Ranked list of Mexican states
The 32 federal states of Mexico are ranked below according to population, size, population density, and GDP.
By population
Rank | State | Population | % | Density |
— | United Mexican States | 123,675,325 | 100% | 52.3 |
1 | Mexico State | 16,187,608 | 14.0% | 668.6 |
— | Ciudad de México | 8,918,653 | 8.5% | 5,817.7 |
2 | Veracruz | 8,112,505 | 6.8% | 95.9 |
3 | Jalisco | 8,256,100 | 6.4% | 81.6 |
4 | Puebla | 5,480,200 | 5.3% | 161.6 |
5 | Guanajuato | 4,919,000 | 4.8% | 160.8 |
6 | Chiapas | 4,329,700 | 4.2% | 58.6 |
7 | Michoacán | 4,066,900 | 4.0% | 67.9 |
8 | Nuevo León | 5,119,504 | 3.9% | 62.6 |
9 | Oaxaca | 3,651,100 | 3.6% | 38.3 |
10 | Chihuahua | 3,274,700 | 3.2% | 13.3 |
11 | Guerrero | 3,196,100 | 3.1% | 50.1 |
12 | Tamaulipas | 2,927,300 | 2.8% | 36.7 |
13 | Baja California | 2,846,500 | 2.8% | 40.6 |
14 | Sinaloa | 2,574,300 | 2.5% | 44.3 |
15 | Coahuila | 2,395,100 | 2.3% | 15.8 |
16 | San Luis Potosí | 2,370,400 | 2.3% | 37.7 |
17 | Hidalgo | 2,330,900 | 2.3% | 111.1 |
18 | Sonora | 2,262,700 | 2.2% | 12.2 |
19 | Tabasco | 1,994,700 | 1.9% | 80.9 |
20 | Yucatán | 1,714,100 | 1.7% | 43.6 |
21 | Morelos | 1,637,400 | 1.6% | 331.4 |
22 | Querétaro | 1,558,500 | 1.5% | 132.4 |
23 | Durango | 1,449,100 | 1.4% | 12.1 |
24 | Zacatecas | 1,381,900 | 1.3% | 18.4 |
25 | Tlaxcala | 1,034,600 | 1.0% | 264.3 |
26 | Aguascalientes | 1,023,800 | 1.0% | 183.2 |
27 | Quintana Roo | 1,023,500 | 1.0% | 20.3 |
28 | Nayarit | 942,200 | 0.9% | 34.1 |
29 | Campeche | 720,900 | 0.7% | 13.9 |
30 | Colima | 581,100 | 0.6% | 106.5 |
31 | Baja California Sur | 763,929 | 0.5% | 6.5 |
By area
Rank | State | Area |
1 | 247,087 | |
2 | 184,934 | |
3 | 151,571 | |
4 | 119,648 | |
5 | 95,364 | |
6 | 80,137 | |
7 | 79,829 | |
8 | 75,040 | |
9 | 73,887 | |
10 | 73,677 | |
11 | 72,815 | |
12 | 70,113 | |
13 | 64,555 | |
14 | 63,749 | |
15 | 62,848 | |
16 | 59,864 | |
17 | 58,092 | |
18 | 51,833 | |
19 | 50,350 | |
20 | 39,340 | |
21 | 33,919 | |
22 | 30,589 | |
23 | 27,621 | |
24 | 24,661 | |
25 | 21,461 | |
26 | 20,987 | |
27 | 11,769 | |
28 | 5,589 | |
29 | 5,455 | |
30 | 4,941 | |
31 | 3,914 | |
32 | CDMX | 1,499 |
State size by percentage of total Mexican territory
Rank | State | Area | % | Density |
1 | Chihuahua | 247,087 | 12.6% | 13.3 |
2 | Sonora | 184,934 | 9.4% | 12.2 |
3 | Coahuila | 151,571 | 7.7% | 15.8 |
4 | Durango | 119,648 | 6.1% | 12.1 |
5 | Oaxaca | 95,364 | 4.8% | 38.3 |
6 | Jalisco | 80,137 | 4.1% | 81.6 |
7 | Tamaulipas | 79,829 | 4.1% | 36.7 |
8 | Zacatecas | 75,040 | 3.8% | 18.4 |
9 | Chiapas | 73,887 | 3.8% | 58.6 |
10 | Baja California Sur | 73,677 | 3.7% | 6.5 |
11 | Veracruz | 72,815 | 3.7% | 95.9 |
12 | Baja California | 70,113 | 3.6% | 40.6 |
13 | Nuevo León | 64,555 | 3.3% | 62.6 |
14 | Guerrero | 63,749 | 3.2% | 50.1 |
15 | San Luis Potosí | 62,848 | 3.2% | 37.7 |
16 | Michoacán | 59,864 | 3.0% | 67.9 |
17 | Sinaloa | 58,092 | 3.0% | 44.3 |
18 | Campeche | 51,833 | 2.6% | 13.9 |
19 | Quintana Roo | 50,350 | 2.6% | 20.3 |
20 | Yucatán | 39,340 | 2.0% | 43.6 |
21 | Puebla | 33,919 | 1.7% | 161.6 |
22 | Guanajuato | 30,589 | 1.6% | 160.8 |
23 | Nayarit | 27,621 | 1.4% | 34.1 |
24 | Tabasco | 24,661 | 1.3% | 80.9 |
25 | Mexico State | 21,461 | 1.1% | 668.6 |
26 | Hidalgo | 20,987 | 1.1% | 111.1 |
27 | Querétaro | 11,769 | 0.6% | 132.4 |
28 | Aguascalientes | 5,589 | 0.3% | 183.2 |
29 | Colima | 5,455 | 0.3% | 106.5 |
30 | Morelos | 4,941 | 0.3% | 331.4 |
31 | Tlaxcala | 3,914 | 0.2% | 264.3 |
— | Ciudad de México | 1,499 | 0.1% | 5,817.7 |
United Mexican States | 1,967,138 | 100% | 52.3 |
By population density
Rank | State | Population | Area | Density |
— | Ciudad de México | 8,720,700 | 1,499 | 5,817.7 |
1 | Mexico State | 14,349,700 | 21,461 | 668.6 |
2 | Morelos | 1,637,400 | 4,941 | 331.4 |
3 | Tlaxcala | 1,034,600 | 3,914 | 264.3 |
4 | Aguascalientes | 1,023,800 | 5,589 | 183.2 |
5 | Puebla | 5,480,200 | 33,919 | 161.6 |
6 | Guanajuato | 4,919,000 | 30,589 | 160.8 |
7 | Querétaro | 1,558,500 | 11,769 | 132.4 |
8 | Hidalgo | 2,330,900 | 20,987 | 111.1 |
9 | Colima | 581,100 | 5,455 | 106.5 |
10 | Veracruz | 6,980,900 | 72,815 | 95.9 |
11 | Jalisco | 6,540,700 | 80,137 | 81.6 |
12 | Tabasco | 1,994,700 | 24,661 | 80.9 |
13 | Michoacán | 4,066,900 | 59,864 | 67.9 |
14 | Nuevo León | 4,041,300 | 64,555 | 62.6 |
15 | Chiapas | 4,329,700 | 73,887 | 58.6 |
— | United Mexican States | 102,797,200 | 1,967,138 | 52.3 |
16 | Guerrero | 3,196,100 | 63,749 | 50.1 |
17 | Sinaloa | 2,574,300 | 58,092 | 44.3 |
18 | Yucatán | 1,714,100 | 39,340 | 43.6 |
19 | Baja California | 2,846,500 | 70,113 | 40.6 |
20 | Oaxaca | 3,651,100 | 95,364 | 38.3 |
21 | San Luis Potosí | 2,370,400 | 62,848 | 37.7 |
22 | Tamaulipas | 2,927,300 | 79,829 | 36.7 |
23 | Nayarit | 942,200 | 27,621 | 34.1 |
24 | Quintana Roo | 1,023,500 | 50,350 | 20.3 |
25 | Zacatecas | 1,381,900 | 75,040 | 18.4 |
26 | Coahuila | 2,395,100 | 151,571 | 15.8 |
27 | Campeche | 720,900 | 51,833 | 13.9 |
28 | Chihuahua | 3,274,700 | 247,087 | 13.3 |
29 | Sonora | 2,262,700 | 184,934 | 12.2 |
30 | Durango | 1,449,100 | 119,648 | 12.1 |
31 | Baja California Sur | 477,300 | 73,677 | 6.5 |
By nominal GDP (2006)
Rank | State | Nominal GDP | Nominal GDP | Population |
— | Ciudad de México | 168,164 | 1,762,764 | 8,720,700 |
1 | Mexico State | 75,728 | 793,852 | 14,349,700 |
2 | Nuevo León | 58,760 | 615,997 | 4,041,300 |
3 | Jalisco | 48,524 | 508,672 | 6,540,700 |
4 | Chihuahua | 35,485 | 372,353 | 3,274,700 |
5 | Veracruz | 33,198 | 348,369 | 6,980,900 |
6 | Puebla | 28,702 | 301,184 | 5,480,200 |
7 | Baja California | 28,127 | 294,838 | 2,846,500 |
8 | Guanajuato | 27,000 | 283,217 | 4,919,000 |
9 | Coahuila | 25,716 | 269,749 | 2,395,100 |
10 | Tamaulipas | 25,183 | 263,962 | 2,927,300 |
11 | Sonora | 22,270 | 233,391 | 2,262,700 |
12 | Michoacán | 16,673 | 174,732 | 4,066,900 |
13 | San Luis Potosí | 14,832 | 155,443 | 2,370,400 |
14 | Sinaloa | 14,793 | 155,029 | 2,574,300 |
15 | Querétaro | 14,262 | 149,468 | 1,558,500 |
16 | Chiapas | 12,675 | 132,834 | 4,329,700 |
17 | Guerrero | 12,487 | 130,863 | 3,196,100 |
18 | Quintana Roo | 12,362 | 129,552 | 1,023,500 |
19 | Oaxaca | 11,875 | 124,450 | 3,651,100 |
20 | Yucatán | 11,024 | 115,672 | 1,714,100 |
21 | Morelos | 10,453 | 109,687 | 1,637,400 |
22 | Durango | 10,133 | 106,230 | 1,449,100 |
23 | Hidalgo | 10,064 | 105,603 | 2,330,900 |
24 | Tabasco | 9,928 | 104,073 | 1,994,700 |
25 | Aguascalientes | 9,919 | 103,982 | 1,023,800 |
26 | Campeche | 9,553 | 100,145 | 720,900 |
27 | Zacatecas | 5,833 | 61,150 | 477,200 |
28 | Baja California Sur | 4,844 | 50,785 | 477,200 |
29 | Nayarit | 4,376 | 45,873 | 942,200 |
30 | Colima | 4,211 | 44,144 | 581,100 |
31 | Tlaxcala | 4,126 | 43,257 | 1,034,600 |
By GDP participation (2006)
Rank | State | GDP in % of Participation | Population |
— | Ciudad de México | 21.5% | 8,720,700 |
1 | Mexico State | 9.7% | 14,349,700 |
2 | Nuevo León | 7.5% | 4,041,300 |
3 | Jalisco | 6.2% | 6,540,700 |
4 | Chihuahua | 4.5% | 3,274,700 |
5 | Veracruz | 4.3% | 6,980,900 |
6 | Puebla | 3.7% | 5,480,200 |
7 | Baja California | 3.6% | 2,846,500 |
8 | Guanajuato | 3.5% | 4,919,000 |
9 | Coahuila | 3.3% | 2,395,100 |
10 | Tamaulipas | 3.2% | 2,927,300 |
11 | Sonora | 2.8% | 2,262,700 |
12 | Michoacán | 2.1% | 4,066,900 |
13 | San Luis Potosí | 1.9% | 2,370,400 |
14 | Sinaloa | 1.9% | 2,574,300 |
15 | Querétaro | 1.8% | 1,558,500 |
16 | Chiapas | 1.6% | 4,329,700 |
17 | Guerrero | 1.6% | 3,196,100 |
18 | Quintana Roo | 1.6% | 1,023,500 |
19 | Oaxaca | 1.5% | 3,651,100 |
20 | Yucatán | 1.4% | 1,714,100 |
21 | Morelos | 1.3% | 1,637,400 |
22 | Durango | 1.3% | 1,449,100 |
23 | Hidalgo | 1.3% | 2,330,900 |
24 | Tabasco | 1.3% | 1,994,700 |
25 | Aguascalientes | 1.3% | 1,023,800 |
26 | Campeche | 1.2% | 720,900 |
27 | Zacatecas | 0.7% | 477,200 |
28 | Baja California Sur | 0.6% | 477,200 |
29 | Nayarit | 0.6% | 942,200 |
30 | Colima | 0.5% | 581,100 |
31 | Tlaxcala | 0.5% | 1,034,600 |
By GDP per capita (2007)
Rank | State | GDP Per capita in USD | GDP Per capita in Mexican Peso |
— | Ciudad de México | 23,130 | 255,747 |
1 | Nuevo León | 16,342 | 180,689 |
2 | Campeche | 15,175 | 167,784 |
3 | Quintana Roo | 13,342 | 147,520 |
4 | Coahuila | 12,474 | 137,926 |
5 | Chihuahua | 12,338 | 136,417 |
6 | Baja California | 11,365 | 125,657 |
7 | Baja California Sur | 10,820 | 119,635 |
8 | Aguascalientes | 10,663 | 117,898 |
9 | Sonora | 10,336 | 114,281 |
10 | Tamaulipas | 10,200 | 112,785 |
11 | Querétaro | 9,940 | 109,909 |
— | United Mexican States | 8,945 | 98,895 |
12 | Jalisco | 8,631 | 95,435 |
13 | Colima | 8,618 | 95,291 |
14 | Durango | 8,140 | 90,001 |
15 | Morelos | 7,902 | 87,376 |
16 | Yucatán | 7,160 | 79,162 |
17 | Sinaloa | 7,046 | 77,910 |
18 | San Luis Potosí | 6,935 | 76,684 |
19 | Guanajuato | 6,794 | 75,123 |
20 | Mexico State | 6,251 | 69,114 |
21 | Puebla | 6,091 | 67,346 |
22 | Tabasco | 5,802 | 64,148 |
23 | Veracruz | 5,417 | 59,893 |
24 | Nayarit | 5,252 | 58,068 |
25 | Michoacán | 5,147 | 56,905 |
26 | Zacatecas | 5,132 | 56,747 |
27 | Hidalgo | 5,119 | 56,601 |
28 | Guerrero | 4,981 | 55,074 |
29 | Tlaxcala | 4,928 | 54,493 |
30 | Oaxaca | 4,003 | 44,264 |
31 | Chiapas | 3,657 | 40,435 |