List of Mexican states by population density

Last updated October 11, 2023

This is a list of Mexican states by population density, based on data from the 2020 National Census.^[1]^[2] Population density is calculated as the ratio of resident population divided by total land area.

Rank	State	Population (2020)	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Density
1	Ciudad de México	9,209,944	1,494.3	577.0	6,163.4/km² (15,963.1/sq mi)
2	México	16,992,418	22,351.8	8,630.1	760.2/km² (1,969.0/sq mi)
3	Morelos	1,971,520	4,878.9	1,883.8	404.1/km² (1,046.6/sq mi)
4	Tlaxcala	1,342,977	3,996.6	1,543.1	336.0/km² (870.3/sq mi)
5	Aguascalientes	1,425,607	5,615.7	2,168.2	253.9/km² (657.5/sq mi)
6	Querétaro	2,368,467	11,690.6	4,513.8	202.6/km² (524.7/sq mi)
7	Guanajuato	6,166,934	30,606.7	11,817.3	201.5/km² (521.9/sq mi)
8	Puebla	6,583,278	34,309.6	13,247.0	191.9/km² (497.0/sq mi)
9	Hidalgo	3,082,841	20,821.4	8,039.2	148.1/km² (383.5/sq mi)
10	Colima	731,391	5,626.9	2,172.6	130.0/km² (336.6/sq mi)
11	Veracruz	8,062,579	71,823.5	27,731.2	112.3/km² (290.7/sq mi)
12	Jalisco	8,348,151	78,595.9	30,346.0	106.2/km² (275.1/sq mi)
13	Tabasco	2,402,598	24,730.9	9,548.7	97.1/km² (251.6/sq mi)
14	Nuevo León	5,784,442	64,156.2	24,770.8	90.2/km² (233.5/sq mi)
15	Michoacán	4,748,846	58,598.7	22,625.1	81.0/km² (209.9/sq mi)
16	Chiapas	5,543,828	73,311.0	28,305.5	75.6/km² (195.9/sq mi)
17	Yucatán	2,320,898	39,524.4	15,260.5	58.7/km² (152.1/sq mi)
18	Guerrero	3,540,685	63,595.9	24,554.5	55.7/km² (144.2/sq mi)
19	Sinaloa	3,026,943	57,365.4	22,148.9	52.8/km² (136.7/sq mi)
20	Baja California	3,769,020	71,450.0	27,587.0	52.8/km² (136.6/sq mi)
21	San Luis Potosí	2,822,255	61,138.0	23,605.5	46.2/km² (119.6/sq mi)
22	Nayarit	1,235,456	27,856.5	10,755.5	44.4/km² (114.9/sq mi)
23	Oaxaca	4,132,148	93,757.6	36,200.0	44.1/km² (114.1/sq mi)
24	Tamaulipas	3,527,735	80,249.3	30,984.4	44.0/km² (113.9/sq mi)
25	Quintana Roo	1,857,985	44,705.2	17,260.8	41.6/km² (107.6/sq mi)
26	Zacatecas	1,622,138	75,275.3	29,064.0	21.5/km² (55.8/sq mi)
27	Coahuila	3,146,771	151,594.8	58,531.1	20.8/km² (53.8/sq mi)
28	Sonora	2,944,840	179,354.7	69,249.2	16.4/km² (42.5/sq mi)
29	Campeche	928,363	57,484.9	22,195.0	16.1/km² (41.8/sq mi)
30	Chihuahua	3,741,869	247,412.6	95,526.5	15.1/km² (39.2/sq mi)
31	Durango	1,832,650	123,364.0	47,631.1	14.9/km² (38.5/sq mi)
32	Baja California Sur	798,447	73,909.4	28,536.6	10.8/km² (28.0/sq mi)
Total		126,014,024	1,960,646.7	757,009.9	64.3/km² (166.5/sq mi)

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References

↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
↑ "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Superficie continental" (in Spanish). INEGI. January 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

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[census2020-1] "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-26.

[Landarea-2] "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Superficie continental" (in Spanish). INEGI. January 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

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v t e Indicators of Mexican states
Ranked	Area Growth rate Population Population density
Social	Fertility Rate HDI Homicides Infant mortality Life expectancy Literacy rate
Political	Capitals Governors Statehood
Economy	GDP GDP per capita Poverty rate Unemployment
Other	Coats of arms Flags Indigenous-speaking Irreligion