A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative

entity An entity is something that Existence, exists as itself. It does not need to be of material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities. In general, there is also no presumption that an entity is Lif ...

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

according to the

Constitution of Mexico The current Constitution of Mexico, formally the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States (), was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro, in the State of Querétaro, Mexico, by a constituent convention during the Mexican Revolution. I ...

. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution,

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

state governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

, and state congress. In the hierarchy of Mexican administrative divisions, states are further divided into

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

. Currently there are 2,462 municipalities in Mexico. Although not formally a state, political reforms have enabled

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

(), the

capital city A capital city, or just capital, is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state (polity), state, province, department (administrative division), department, or other administrative division, subnational division, usually as its ...

of the

United Mexican States Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

to have a federative entity status equivalent to that of the states since January 29, 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.

List of federative entities

, though not formally a state, is included for comparison. Notes:

Lists 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

State governments State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

: * Lists of Mexican state governors *

List of current state governors in Mexico The United Mexican States, commonly known as Mexico, is a federation comprising thirty-two federal entities. The Head of Government of Mexico City is not considered a governorship, but the position is included on this list of governors for co ...

* List of Mexican state congresses (with current composition) Other: *

List of Mexican states by area The following table lists Mexico's 31 federated entities, ranked by total continental surface. See also * Geography of Mexico * List of Mexican states by population * List of Mexican states by population density *List of states of Mexico *Me ...

List of Mexican states by population 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 Census in 2020, 2010 and 2000. See also * Mexico * States of Me ...

List of Mexican states by population density This is a list of Mexican states by population density, based on data from the 2020 National Census. Population density is calculated as the resident population divided by total land area. References {{Indicators of Mexican States Populatio ...

* List of Mexican states by GDP * List of Mexican states by GDP per capita *

List of Mexican states by HDI The following table presents a listing of Mexico's States of Mexico, 32 federal states, ranked in order of their Human Development Index, as reported by the United Nations Development Programme with data from 1990 to 2017. As of 2023, eight state ...

References

{{Indicators of Mexican States *

Federalism in Mexico