What is the social lag index of Toluca?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Toluca "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,250th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 1.2% of homes had no drainage and 1.9% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Toluca, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 51.8% of people in Toluca, 511,347 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 16th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

51.8%

2020

How has poverty in Toluca changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Toluca was 38.0% in 2010 and 45.5% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 13.8 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Toluca?

10.8% of people in Toluca, 106,930 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 16th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 41.0% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 62.6% of people in Toluca had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 11th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 25.7% 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 Toluca lack access to food?

26.8% of people in Toluca lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 19th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Toluca are vulnerable to poverty?

19.0% of people in Toluca were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 28th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 18.4% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 10.7% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Toluca lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 4.5% of people in Toluca lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 15.8% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Toluca lack a toilet?

In 2020, 0.9% of homes in Toluca had no toilet, 1.4% had dirt floors and 16.1% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Toluca compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Toluca ranks 16 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
13	Iguala de la Independencia	54.5%
14	San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec	53.4%
15	Acapulco	52.1%
16	Toluca	51.8%
17	Cuautla	51.2%
18	Teziutlán	51.1%
19	Juchitán	50.9%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Toluca ranks 16 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
13	Tianguistenco	12.5%
14	San Martín Texmelucan	11.6%
15	Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández	11.5%
16	Toluca	10.8%
17	Poza Rica	10.4%
18	Minatitlán	9.8%
19	Tuxtla Gutiérrez	9.8%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Toluca ranks 11 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
8	Tehuacán	67.1%
9	Tianguistenco	65.5%
10	Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez	64.4%
11	Toluca	62.6%
12	Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández	62.4%
13	Teziutlán	61.6%
14	Acapulco	60.9%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Toluca ranks 19 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
16	Valladolid	27.1%
17	Sahuayo	27.0%
18	Cancún	26.8%
19	Toluca	26.8%
20	Tecomán	26.3%
21	Guaymas	26.3%
22	Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas	26.2%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Toluca ranks 80 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
77	León	20.0%
78	Córdoba	19.6%
79	Ciudad Valles	19.3%
80	Toluca	19.0%
81	Uruapan	18.6%
82	San Luis Rio Colorado	18.6%
83	Tecomán	18.2%

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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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