 Today, the vast majority of Afro Mexicans in Veracruz and other parts of the country are spread out and intermixed with the rest of the population.With a population of 7,110,214 (2005), Veracruz is the third most populous entity in the country, after the Federal District of Mexico City and the State of Mexico.Population growth has slowed in the state in the last decades, due to lower birthrates and the exodus of migrants, mostly men.