List of states of Mexico
Constituent federative entities of Mexico
A state (Spanish: estado), officially a Free and Sovereign State (Spanish: estado libre y soberano), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, and state congress. In the hierarchy of Mexican administrative divisions, states are further divided into municipalities. Currently there are 2,462 municipalities in Mexico.
Although not formally a state, political reforms have enabled Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México), the capital city of the United Mexican States to have a federative entity status equivalent to that of the states since 29 January 2016.
Current Mexican governmental publications usually lists 32 federative entities (31 states and Mexico City), and 2,478 municipalities (including the 16 boroughs of Mexico City). Third or lower level divisions are sometimes listed by some governmental publications.
01List of federative entities
Mexico City, though not formally a state, is included for comparison.
| Coat of arms and name | Cities | Area | Population | Munici- palities | Admission to federation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | Largest | km2 | sq mi | 2024 Q4 | 2020 census | |||||
| Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 5,615.7 | 2,168.2 | 1,493,459 | 1,425,607 | 11 | 24th | 5 Feb 1857 | ||
| Baja California | Mexicali | Tijuana | 71,450.0 | 27,587.0 | 3,779,050 | 3,769,020 | 7 | 29th | 16 Jan 1952 | |
| Baja California Sur | La Paz | 73,909.4 | 28,536.6 | 872,439 | 798,447 | 5 | 31st | 8 Oct 1974 | ||
| Campeche | San Francisco de Campeche | 57,484.9 | 22,195.0 | 949,481 | 928,363 | 13 | 25th | 29 Apr 1863 | ||
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 73,311.0 | 28,305.5 | 5,914,879 | 5,543,828 | 124 | 19th | 14 Sep 1824 | ||
| Chihuahua | Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez | 247,412.6 | 95,526.5 | 3,900,629 | 3,741,869 | 67 | 18th | 6 Jul 1824 | |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | Saltillo | 151,594.8 | 58,531.1 | 3,457,516 | 3,146,771 | 38 | 16th | 7 May 1824 | ||
| Colima | Colima | Manzanillo | 5,626.9 | 2,172.6 | 719,445 | 731,391 | 10 | 22nd | 12 Sep 1856 | |
| Durango | Victoria de Durango | 123,364.0 | 47,631.1 | 1,890,563 | 1,832,650 | 39 | 17th | 22 May 1824 | ||
| Guanajuato | Guanajuato | León de los Aldama | 30,606.7 | 11,817.3 | 6,313,504 | 6,166,934 | 46 | 2nd | 20 Dec 1823 | |
| Guerrero | Chilpancingo de los Bravo | Acapulco de Juárez | 63,595.9 | 24,554.5 | 3,603,188 | 3,540,685 | 85 | 21st | 27 Oct 1849 | |
| Hidalgo | Pachuca de Soto | 20,821.4 | 8,039.2 | 3,222,994 | 3,082,841 | 84 | 26th | 16 Jan 1869 | ||
| Jalisco | Guadalajara | 78,595.9 | 30,346.0 | 8,732,495 | 8,348,151 | 125 | 9th | 23 Dec 1823 | ||
| México | Toluca de Lerdo | Ecatepec de Morelos | 22,351.8 | 8,630.1 | 17,728,216 | 16,992,418 | 125 | 1st | 20 Dec 1823 | |
| Mexico City (Ciudad de México) | n/a | Iztapalapa | 1,494.3 | 577.0 | 9,352,517 | 9,209,944 | 16 | 32nd | 29 Jan 2016 | |
| Michoacán de Ocampo | Morelia | 58,598.7 | 22,625.1 | 4,943,602 | 4,748,846 | 113 | 5th | 22 Dec 1823 | ||
| Morelos | Cuernavaca | 4,878.9 | 1,883.8 | 1,964,164 | 1,971,520 | 36 | 27th | 17 Apr 1869 | ||
| Nayarit | Tepic | 27,856.5 | 10,755.5 | 1,237,293 | 1,235,456 | 20 | 28th | 26 Jan 1917 | ||
| Nuevo León | Monterrey | 64,156.2 | 24,770.8 | 6,130,641 | 5,784,442 | 51 | 15th | 7 May 1824 | ||
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca de Juárez | 93,757.6 | 36,200.0 | 4,242,791 | 4,132,148 | 570 | 3rd | 21 Dec 1823 | ||
| Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza | 34,309.6 | 13,247.0 | 6,586,805 | 6,583,278 | 217 | 4th | 21 Dec 1823 | ||
| Querétaro | Querétaro | 11,690.6 | 4,513.8 | 2,530,655 | 2,368,467 | 18 | 11th | 23 Dec 1823 | ||
| Quintana Roo | Chetumal | Cancún | 44,705.2 | 17,260.8 | 1,917,252 | 1,857,985 | 11 | 30th | 8 Oct 1974 | |
| San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 61,138.0 | 23,605.5 | 2,874,010 | 2,822,255 | 59 | 6th | 22 Dec 1823 | ||
| Sinaloa | Culiacán Rosales | 57,365.4 | 22,148.9 | 3,169,760 | 3,026,943 | 20 | 20th | 14 Oct 1830 | ||
| Sonora | Hermosillo | 179,354.7 | 69,249.2 | 3,039,967 | 2,944,840 | 72 | 12th | 10 Jan 1824 | ||
| Tabasco | Villahermosa | 24,730.9 | 9,548.7 | 2,537,961 | 2,402,598 | 17 | 13th | 7 Feb 1824 | ||
| Tamaulipas | Ciudad Victoria | Reynosa | 80,249.3 | 30,984.4 | 3,575,756 | 3,527,735 | 43 | 14th | 7 Feb 1824 | |
| Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl | San Pablo del Monte | 3,996.6 | 1,543.1 | 1,469,900 | 1,342,977 | 60 | 23rd | 9 Dec 1856 | |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | Xalapa-Enríquez | Veracruz | 71,823.5 | 27,731.2 | 8,093,517 | 8,062,579 | 212 | 7th | 22 Dec 1823 | |
| Yucatán | Mérida | 39,524.4 | 15,260.5 | 2,375,403 | 2,320,898 | 106 | 8th | 23 Dec 1823 | ||
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas | Guadalupe | 75,275.3 | 29,064.0 | 1,674,227 | 1,622,138 | 58 | 10th | 23 Dec 1823 | |
| Mexico total | Mexico City | 1,972,550.0 | 761,605.8 | 130,294,079 | 126,014,024 | 2,478 | , | |||
Notes:
Historic populations
The following table is a list of the 31 federal states of Mexico plus Mexico City, ranked in order of their total population based on data from the last three National Population Censuses in 2020, 2010 and 2000.
| Rank | State | Population (2020) | Population (2010) | Population (2000) |
| 1 | México | 16,992,418 | 15,175,862 | 13,096,686 |
| 2 | Ciudad de México | 9,209,944 | 8,851,080 | 8,605,239 |
| 3 | Jalisco | 8,348,151 | 7,350,682 | 6,322,002 |
| 4 | Veracruz | 8,062,579 | 7,643,194 | 6,908,975 |
| 5 | Puebla | 6,583,278 | 5,779,829 | 5,076,686 |
| 6 | Guanajuato | 6,166,934 | 5,486,372 | 4,663,032 |
| 7 | Nuevo León | 5,784,442 | 4,653,458 | 3,834,141 |
| 8 | Chiapas | 5,543,828 | 4,796,580 | 3,920,892 |
| 9 | Michoacán | 4,748,846 | 4,351,037 | 4,384,471 |
| 10 | Oaxaca | 4,132,148 | 3,801,962 | 3,438,765 |
| 11 | Baja California | 3,769,020 | 3,155,070 | 2,487,367 |
| 12 | Chihuahua | 3,741,869 | 3,406,465 | 3,052,907 |
| 13 | Guerrero | 3,540,685 | 3,388,768 | 3,079,649 |
| 14 | Tamaulipas | 3,527,735 | 3,268,554 | 2,753,222 |
| 15 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 3,146,771 | 2,748,391 | 2,298,070 |
| 16 | Hidalgo | 3,082,841 | 2,665,018 | 2,235,591 |
| 17 | Sinaloa | 3,026,943 | 2,767,761 | 2,536,844 |
| 18 | Sonora | 2,944,840 | 2,662,480 | 2,216,969 |
| 19 | San Luis Potosí | 2,822,255 | 2,585,518 | 2,299,360 |
| 20 | Tabasco | 2,402,598 | 2,238,603 | 1,891,829 |
| 21 | Querétaro de Arteaga | 2,368,467 | 1,827,937 | 1,404,306 |
| 22 | Yucatán | 2,320,898 | 1,955,577 | 1,658,210 |
| 23 | Morelos | 1,971,520 | 1,777,227 | 1,555,296 |
| 24 | Quintana Roo | 1,857,985 | 1,325,578 | 874,963 |
| 25 | Durango | 1,832,650 | 1,632,934 | 1,448,661 |
| 26 | Zacatecas | 1,622,138 | 1,490,668 | 1,353,610 |
| 27 | Aguascalientes | 1,425,607 | 1,184,996 | 944,285 |
| 28 | Tlaxcala | 1,342,977 | 1,169,936 | 962,646 |
| 29 | Nayarit | 1,235,456 | 1,084,979 | 920,185 |
| 30 | Campeche | 928,363 | 822,441 | 690,689 |
| 31 | Baja California Sur | 798,447 | 637,026 | 424,041 |
| 32 | Colima | 731,391 | 650,555 | 542,627 |
| Total | 126,014,024 | 112,336,538 | 97,483,412 | |
02Lists by topic
State symbols:
- State flags of Mexico
- List of Mexican state name etymologies
- List of Mexican state demonyms
- List of Mexican states by date of statehood
- Mexico State-Abbreviation Codes
- Lists of Mexican state governors
- List of current state governors in Mexico
- List of Mexican state congresses (with current composition)
Other:
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