Migration intensity index, 2020: Mexican states ranked
Measure: Migration intensity index, 2020 (lower = more intense). All 32 estados with data in Migration to the United States by state, Mexico, ranked from most to least intense. Reference period: 2020.
- Least intense: 21.78 to 22.18
- Group 2: 20.55 to 21.78
- Group 3: 19.49 to 20.55
- Group 4: 18.63 to 19.49
- Most intense: 15.9 to 18.63
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest intensity (lowest index); ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: A lower index value means higher migration intensity.
| 1 | Zacatecas | 15.9 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 17.46 |
| 3 | Nayarit | 17.54 |
| 4 | Guanajuato | 17.62 |
| 5 | San Luis Potosí | 18.27 |
| 6 | Aguascalientes | 18.29 |
| 7 | Oaxaca | 18.63 |
| 8 | Durango | 18.64 |
| 9 | Guerrero | 18.66 |
| 10 | Hidalgo | 18.89 |
| 11 | Chihuahua | 19.37 |
| 12 | Colima | 19.44 |
| 13 | Baja California | 19.49 |
| 14 | Jalisco | 19.71 |
| 15 | Querétaro | 19.91 |
| 16 | Sonora | 19.99 |
| 17 | Morelos | 20.01 |
| 18 | Sinaloa | 20.17 |
| 19 | Tamaulipas | 20.41 |
| 20 | Puebla | 20.55 |
| 21 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 20.9 |
| 22 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 21.02 |
| 23 | Tlaxcala | 21.09 |
| 24 | Chiapas | 21.36 |
| 25 | Nuevo León | 21.39 |
| 26 | México | 21.78 |
| 27 | Baja California Sur | 21.81 |
| 28 | Yucatán | 21.86 |
| 29 | Campeche | 21.89 |
| 30 | Ciudad de México | 21.92 |
| 31 | Quintana Roo | 22.07 |
| 32 | Tabasco | 22.18 |
Source: CONAPO (Consejo Nacional de Población), Índice de intensidad migratoria México–Estados Unidos 2020, base de datos por entidad (iim_base2020e.csv). Reference period: 2020.
Cite this ranking
Mexican estados ranked by migration intensity index, 2020 (lower = more intense) (2020). Data: CONAPO, Índice de intensidad migratoria México–Estados Unidos 2020, Índice de intensidad migratoria México–Estados Unidos 2020, por entidad federativa (iim_base2020e.csv); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/mx-estados-by-migration-intensity-index-2020/