title: 1895 Mexican census
text: # 1895 Mexican census
  
  The 1895 Mexico Census was the first census that took place in Mexico (excluding the 1793 Census which has been lost). It took place on October 20, 1895, and the total population was 12,700,294. The results also showed that most Mexicans were Catholic.
  
  ## State rankings
  
  Mexican states and territories by population :
  
  | State | Population |
  | - | - |
  | Jalisco | 1,114,765 |
  | Guanajuato | 1,069,418 |
  | Puebla | 992,426 |
  | Michoacán | 898,809 |
  | Oaxaca | 897,182 |
  | Veracruz | 863,220 |
  | Mexico | 842,873 |
  | San Luis Potosí | 571,420 |
  | Hidalgo | 563,824 |
  | Federal District | 474,860 |
  | Zacatecas | 456,241 |
  | Guerrero | 420,926 |
  | Chiapas | 320,694 |
  | Nuevo León | 311,665 |
  | Yucatán | 298,569 |
  | Durango | 296,979 |
  | Chihuahua | 265,546 |
  | Sinaloa | 261,050 |
  | Coahuila | 242,021 |
  | Querétaro | 232,305 |
  | Tamaulipas | 209,106 |
  | Sonora | 192,721 |
  | Tlaxcala | 168,358 |
  | Morelos | 159,123 |
  | Tepic Territory | 168,358 |
  | Tabasco | 134,956 |
  | Aguascalientes | 104,693 |
  | Campeche | 88,144 |
  | Colima | 55,718 |
  | Baja California Territory | 42,875 |
  
  ## Languages in Mexico
  
  83.3% of Mexicans spoke Spanish with the remainder of the population mostly speaking indigenous languages. The most widely spoken indigenous languages were Nahuatl and Mayan. The most widely spoken European language besides Spanish was English.
  
  