Ranked list of Mexican states

By population

Rank	State	Population	%	Density
—	United Mexican States	102,797,200	100%	52.3
1	Mexico State	14,349,700	14.0%	668.6
—	Federal District	8,720,700	8.5%	5,817.7
2	Veracruz	6,980,900	6.8%	95.9
3	Jalisco	6,540,700	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	4,041,300	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	477,200	0.5%	6.5

By area

Rank	State	Area	Comparable country
1	Chihuahua	247,087	Guinea
2	Sonora	184,934	Syria
3	Coahuila	151,571	Bangladesh
4	Durango	119,648	North Korea
5	Oaxaca	95,364	Hungary
6	Jalisco	80,137	Czech Republic
7	Tamaulipas	79,829	Czech Republic
8	Zacatecas	75,040	Panama
9	Chiapas	73,887	Sierra Leone
10	Baja California Sur	73,677	Sierra Leone
11	Veracruz	72,815	Sierra Leone
12	Baja California	70,113	Ireland
13	Nuevo León	64,555	Latvia
14	Guerrero	63,749	Latvia
15	San Luis Potosí	62,848	Latvia
16	Michoacán	59,864	Togo
17	Sinaloa	58,092	Togo
18	Campeche	51,833	Bosnia and Herzegovina
19	Quintana Roo	50,350	Costa Rica
20	Yucatán	39,340	Bhutan
21	Puebla	33,919	Moldova
22	Guanajuato	30,589	Belgium
23	Nayarit	27,621	Haiti
24	Tabasco	24,661	Djibouti
25	México (state)	21,461	Haiti
26	Hidalgo	20,987	Israel
27	Querétaro	11,769	Qatar
28	Aguascalientes	5,589	Brunei
29	Colima	5,455	Trinidad and Tobago
30	Morelos	4,941	Cape Verde
31	Tlaxcala	3,914	South Ossetia
32	Mexican Federal District	1,499	Faroe Islands

Percentage of Mexican Territory owned by its States

Rank	State	Area (km²)	%	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
—	Federal District	1,499	0.1%	5,817.7
	United Mexican States	1,967,138	100%	52.3

By density

Rank	State	Population	Area (km²)	Density
—	Federal District	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 GDP nominal (2006)

Rank	State	GDP nominal (2006) in USD millions	GDP nominal (2006) in Mexican Peso	Population
—	Federal District	168,164	1,762,764,829.00	8,720,700
1	Mexico State	75,728	793,852,487.00	14,349,700
2	Nuevo León	58,760	615,997,969.00	4,041,300
3	Jalisco	48,524	508,672,326.00	6,540,700
4	Chihuahua	35,485	372,353,934.00	3,274,700
5	Veracruz	33,198	348,369,696.00	6,980,900
6	Puebla	28,702	301,184,835.00	5,480,200
7	Baja California	28,127	294,838,022.00	2,846,500
8	Guanajuato	27,000	283,217,380.00	4,919,000
9	Coahuila	25,716	269,749,909.00	2,395,100
10	Tamaulipas	25,183	263,962,942.00	2,927,300
11	Sonora	22,270	233,391,551.00	2,262,700
12	Michoacán	16,673	174,732,787.00	4,066,900
13	San Luis Potosí	14,832	155,443,145.00	2,370,400
14	Sinaloa	14,793	155,029,519.00	2,574,300
15	Querétaro	14,262	149,468,888.00	1,558,500
16	Chiapas	12,675	132,834,968.00	4,329,700
17	Guerrero	12,487	130,863,553.00	3,196,100
18	Quintana Roo	12,362	129,552,796.00	1,023,500
19	Oaxaca	11,875	124,450,189.00	3,651,100
20	Yucatán	11,024	115,672,261.00	1,714,100
21	Morelos	10,453	109,687,896.00	1,637,400
22	Durango	10,133	106,230,692.00	1,449,100
23	Hidalgo	10,064	105,603,627.00	2,330,900
24	Tabasco	9,928	104,073,409.00	1,994,700
25	Aguascalientes	9,919	103,982,842.00	1,023,800
26	Campeche	9,553	100,145,949.00	720,900
27	Zacatecas	5,833	61,150,237.00	477,200
28	Baja California Sur	4,844	50,785,641.00	477,200
29	Nayarit	4,376	45,873,796.00	942,200
30	Colima	4,211	44,144,341.00	581,100
31	Tlaxcala	4,126	43,257,851.00	1,034,600

By GDP Participation (2006)

Rank	State	GDP in % of Participation	Population
—	Federal District	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)

Nominal GDP of Mexican States in USD (2007)

Rank	State	GDP Per capita (2007) in USD	GDP Per capita (2007) in Mexican Peso
—	Federal District	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

Mexican States GDP Per Capita PPP matching similar countries (2012)

Sources

• http://www.inegi.gob.mx
• http://www.inegi.gob.mx/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/derivada/regionales/pib/pibe2006.pdf (page 40) (Spanish)
• http://www.metropoli.org.mx/htm/areas/6/economia26.pdf (Spanish)