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 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) | |