguala de la Independencia	54.5%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tehuacán ranks 22 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
19	Tuxtla Gutiérrez	9.8%
20	Chetumal	9.7%
21	Cuautla	8.4%
22	Tehuacán	8.3%
23	Uruapan	8.0%
24	Oaxaca	7.9%
25	Ciudad Del Carmen	7.6%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tehuacán ranks 8 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
5	Huamantla	70.1%
6	Valladolid	69.0%
7	Acayucan	67.8%
8	Tehuacán	67.1%
9	Tianguistenco	65.5%
10	Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez	64.4%
11	Toluca	62.6%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tehuacán ranks 11 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
8	Iguala de la Independencia	31.3%
9	Chilpacingo de los Bravo	30.7%
10	Villahermosa	30.0%
11	Tehuacán	29.8%
12	León	29.0%
13	San Martín Texmelucan	28.9%
14	Huauchinango	28.0%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Tehuacán ranks 96 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
93	Apatzingán de la Constitución	13.0%
94	Valladolid	12.6%
95	Iguala de la Independencia	12.5%
96	Tehuacán	12.2%
97	Chilpacingo de los Bravo	11.6%
98	Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández	10.9%
99	San Cristóbal de las Casas	10.8%

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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