Poverty and living standards in San Luis Potosi, Mexico: official figures
In 2024, 30.4% of the people of San Luis Potosi were in multidimensional poverty, about 874,848 people (14th highest of 32 federal entities; Mexico 29.6%). That is down 5.1 percentage points from 2022 and down 11.7 percentage points from 2018.
How many people live in extreme poverty in San Luis Potosi?
5.1% of the people of San Luis Potosi lived in extreme poverty in 2024, about 145,720 people (10th highest of 32; Mexico 5.3%), down 2.3 percentage points from 2022. Another 25.3% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many homes in San Luis Potosi lack basic services?
In 2024, 18.8% of the people of San Luis Potosi lacked basic services in their homes such as piped water, drainage, electricity or a clean cooking fuel (8th highest of 32; Mexico 14.1%), and 7.1% 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 San Luis Potosi?
INEGI recorded 369 presumed homicides in San Luis Potosi in 2025 (preliminary), a rate of 13 per 100,000 inhabitants (14th lowest of 32; Mexico 21). In 2024 there were 511 (18 per 100,000).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyAre homicides rising or falling in San Luis Potosi?
Since 2012 the homicide rate in San Luis Potosi was highest in 2021, at 28 per 100,000 (797 presumed homicides). It was 17 in 2012 and 13 in 2025.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many people are victims of crime in San Luis Potosi?
INEGI's victimisation survey (ENVIPE 2026) estimates that 22,163 of every 100,000 people aged 18 and over in San Luis Potosi were victims of a crime in 2025 (15th highest of 32; Mexico 23,473), against 25,468 in 2024. The rate was 21,223 for women and 23,233 for men.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many crimes go unreported in San Luis Potosi?
The ENVIPE survey estimates 743,776 crimes in San Luis Potosi in 2025, or 33,732 per 100,000 people aged 18 and over (11th highest of 32; Mexico 34,442). 93.2% of them were not reported or not investigated, the "cifra oculta" (16th highest of 32; Mexico 93.4%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyDo people in San Luis Potosi feel safe?
Between February and April 2026, 64.5% of adults in San Luis Potosi said living in their state was unsafe because of crime (11th lowest of 32; Mexico 74.0%), and 58.7% 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 San Luis Potosi compares with other states
People in multidimensional poverty (2024)
San Luis Potosi ranks 14 of 32, highest first. Mexico 29.6%
| Rank | Region | People in multidimensional poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tabasco | 34.8% |
| 12 | Michoacan | 34.3% |
| 13 | State of Mexico | 31.2% |
| 14 | San Luis Potosi | 30.4% |
| 15 | Durango | 27.9% |
| 16 | Yucatan | 26.6% |
| 17 | Guanajuato | 26.0% |
People in extreme poverty (2024)
San Luis Potosi ranks 10 of 32, highest first. Mexico 5.3%
| Rank | Region | People in extreme poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Campeche | 5.8% |
| 8 | Hidalgo | 5.7% |
| 9 | Michoacan | 5.4% |
| 10 | San Luis Potosi | 5.1% |
| 11 | Morelos | 4.9% |
| 12 | Tlaxcala | 4.4% |
| 13 | Durango | 4.3% |
People with income below the poverty line (2024)
San Luis Potosi ranks 15 of 32, highest first. Mexico 35.4%
| Rank | Region | People with income below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Michoacan | 38.4% |
| 13 | State of Mexico | 38.3% |
| 14 | Durango | 35.4% |
| 15 | San Luis Potosi | 35.3% |
| 16 | Guanajuato | 32.1% |
| 17 | Yucatan | 32.0% |
| 18 | Nayarit | 28.1% |
People without social security (2024)
San Luis Potosi ranks 12 of 32, highest first. Mexico 48.2%
| Rank | Region | People without social security |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tabasco | 54.8% |
| 10 | Morelos | 54.7% |
| 11 | Zacatecas | 52.9% |
| 12 | San Luis Potosi | 51.2% |
| 13 | Campeche | 51.2% |
| 14 | Nayarit | 49.0% |
| 15 | State of Mexico | 48.8% |
People lacking access to nutritious food (2024)
San Luis Potosi ranks 20 of 32, highest first. Mexico 14.4%
| Rank | Region | People lacking access to nutritious food |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Quintana Roo | 13.1% |
| 18 | Nayarit | 12.9% |
| 19 | Sinaloa | 12.2% |
| 20 | San Luis Potosi | 11.7% |
| 21 | Zacatecas | 11.3% |
| 22 | Colima | 10.1% |
| 23 | Queretaro | 9.9% |
Presumed homicides per 100,000 people (2025)
San Luis Potosi ranks 19 of 32, highest first. Mexico 21; preliminary
| Rank | Region | Presumed homicides per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Puebla | 15 |
| 17 | Nayarit | 15 |
| 18 | State of Mexico | 14 |
| 19 | San Luis Potosi | 13 |
| 20 | Nuevo Leon | 12 |
| 21 | Veracruz | 10 |
| 22 | Aguascalientes | 10 |
Crime victims per 100,000 adults (ENVIPE) (2025)
San Luis Potosi ranks 15 of 32, highest first. Mexico 23,473
| Rank | Region | Crime victims per 100,000 adults (ENVIPE) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Hidalgo | 22,982 |
| 13 | Oaxaca | 22,818 |
| 14 | Sonora | 22,433 |
| 15 | San Luis Potosi | 22,163 |
| 16 | Jalisco | 21,908 |
| 17 | Guanajuato | 21,824 |
| 18 | Morelos | 21,635 |
Adults who say their state is unsafe (2026)
San Luis Potosi ranks 22 of 32, highest first. Mexico 74.0%; February-April 2026
| Rank | Region | Adults who say their state is unsafe |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Baja California | 71.2% |
| 20 | Chiapas | 69.4% |
| 21 | Sonora | 66.3% |
| 22 | San Luis Potosi | 64.5% |
| 23 | Campeche | 63.0% |
| 24 | Hidalgo | 61.3% |
| 25 | Nuevo Leon | 58.9% |
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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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