Independent workers per 100,000 people: Mexican states ranked (2024)
Measure: Independent workers per 100,000 people. All 32 estados with data in Independent workers registered with IMSS by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 204.9 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 50.8 to 130.8
- Group 2: 130.8 to 175.9
- Group 3: 175.9 to 225.5
- Group 4: 225.5 to 310.9
- Highest: 310.9 to 549.9
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Through December 2023 this was a pilot; 2024 is the first year of the regular scheme after the December 2023 law reform.
| 1 | Nayarit | 549.9 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sinaloa | 441.3 |
| 3 | Aguascalientes | 363.4 |
| 4 | Chihuahua | 351.5 |
| 5 | Sonora | 344.3 |
| 6 | Ciudad de México | 317.6 |
| 7 | Nuevo León | 310.9 |
| 8 | Colima | 308.9 |
| 9 | Guerrero | 293 |
| 10 | Morelos | 289.3 |
| 11 | Querétaro | 275.3 |
| 12 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 242.4 |
| 13 | Jalisco | 225.5 |
| 14 | Tamaulipas | 217.7 |
| 15 | Baja California | 215.9 |
| 16 | Yucatán | 212.4 |
| 17 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 196.3 |
| 18 | Tlaxcala | 190.2 |
| 19 | Durango | 180.3 |
| 20 | Baja California Sur | 175.9 |
| 21 | Guanajuato | 164.9 |
| 22 | Hidalgo | 163.1 |
| 23 | San Luis Potosí | 149.1 |
| 24 | Quintana Roo | 147.7 |
| 25 | México | 141.2 |
| 26 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 130.8 |
| 27 | Zacatecas | 129 |
| 28 | Puebla | 111.7 |
| 29 | Campeche | 74 |
| 30 | Tabasco | 62 |
| 31 | Oaxaca | 61.9 |
| 32 | Chiapas | 50.8 |
Source: IMSS (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social), Memoria Estadística 2024, Cuadro I.28: personas aseguradas en el esquema de personas trabajadoras independientes por OOAD, 2021–2024 (01-Asegurados.xlsx)
Source: CONAPO (Consejo Nacional de Población), Proyecciones de la Población de México y de las Entidades Federativas 2020–2070, Indicadores demográficos 1950–2070 (05_Indicadores_demograficos_proyecciones.csv). Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
Mexican estados ranked by independent workers per 100,000 people (2024). Data: IMSS (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social), Memoria Estadística 2024; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/mx-estados-by-independent-workers-per-100000-people/