Families
Households Below ALICE Threshold
Source: United for ALICE
Households Below ALICE Threshold
2021
Arkansas County42%
Ashley County54%
Baxter County50%
Benton County34%
Boone County45%
Bradley County58%
Calhoun County50%
Carroll County44%
Chicot County61%
Clark County50%
Clay County54%
Cleburne County46%
Cleveland County52%
Columbia County60%
Conway County48%
Craighead County46%
Crawford County47%
Crittenden County53%
Cross County53%
Dallas County59%
Desha County58%
Drew County50%
Faulkner County42%
Franklin County53%
Fulton County59%
Garland County46%
Grant County40%
Greene County44%
Hempstead County52%
Hot Spring County51%
Howard County51%
Independence County49%
Izard County54%
Jackson County60%
Jefferson County59%
Johnson County58%
Lafayette County57%
Lawrence County56%
Lee County66%
Lincoln County49%
Little River County42%
Logan County48%
Lonoke County47%
Madison County51%
Marion County55%
Miller County52%
Mississippi County52%
Monroe County51%
Montgomery County51%
Nevada County59%
Newton County52%
Ouachita County53%
Perry County50%
Phillips County62%
Pike County52%
Poinsett County50%
Polk County53%
Pope County51%
Prairie County49%
Pulaski County48%
Randolph County53%
Saline County41%
Scott County51%
Searcy County63%
Sebastian County45%
Sevier County57%
Sharp County61%
St. Francis County64%
Stone County63%
Union County50%
Van Buren County55%
Washington County38%
White County50%
Woodruff County50%
Yell County48%

Source: United for ALICE







NATIONAL RANKING
45

OUT OF 51
2021

STATE TREND

Increasing


47%

2021

What does this measure?

The percent of households below the ALICE threshold. ALICE is an acronym for "Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed."

ALICE is designed as an improvement on the federal poverty level, which is not based on the current cost of basic household necessities and does not adjust for cost-of-living differences across the U.S. (excepting Alaska and Hawai'i).

ALICE provides a measure of households that do not earn enough to fully provide for basic household needs such as housing, food, transportation, child care, health care, and necessary technology to participate in the modern economy, such as internet access - even though many have income higher than the federal poverty level.

Why is this important?

ALICE provides a better indication than the federal poverty level of how many households and families are struggling or thriving in the current economy, painting a more accurate picture of local and regional conditions. This can aid communities and policy makers in assessing the level of support and assistance programs appropriate for households in their area.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2021, 47% of households in Arkansas were below the ALICE threshold, making Arkansas 45th in the nation on this indicator, including the 50 states and Washington, D.C.

In 2021 (the most recent year from which county-level data is available), ALICE rates by county ranged from about a third of the population in Benton (34%), to more than half of the population in 43 out of Arkansas' 75 counties, with the highest rates in Lee (66%) and St. Francis (64%) counties.

Notes about the data

The Arkansas ALICE report was sponsored by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and Entergy Arkansas and we'd like to thank United for ALICE.

Information on the ALICE definition and methodology is available on the United for ALICE website: https://www.unitedforalice.org/methodology.





INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Access to Quality Seats for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Access to Quality Childcare Seats for Preschoolers Maintaining
Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Graduation Rate Increasing
Remediation Rate Decreasing
Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Imagination Libraries Increasing
Infant Mortality Maintaining
Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Student Drug Usage Decreasing
Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Smoking Rate Decreasing
Flouridated Water Increasing
Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Oral Health Increasing
Life Expectancy Decreasing
Routine Check-ups Increasing
Births to Teens Decreasing
Female-headed Households Increasing
Children Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty Increasing
Elderly Living in Poverty Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Unemployment Rate Increasing
Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Food Insecurity Decreasing
Incarceration Rate Increasing
Homelessness Decreasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Rent Increasing
Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Medical Debt Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Charitable Giving Increasing
Volunteering Increasing
Group Participation Increasing
Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Local Voting Not Applicable
Change in Population Increasing
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Life Expectancy Decreasing
Female-headed Households Increasing
Children Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty Increasing
Elderly Living in Poverty Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Unemployment Rate Increasing
Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Incarceration Rate Increasing
Medical Debt Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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