Municipalities with Highest Unemployment in Mexico

Municipalities in Mexico with the highest unemployment rate according to the 2020 Census (municipalities with EAP > 100). 2,458 municipalities in total.

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# Municipality State % Unemployment Unemployed EAP
1 Cochoapa el Grande Guerrero 40.8% 1,311 3,212
2 Santa Catarina San Luis Potosí 29.9% 805 2,691
3 Santiago Amoltepec Oaxaca 29% 560 1,928
4 San Simón Zahuatlán Oaxaca 28.8% 244 848
5 San Pablo Tijaltepec Oaxaca 25.8% 150 582
6 San Miguel Mixtepec Oaxaca 23.7% 204 859
7 Santos Reyes Pápalo Oaxaca 22.6% 148 655
8 Urique Chihuahua 21.8% 1,008 4,617
9 Metlatónoc Guerrero 21.2% 747 3,518
10 Ilamatlán Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 19.3% 699 3,624
11 San Juan Lachigalla Oaxaca 18.5% 180 971
12 Teotlalco Puebla 17.8% 210 1,181
13 Mecatlán Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 17.8% 593 3,332
14 San Juan Comaltepec Oaxaca 17.6% 144 820
15 Mezquital Durango 17.4% 1,238 7,131
16 San Andrés Dinicuiti Oaxaca 17.3% 138 796
17 San Mateo Sindihui Oaxaca 16.8% 75 446
18 Balleza Chihuahua 16.4% 775 4,720
19 Naco Sonora 15.9% 374 2,351
20 Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 15.2% 563 3,694
21 San Andrés Duraznal Chiapas 14.8% 249 1,688
22 San Antonio Tepetlapa Oaxaca 14.3% 164 1,143
23 San Francisco Chapulapa Oaxaca 14.3% 81 565
24 Baviácora Sonora 14% 164 1,173
25 Santiago Ixtayutla Oaxaca 13.6% 436 3,199
26 Santa María de la Paz Zacatecas 13.6% 125 922
27 Villa Hidalgo Sonora 13.5% 71 527
28 Santa María Temaxcaltepec Oaxaca 13.3% 90 676
29 Chenalhó Chiapas 12.9% 1,590 12,290
30 San Juan Quiotepec Oaxaca 12.9% 66 510
31 San Martín Peras Oaxaca 12.9% 289 2,245
32 Atlamajalcingo del Monte Guerrero 12.8% 186 1,452
33 San Juan Bautista Atatlahuca Oaxaca 12.7% 58 457
34 José Joaquín de Herrera Guerrero 12.3% 589 4,800
35 Cucurpe Sonora 12% 44 368
36 Otzoloapan México 11.8% 155 1,315
37 Santa Catarina Yosonotú Oaxaca 11.6% 45 388
38 Tepemaxalco Puebla 11.6% 36 310
39 San Lorenzo Texmelúcan Oaxaca 11.3% 135 1,191
40 Santa Ana Oaxaca 11.2% 88 786
41 San Francisco Logueche Oaxaca 11.1% 91 823
42 Chalchihuitán Chiapas 10.9% 652 5,969
43 Santiago Zacatepec Oaxaca 10.9% 185 1,692
44 San Juan Cancuc Chiapas 10.7% 943 8,783
45 Monjas Oaxaca 10.7% 78 732
46 Xicotlán Puebla 10.7% 34 317
47 San Mateo del Mar Oaxaca 10.3% 489 4,754
48 Santiago Tlazoyaltepec Oaxaca 10.3% 150 1,461
49 Oxchuc Chiapas 10.2% 1,419 13,965
50 La Pe Oaxaca 10.2% 77 755
51 San Bartolomé Ayautla Oaxaca 10.1% 98 970
52 Guerrero Tamaulipas 10% 202 2,029
53 Candela Coahuila de Zaragoza 9.8% 51 523
54 Santa Cruz Zenzontepec Oaxaca 9.8% 344 3,516
55 Santiago Llano Grande Oaxaca 9.6% 116 1,212
56 Sitalá Chiapas 9.4% 363 3,872
57 Uruachi Chihuahua 9.4% 118 1,255
58 San Martín Itunyoso Oaxaca 9.4% 41 437
59 Santa Gertrudis Oaxaca 9.3% 95 1,022
60 Astacinga Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 9.2% 158 1,716
61 Matachí Chihuahua 9.1% 97 1,061
62 Nácori Chico Sonora 9% 46 513
63 Chicoasén Chiapas 8.9% 164 1,836
64 Carichí Chihuahua 8.9% 208 2,333
65 Muñoz de Domingo Arenas Tlaxcala 8.8% 147 1,667
66 San Baltazar Chichicápam Oaxaca 8.6% 64 748
67 Totolapa Chiapas 8.5% 208 2,452
68 Maguarichi Chihuahua 8.5% 31 364
69 Bacanora Sonora 8.5% 24 283
70 San Antonio Nanahuatípam Oaxaca 8.4% 40 474
71 Santa Cruz Mixtepec Oaxaca 8.4% 110 1,306
72 Ayotzintepec Oaxaca 8.3% 208 2,494
73 San Agustín Loxicha Oaxaca 8.2% 524 6,424
74 Santiago Tenango Oaxaca 8.2% 53 644
75 Mixtla Puebla 8.1% 82 1,008
76 Zacazonapan México 8% 135 1,683
77 Santa Lucía Miahuatlán Oaxaca 8% 58 726
78 Jiménez del Teul Zacatecas 8% 103 1,295
79 Mezquital del Oro Zacatecas 8% 52 648
80 Iturbide Nuevo León 7.9% 95 1,197
81 Huautepec Oaxaca 7.9% 159 2,019
82 Chila Puebla 7.9% 119 1,499
83 La Trinidad Vista Hermosa Oaxaca 7.8% 8 102
84 Nonoava Chihuahua 7.7% 77 1,003
85 San Francisco Chindúa Oaxaca 7.7% 22 287
86 Santo Domingo de Morelos Oaxaca 7.7% 193 2,522
87 Batopilas de Manuel Gómez Morín Chihuahua 7.6% 219 2,889
88 Atlixtac Guerrero 7.6% 590 7,767
89 San Martín de Bolaños Jalisco 7.5% 75 999
90 San Martín Huamelúlpam Oaxaca 7.5% 32 426
91 San Mateo Peñasco Oaxaca 7.5% 75 995
92 Escobedo Coahuila de Zaragoza 7.4% 76 1,029
93 Tepetzintla Puebla 7.4% 243 3,280
94 El Carmen Tequexquitla Tlaxcala 7.4% 537 7,241
95 Tepango de Rodríguez Puebla 7.3% 104 1,417
96 Tenancingo Tlaxcala 7.3% 352 4,802
97 El Porvenir Chiapas 7.2% 356 4,915
98 San Vicente Lachixío Oaxaca 7.2% 64 891
99 San Pedro Ocotepec Oaxaca 7.1% 59 826
100 Moloacán Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 7.1% 468 6,623