What is the social lag index of Uruapan?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Uruapan "very low" in social lag, ranking it 1,991st of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 3.7% of homes had no drainage and 1.8% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Uruapan, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 42.1% of people in Uruapan, 147,431 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 34th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

42.1%

2020

How has poverty in Uruapan changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Uruapan was 52.4% in 2010 and 51.4% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 10.3 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Uruapan?

8.0% of people in Uruapan, 28,047 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 23rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 34.1% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 48.9% of people in Uruapan had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 40th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 15.8% 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 Uruapan lack access to food?

20.6% of people in Uruapan lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 40th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Uruapan are vulnerable to poverty?

18.6% of people in Uruapan were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 27th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 32.5% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 6.8% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Uruapan lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 12.6% of people in Uruapan lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 13.4% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Uruapan lack a toilet?

In 2020, 0.4% of homes in Uruapan had no toilet, 5.1% had dirt floors and 10.1% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Uruapan compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Uruapan ranks 34 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
31	Coatzacoalcos	43.5%
32	Silao	43.3%
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%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Uruapan ranks 23 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
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%
26	Teziutlán	7.1%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Uruapan ranks 40 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
37	Matamoros	49.3%
38	Matehuala	49.2%
39	Minatitlán	49.0%
40	Uruapan	48.9%
41	Sahuayo	48.8%
42	Salamanca	48.3%
43	Navojoa	48.2%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Uruapan ranks 40 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
37	Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez	21.3%
38	Teziutlán	21.0%
39	Poza Rica	20.8%
40	Uruapan	20.6%
41	Irapuato	20.5%
42	Puebla-Tlaxcala	20.2%
43	La Piedad-Pénjamo	19.9%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Uruapan ranks 81 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
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%
84	Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano	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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