06/19/2026
The United Way is taking a leadership role nationwide to identify critical metrics, reshape the local dialog and investments needed to improve the lives of our citizens.
Who is ALICE?
ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) may be a relative or friend. You may be ALICE. As cashiers, waiters, child care providers, and other members of our essential workforce, ALICE earns just above the Federal Poverty Level but less than what it costs to make ends meet. These struggling households are forced to make impossible choices each day. While such hardship is pervasive, households of color are disproportionately ALICE.
ALICE also represents the data reshaping the dialogue on financial hardship, and helping develop a grassroots movement that is picking up steam across half of U.S. states - and counting.
Calloway County is no exception. 52% of our county live below the ALICE threshold.
Calloway County, Kentucky Family Units
Total: 15,239
Poverty: 2,825
ALICE: 5,041
Above ALICE Threshold: 7,373
% Below ALICE Threshold: 52%
More local detail can be found on the link below.
https://www.unitedforalice.org/county-reports/kentucky
The UWMCC is committed to play a leadership role in the dialog, resources and financial investments needed to improve the lives of our citizens.
In service,
Paul McCreary, President, UWMCC
