The State of ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) - Virginia

ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, and represents the growing number of families who are unable to afford the basics of housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, and technology.

The dataset captures the financial status of approximately 3.4 million households in Virginia, distinguishing between those living under the Federal Poverty Level (10%) and those classified as ALICE—Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (27%)—totaling 38% of households facing financial hardship in 2024. It includes ALICE Household Survival Budget estimates, detailing the minimum annual cost of essentials—housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, technology, and taxes—for each county in Virginia.

For more information, please visit: https://www.unitedforalice.org/introducing-ALICE/virginia