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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Households that are Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE)

Measurement Period: 2021
This indicators shows the percentage of households that are Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed comprising households with income above the Federal Poverty Level but below the basic cost of living.
Numerator = Total estimate of households who had income in the past 12 months that was above the Federal Poverty Level but within the ALICE threshold.
Denominator = Total households with poverty status determined

Why is this important?

ALICE households represent men and women of all ages and races who are working but unable to afford the basic necessities of housing, food, child care, health care, and transportation due to the lack of jobs that can support basic necessities and increases in the basic cost of living. To learn more about ALICE and download the full report, visit the United Way website.

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25.4%
Source: United For ALICE
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: June 2023
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More details:
States participating in the United for ALICE project have made their reports publicly available. Contact United Way to request data in your state of interest. 

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Filed under: Economy / Income, Economy / Employment, Economy / Poverty, Physical Determinants of Health, Social Determinants of Health, Workforce