What is the social lag index of Xalapa?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Xalapa "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,302nd of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 0.5% of homes had no drainage and 1.1% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Xalapa, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 38.3% of people in Xalapa, 176,154 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 42nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

38.3%

2020

How has poverty in Xalapa changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Xalapa was 34.2% in 2010 and 37.6% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 4.0 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Xalapa?

4.5% of people in Xalapa, 20,744 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 49th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 33.8% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 45.5% of people in Xalapa had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 53rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 15.3% 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 Xalapa lack access to food?

11.7% of people in Xalapa lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 12th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Xalapa are vulnerable to poverty?

25.0% of people in Xalapa were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 46th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 29.5% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 7.2% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Xalapa lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 7.5% of people in Xalapa lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 5.5% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Xalapa lack a toilet?

In 2020, 0.4% of homes in Xalapa had no toilet, 1.7% had dirt floors and 10.0% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Xalapa compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Xalapa ranks 42 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
39	Celaya	40.5%
40	Fresnillo	40.1%
41	Navojoa	38.9%
42	Xalapa	38.3%
43	Cancún	37.9%
44	Tecomán	37.9%
45	Playa del Carmen	37.3%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Xalapa ranks 49 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
46	Mexico, Ciudad De	4.7%
47	Campeche	4.7%
48	Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas	4.7%
49	Xalapa	4.5%
50	Cuernavaca	4.4%
51	Tulancingo	4.4%
52	Lagos de Moreno	4.4%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Xalapa ranks 53 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
50	Puerto Vallarta	46.1%
51	Irapuato	45.6%
52	Ciudad Victoria	45.5%
53	Xalapa	45.5%
54	Apatzingán de la Constitución	45.1%
55	Orizaba	44.5%
56	San Juan del Río	44.4%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Xalapa ranks 96 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
93	Delicias	11.9%
94	Lagos de Moreno	11.8%
95	Juárez	11.7%
96	Xalapa	11.7%
97	Reynosa-Río Bravo	11.5%
98	Córdoba	11.5%
99	Hidalgo del Parral	11.2%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Xalapa ranks 62 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
59	Veracruz	25.2%
60	Puebla-Tlaxcala	25.2%
61	Salamanca	25.1%
62	Xalapa	25.0%
63	San Juan del Río	24.8%
64	Coatzacoalcos	24.1%
65	Navojoa	23.7%

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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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