Poverty and living standards in Veracruz, Mexico: official figures
In 2024, 44.5% of the people of Veracruz were in multidimensional poverty, about 3,601,908 people (4th highest of 32 federal entities; Mexico 29.6%). That is down 7.2 percentage points from 2022 and down 15.7 percentage points from 2018.
How many people live in extreme poverty in Veracruz?
8.8% of the people of Veracruz lived in extreme poverty in 2024, about 713,945 people (4th highest of 32; Mexico 5.3%), down 4.3 percentage points from 2022. Another 35.7% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many homes in Veracruz lack basic services?
In 2024, 28.5% of the people of Veracruz lacked basic services in their homes such as piped water, drainage, electricity or a clean cooking fuel (7th highest of 32; Mexico 14.1%), and 11.7% 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 Veracruz?
INEGI recorded 793 presumed homicides in Veracruz in 2025 (preliminary), a rate of 10 per 100,000 inhabitants (tied for 10th lowest of 32; Mexico 21). In 2024 there were 843 (10 per 100,000).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyAre homicides rising or falling in Veracruz?
Since 2012 the homicide rate in Veracruz was highest in 2017, at 23 per 100,000 (1,851 presumed homicides). It was 13 in 2012 and 10 in 2025.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many people are victims of crime in Veracruz?
INEGI's victimisation survey (ENVIPE 2026) estimates that 14,171 of every 100,000 people aged 18 and over in Veracruz were victims of a crime in 2025 (2nd lowest of 32; Mexico 23,473), against 17,503 in 2024. The rate was 13,995 for women and 14,379 for men.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many crimes go unreported in Veracruz?
The ENVIPE survey estimates 1,433,109 crimes in Veracruz in 2025, or 23,417 per 100,000 people aged 18 and over (5th lowest of 32; Mexico 34,442). 96.3% of them were not reported or not investigated, the "cifra oculta" (the highest of 32; Mexico 93.4%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyDo people in Veracruz feel safe?
Between February and April 2026, 80.9% of adults in Veracruz said living in their state was unsafe because of crime (9th highest of 32; Mexico 74.0%), and 53.1% 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 Veracruz compares with other states
People in multidimensional poverty (2024)
Veracruz ranks 4 of 32, highest first. Mexico 29.6%
| Rank | Region | People in multidimensional poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiapas | 66.0% |
| 2 | Guerrero | 58.1% |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 51.6% |
| 4 | Veracruz | 44.5% |
| 5 | Puebla | 43.4% |
| 6 | Tlaxcala | 40.8% |
| 7 | Campeche | 36.7% |
People in extreme poverty (2024)
Veracruz ranks 4 of 32, highest first. Mexico 5.3%
| Rank | Region | People in extreme poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiapas | 27.1% |
| 2 | Guerrero | 21.3% |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 16.3% |
| 4 | Veracruz | 8.8% |
| 5 | Puebla | 7.3% |
| 6 | Tabasco | 6.5% |
| 7 | Campeche | 5.8% |
People with income below the poverty line (2024)
Veracruz ranks 5 of 32, highest first. Mexico 35.4%
| Rank | Region | People with income below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Guerrero | 60.8% |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 54.2% |
| 4 | Tlaxcala | 50.4% |
| 5 | Veracruz | 50.2% |
| 6 | Puebla | 49.2% |
| 7 | Zacatecas | 44.8% |
| 8 | Campeche | 44.1% |
People without social security (2024)
Veracruz ranks 7 of 32, highest first. Mexico 48.2%
| Rank | Region | People without social security |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Puebla | 67.7% |
| 5 | Hidalgo | 61.9% |
| 6 | Michoacan | 61.2% |
| 7 | Veracruz | 60.2% |
| 8 | Tlaxcala | 58.7% |
| 9 | Tabasco | 54.8% |
| 10 | Morelos | 54.7% |
People lacking access to nutritious food (2024)
Veracruz ranks 16 of 32, highest first. Mexico 14.4%
| Rank | Region | People lacking access to nutritious food |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | State of Mexico | 14.6% |
| 14 | Durango | 14.5% |
| 15 | Sonora | 14.2% |
| 16 | Veracruz | 14.2% |
| 17 | Quintana Roo | 13.1% |
| 18 | Nayarit | 12.9% |
| 19 | Sinaloa | 12.2% |
Presumed homicides per 100,000 people (2025)
Veracruz ranks 21 of 32, highest first. Mexico 21; preliminary
| Rank | Region | Presumed homicides per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | State of Mexico | 14 |
| 19 | San Luis Potosi | 13 |
| 20 | Nuevo Leon | 12 |
| 21 | Veracruz | 10 |
| 22 | Aguascalientes | 10 |
| 23 | Campeche | 10 |
| 24 | Mexico City | 9 |
Crime victims per 100,000 adults (ENVIPE) (2025)
Veracruz ranks 31 of 32, highest first. Mexico 23,473
| Rank | Region | Crime victims per 100,000 adults (ENVIPE) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Yucatan | 18,634 |
| 27 | Michoacan | 18,307 |
| 28 | Coahuila | 18,058 |
| 29 | Nayarit | 16,080 |
| 30 | Zacatecas | 15,733 |
| 31 | Veracruz | 14,171 |
| 32 | Chiapas | 13,462 |
Adults who say their state is unsafe (2026)
Veracruz ranks 9 of 32, highest first. Mexico 74.0%; February-April 2026
| Rank | Region | Adults who say their state is unsafe |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Puebla | 82.4% |
| 7 | Michoacan | 82.0% |
| 8 | Sinaloa | 81.3% |
| 9 | Veracruz | 80.9% |
| 10 | Colima | 79.5% |
| 11 | Guerrero | 79.4% |
| 12 | Jalisco | 78.9% |
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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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