Mexican states by population and percentage being indigenous speaking Mexicans.
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Mexican states by population and percentage being indigenous speaking Mexicans.
| Rank | State | Speaking Population (2010) [1] | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oaxaca | 1,165,186 | 34.2% |
| 2 |  Yucatán | 537,516 | 30.3% |
| 3 |  Chiapas | 1,141,499 | 27.2% |
| 4 |  Quintana Roo | 196,060 | 16.7% |
| 5 |  Guerrero | 456,774 | 15.1% |
| 6 |  Hidalgo | 359,972 | 15.1% |
| 7 |  Campeche | 91,094 | 12.3% |
| 8 |  Puebla | 601,680 | 11.7% |
| 9 |  San Luis Potosí | 248,196 | 10.7% |
| 10 |  Veracruz | 644,559 | 9.4% |
| - |  Mexico | 6,695,228 | 6.7% |
| 11 |  Nayarit | 49,963 | 5.1% |
| 12 |  Michoacán | 136,608 | 3.5% |
| 13 |  Chihuahua | 104,014 | 3.5% |
| 14 |  Tabasco | 60,526 | 3.0% |
| 15 |  México | 376,830 | 2.8% |
| 16 |  Tlaxcala | 27,653 | 2.6% |
| 17 |  Sonora | 60,310 | 2.5% |
| 18 |  Durango | 30,894 | 2.1% |
| 19 |  Morelos | 31,388 | 2.0% |
| 20 |  Baja California Sur | 10,661 | 1.9% |
| 21 |  Querétaro | 29,585 | 1.8% |
| 22 |  Ciudad de México | 122,411 | 1.5% |
| 23 |  Baja California | 41,005 | 1.5% |
| 24 |  Nuevo León | 40,137 | 1.0% |
| 25 |  Sinaloa | 23,426 | 0.9% |
| 26 |  Tamaulipas | 23,296 | 0.8% |
| 27 |  Jalisco | 51,702 | 0.8% |
| 28 |  Colima | 3,983 | 0.7% |
| 29 |  Zacatecas | 4,924 | 0.4% |
| 30 |  Guanajuato | 14,835 | 0.3% |
| 31 |  Coahuila | 6,105 | 0.2% |
| 32 |  Aguascalientes | 2,436 | 0.2% |
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