ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. The earnings of Maryland ALICE individuals and families are not enough to support a “survival budget” that is more than twice the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
The ALICE Report, released by United Ways throughout the state of Maryland, reveals that more than a third of households in Maryland can’t afford the state’s high cost of living and don’t earn enough to afford basic necessities. On the Lower Shore we have over 46% of households struggling. The report provides a framework, language and tools to measure and address the struggles of the growing number of ALICE households in Maryland.
Access and download the full report for Maryland, and additional details for Lower Shore Counties, with the links below.
Newly expanded for 2020: MD county tools and data resources, along with data for all participating states, available here: https://www.unitedforalice.org/maryland
Updated Maryland ALICE Report - Released Aug. 2020, with 2018 based data, charts, expanded budgets and county information:
- Full update, ALICE 2020 Report for MD
- Dorchester county fact sheets
- Somerset county fact sheets
- Wicomico county fact sheets
- Worcester county fact sheets
- Financial Hardship in Black Households: The ALICE Data for MD
- ALICE in Maryland: COVID-19 Impacts & Talking Points
Maryland Benefits Cliff Study - - Released Aug. 2020 - a review of the impacts for ALICE families who can not access assistance programs
- Maryland Benefits Cliff Study, Part 1, pages 1-90
- Maryland Benefits Cliff Study, Part 2, pages 91-184
The Maryland ALICE Report is possible thanks to the partnerships of the Maryland State Association of United Ways, United for ALICE (www.UnitedForAlice.org) and these generous sponsors:
Scroll down for previous releases of the MD ALICE Report
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Maryland Update, Sept. 2018 Release - Overview, Observations and Trends (38 pp)
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Maryland Update, Sept. 2018 Release - County Breakdowns (All Counties, 48 pp)
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Maryland Update, Sept. 2018 Release - County Survival & Stability Budgets (All Counties, 24 pp)
Full Maryland Report - Released January, 2017 (2014 based data, all sections, 200 pp)