State of ALICE 2025

In 2023, 33% of workers in West Virginia’s 20 most common jobs lived in households that couldn’t afford basics, according to new data from the United Ways of West Virginia and its research partner United For ALICE. These workers – the backbone of every community – include personal care aides, janitors, cashiers and waiters and waitresses. 

The State of ALICE in West Virginia reveals that traditional measures of poverty have severely undercounted the number of households statewide that are living in financial hardship. While 17% of all households in the state lived in poverty in 2023, the new research shows that 29% – were ALICE^® (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). Combined, 46% of West Virginia’s households fell below the ALICE Threshold of Financial Survival in 2023.

Recently, #UnitedForALICE launched its newest report for West Virginia, “State of ALICE 2025,” which provides updated information on financially struggling households. Take a look at the report at unitedforalice.org/west-virginia