Poverty and living standards in Tulancingo, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 44.5% of people in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality), 71,654 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 27th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Tulancingo changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) was 53.9% in 2010 and 50.3% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 9.4 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 Tulancingo?
4.4% of people in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality), 7,059 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 51st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 40.1% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Tulancingo have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 50.5% of people in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 33rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 14.0% 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 Tulancingo lack access to food?
16.5% of people in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 45th lowest 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 Tulancingo are vulnerable to poverty?
14.8% of people in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 20th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 34.7% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 6.0% 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 Tulancingo lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 5.7% of people in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 6.6% 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 Tulancingo lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.6% of homes in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) had no toilet, 1.7% had dirt floors and 14.2% 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 Tulancingo compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tulancingo ranks 27 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 46.2% |
| 25 | León | 45.9% |
| 26 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 45.3% |
| 27 | Tulancingo | 44.5% |
| 28 | Zamora-Jacona | 44.0% |
| 29 | Minatitlán | 43.9% |
| 30 | Chetumal | 43.8% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tulancingo ranks 51 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 4.7% |
| 49 | Xalapa | 4.5% |
| 50 | Cuernavaca | 4.4% |
| 51 | Tulancingo | 4.4% |
| 52 | Lagos de Moreno | 4.4% |
| 53 | Playa del Carmen | 4.3% |
| 54 | Irapuato | 4.2% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tulancingo ranks 33 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 52.3% |
| 31 | Fresnillo | 50.9% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tulancingo ranks 63 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Caborca | 17.1% |
| 61 | Hermosillo | 17.1% |
| 62 | Pachuca | 17.1% |
| 63 | Tulancingo | 16.5% |
| 64 | Matamoros | 16.4% |
| 65 | Puerto Vallarta | 16.1% |
| 66 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 15.9% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tulancingo ranks 88 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Zamora-Jacona | 18.1% |
| 86 | Teziutlán | 15.6% |
| 87 | Cuautla | 15.2% |
| 88 | Tulancingo | 14.8% |
| 89 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 14.3% |
| 90 | Acapulco | 14.2% |
| 91 | Juchitán | 13.6% |
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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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