List of Mexican states by population density

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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.

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Mexican states by population density, 2012.
RankStatePopulation (2020)Area (km2)Area (sq mi)Density
1Flag of Mexico City.svg  Ciudad de México 9,209,9441,494.3577.0
2Flag of the State of Mexico.svg  México 16,992,41822,351.88,630.1
3Flag of Morelos.svg  Morelos 1,971,5204,878.91,883.8
4Flag of Tlaxcala.svg  Tlaxcala 1,342,9773,996.61,543.1
5Flag of Aguascalientes.svg  Aguascalientes 1,425,6075,615.72,168.2
6Flag of Queretaro.svg  Querétaro 2,368,46711,690.64,513.8
7Flag of Guanajuato.svg  Guanajuato 6,166,93430,606.711,817.3
8Flag of Puebla.svg  Puebla 6,583,27834,309.613,247.0
9Flag of Hidalgo.svg  Hidalgo 3,082,84120,821.48,039.2
10Flag of Colima.svg  Colima 731,3915,626.92,172.6
11Flag of Veracruz.svg  Veracruz 8,062,57971,823.527,731.2
12Flag of Jalisco.svg  Jalisco 8,348,15178,595.930,346.0
13Flag of Tabasco.svg  Tabasco 2,402,59824,730.99,548.7
14Flag of Nuevo Leon.svg  Nuevo León 5,784,44264,156.224,770.8
15Flag of Michoacan.svg  Michoacán 4,748,84658,598.722,625.1
16Flag of Chiapas.svg  Chiapas 5,543,82873,311.028,305.5
17Flag of the Republic of Yucatan.svg  Yucatán 2,320,89839,524.415,260.5
18Flag of Guerrero.svg  Guerrero 3,540,68563,595.924,554.5
19Flag of Sinaloa.svg  Sinaloa 3,026,94357,365.422,148.9
20Flag of Baja California.svg  Baja California 3,769,02071,450.027,587.0
21Flag of San Luis Potosi.svg  San Luis Potosí 2,822,25561,138.023,605.5
22Flag of Nayarit.svg  Nayarit 1,235,45627,856.510,755.5
23Flag of Oaxaca.svg  Oaxaca 4,132,14893,757.636,200.0
24Flag of Tamaulipas.svg  Tamaulipas 3,527,73580,249.330,984.4
25Flag of Quintana Roo.svg  Quintana Roo 1,857,98544,705.217,260.8
26Flag of Zacatecas.svg  Zacatecas 1,622,13875,275.329,064.0
27Flag of Coahuila.svg  Coahuila 3,146,771151,594.858,531.1
28Flag of Sonora.svg  Sonora 2,944,840179,354.769,249.2
29Flag of Campeche.svg  Campeche 928,36357,484.922,195.0
30Flag of Chihuahua.svg  Chihuahua 3,741,869247,412.695,526.5
31Flag of Durango.png  Durango 1,832,650123,364.047,631.1
32Flag of Baja California Sur.svg  Baja California Sur 798,44773,909.428,536.6
Total126,014,0241,960,646.7757,009.9

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References

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