Poverty and living standards in Aguascalientes, Mexico: official figures
In 2024, 17.1% of the people of Aguascalientes were in multidimensional poverty, about 255,437 people (10th lowest of 32 federal entities; Mexico 29.6%). That is down 6.7 percentage points from 2022 and down 9.2 percentage points from 2018.
How many people live in extreme poverty in Aguascalientes?
0.6% of the people of Aguascalientes lived in extreme poverty in 2024, about 8,667 people (3rd lowest of 32; Mexico 5.3%), down 1.2 percentage points from 2022. Another 16.5% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many homes in Aguascalientes lack basic services?
In 2024, 2.0% of the people of Aguascalientes lacked basic services in their homes such as piped water, drainage, electricity or a clean cooking fuel (3rd lowest of 32; Mexico 14.1%), and 2.9% lived in housing of poor quality or overcrowded (Mexico 7.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat is the homicide rate in Aguascalientes?
INEGI recorded 143 presumed homicides in Aguascalientes in 2025 (preliminary), a rate of 10 per 100,000 inhabitants (tied for 10th lowest of 32; Mexico 21). In 2024 there were 151 (10 per 100,000).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyAre homicides rising or falling in Aguascalientes?
The 2025 homicide rate in Aguascalientes, 10 per 100,000, is the highest INEGI has recorded there since 2012, when it was 4 (45 presumed homicides that year).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many people are victims of crime in Aguascalientes?
INEGI's victimisation survey (ENVIPE 2026) estimates that 24,846 of every 100,000 people aged 18 and over in Aguascalientes were victims of a crime in 2025 (6th highest of 32; Mexico 23,473), against 29,473 in 2024. The rate was 21,766 for women and 28,489 for men.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many crimes go unreported in Aguascalientes?
The ENVIPE survey estimates 349,977 crimes in Aguascalientes in 2025, or 31,765 per 100,000 people aged 18 and over (14th highest of 32; Mexico 34,442). 88.4% of them were not reported or not investigated, the "cifra oculta" (the lowest of 32; Mexico 93.4%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyDo people in Aguascalientes feel safe?
Between February and April 2026, 41.0% of adults in Aguascalientes said living in their state was unsafe because of crime (3rd lowest of 32; Mexico 74.0%), and 51.8% felt unsafe or very unsafe walking alone at night near their home (Mexico 56.4%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow Aguascalientes compares with other states
People in multidimensional poverty (2024)
Aguascalientes ranks 23 of 32, highest first. Mexico 29.6%
| Rank | Region | People in multidimensional poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mexico City | 19.7% |
| 21 | Jalisco | 18.6% |
| 22 | Quintana Roo | 17.7% |
| 23 | Aguascalientes | 17.1% |
| 24 | Sinaloa | 17.0% |
| 25 | Queretaro | 16.3% |
| 26 | Chihuahua | 15.1% |
People in extreme poverty (2024)
Aguascalientes ranks 30 of 32, highest first. Mexico 5.3%
| Rank | Region | People in extreme poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Baja California Sur | 1.2% |
| 27 | Queretaro | 1.1% |
| 28 | Colima | 1.0% |
| 29 | Coahuila | 0.8% |
| 30 | Aguascalientes | 0.6% |
| 31 | Nuevo Leon | 0.5% |
| 32 | Baja California | 0.4% |
People with income below the poverty line (2024)
Aguascalientes ranks 21 of 32, highest first. Mexico 35.4%
| Rank | Region | People with income below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Nayarit | 28.1% |
| 19 | Tamaulipas | 26.9% |
| 20 | Mexico City | 25.7% |
| 21 | Aguascalientes | 24.8% |
| 22 | Jalisco | 24.1% |
| 23 | Sinaloa | 23.3% |
| 24 | Coahuila | 22.3% |
People without social security (2024)
Aguascalientes ranks 26 of 32, highest first. Mexico 48.2%
| Rank | Region | People without social security |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Queretaro | 37.4% |
| 24 | Colima | 37.3% |
| 25 | Sinaloa | 36.9% |
| 26 | Aguascalientes | 32.8% |
| 27 | Baja California | 32.0% |
| 28 | Sonora | 31.4% |
| 29 | Chihuahua | 30.9% |
People lacking access to nutritious food (2024)
Aguascalientes ranks 30 of 32, highest first. Mexico 14.4%
| Rank | Region | People lacking access to nutritious food |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tamaulipas | 9.7% |
| 27 | Baja California Sur | 9.6% |
| 28 | Nuevo Leon | 9.3% |
| 29 | Coahuila | 9.0% |
| 30 | Aguascalientes | 8.7% |
| 31 | Baja California | 8.1% |
| 32 | Jalisco | 8.0% |
Presumed homicides per 100,000 people (2025)
Aguascalientes ranks 22 of 32, highest first. Mexico 21; preliminary
| Rank | Region | Presumed homicides per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | San Luis Potosi | 13 |
| 20 | Nuevo Leon | 12 |
| 21 | Veracruz | 10 |
| 22 | Aguascalientes | 10 |
| 23 | Campeche | 10 |
| 24 | Mexico City | 9 |
| 25 | Hidalgo | 9 |
Crime victims per 100,000 adults (ENVIPE) (2025)
Aguascalientes ranks 6 of 32, highest first. Mexico 23,473
| Rank | Region | Crime victims per 100,000 adults (ENVIPE) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Puebla | 26,164 |
| 4 | Tlaxcala | 25,962 |
| 5 | Queretaro | 25,944 |
| 6 | Aguascalientes | 24,846 |
| 7 | Quintana Roo | 24,494 |
| 8 | Nuevo Leon | 23,536 |
| 9 | Tabasco | 23,529 |
Adults who say their state is unsafe (2026)
Aguascalientes ranks 30 of 32, highest first. Mexico 74.0%; February-April 2026
| Rank | Region | Adults who say their state is unsafe |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Nayarit | 56.1% |
| 27 | Durango | 55.9% |
| 28 | Baja California Sur | 49.2% |
| 29 | Queretaro | 44.6% |
| 30 | Aguascalientes | 41.0% |
| 31 | Yucatan | 35.5% |
| 32 | Coahuila | 27.8% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Defunciones por homicidio, reporte de resultados 28/26 (3 August 2026): Tabla 1 and Tabla 2, presumed homicides and rate per 100,000 by state of registration, 2012-2025 (2025 preliminary); Tabla 4, population by state on 30 June 2020-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2575008d23fb…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): ENVIPE 2026 tabulados basicos, I. Nivel de victimizacion y delincuencia: cuadros 1.1 (victims per 100,000 by state and sex, 2025) and 1.12 (crimes per 100,000 by state of occurrence, 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0a4b86a7fbf1…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): ENVIPE 2026 tabulados basicos, III. Denuncia del delito: cuadro 3.3, crimes by state and the share not reported or not investigated (cifra oculta), 2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d1d6efe5db3a…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): ENVIPE 2026 tabulados basicos, V. Percepcion sobre la seguridad publica: cuadros 5.13 (perceived safety in the state) and 5.21 (safety walking alone at night near home), February-April 2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 354f0437fa98…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Pobreza Multidimensional (PM) 2024: indicadores de pobreza segun entidad federativa, 2016-2024 (poverty, extreme poverty, vulnerability, social deprivations and income lines by state; CONEVAL methodology, ENIGH 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8ea643bcb158…)
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