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 ratio of resident population divided by total land area.
| Rank | State | Population (2020) | Area (km) | Area (sq mi) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9,209,944 | 1494.3km2 | |||
| 2 | 16,992,418 | 22351.8km2 | |||
| 3 | 1,971,520 | 4878.9km2 | |||
| 4 | 1,342,977 | 3996.6km2 | |||
| 5 | 1,425,607 | 5615.7km2 | |||
| 6 | 2,368,467 | 11690.6km2 | |||
| 7 | 6,166,934 | 30606.7km2 | |||
| 8 | 6,583,278 | 34309.6km2 | |||
| 9 | 3,082,841 | 20821.4km2 | |||
| 10 | 731,391 | 5626.9km2 | |||
| 11 | 8,062,579 | 71823.5km2 | |||
| 12 | 8,348,151 | 78595.9km2 | |||
| 13 | 2,402,598 | 24730.9km2 | |||
| 14 | 5,784,442 | 64156.2km2 | |||
| 15 | 4,748,846 | 58598.7km2 | |||
| 16 | 5,543,828 | 73311km2 | |||
| 17 | 2,320,898 | 39524.4km2 | |||
| 18 | 3,540,685 | 63595.9km2 | |||
| 19 | 3,026,943 | 57365.4km2 | |||
| 20 | 3,769,020 | 71450km2 | |||
| 21 | 2,822,255 | 61138km2 | |||
| 22 | 1,235,456 | 27856.5km2 | |||
| 23 | 4,132,148 | 93757.6km2 | |||
| 24 | 3,527,735 | 80249.3km2 | |||
| 25 | 1,857,985 | 44705.2km2 | |||
| 26 | 1,622,138 | 75275.3km2 | |||
| 27 | 3,146,771 | 151594.8km2 | |||
| 28 | 2,944,840 | 179354.7km2 | |||
| 29 | 928,363 | 57484.9km2 | |||
| 30 | 3,741,869 | 247412.6km2 | |||
| 31 | 1,832,650 | 123364km2 | |||
| 32 | 798,447 | 73909.4km2 | |||
| Total | 126,014,024 | 1960646.7km2 | |||