Key Terms

Household Survival Budget: The bare-minimum costs of basic necessities (housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, and a smartphone plan).

ALICE Threshold: The average income needed to afford the Household Survival Budget. Households below the ALICE Threshold include both ALICE and poverty-level households.

ALICE: Households with income above the Federal Poverty Level but below the basic cost of living.

Poverty: Households earning below the Federal Poverty Level

Total Households: The number of households as reported by the American Community Survey.

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We all know people who are ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — earning more than the Federal Poverty Level, but not enough to afford the basics where they live.

ALICE households and households in poverty are forced to make tough choices, such as deciding between quality child care or paying the rent — choices that have long-term consequences not only for their families, but for all.

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ALICE Demographics 2022

ALICE households include people of all genders, ages, and races/ethnicities, across all family types. However, some groups are more likely to be ALICE than others. Use the Demographics Tool below to explore levels of financial hardship. The figures on this page show the number and percentage of households in each group with:

  • Income below the Federal Poverty Level (Poverty)
  • Income above the Federal Poverty Level but below what is needed to afford the cost of basic expenses (ALICE)
  • Income above the cost of basics (Above ALICE Threshold)

The figures below default to state data. Type one or more counties into the box below to filter the data by location. Click “X” to remove a county from the list.

Note: Groups with fewer than 100 households are suppressed (not shown) to maintain accuracy and confidentiality.

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Number of Households, New York, 2022

201020122014201620182019202120220500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,0003,000,000Number of HouseholdsPovertyALICE
Total Households
7,199,297
Total Households
7,242,161
Total Households
7,289,792
Total Households
7,216,340
Total Households
7,370,222
Total Households
7,442,528
Total Households
7,635,201
Total Households
7,758,644
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Sources: ALICE Threshold, 2010-2022; American Community Survey, 2010-2022

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See this data — and more — for all New York counties on the County Reports page.

Families With Children, New York, 2022

MarriedSingle Female-HeadedSingle Male-HeadedTotal Households0%20%40%60%80%100%Families With ChildrenPovertyALICEAbove ALICE ThresholdMarriedSingle FemaleSingle Male
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Sources: ALICE Threshold, 2022; American Community Survey, 2022

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Dig deeper into the data on children, people with disabilities, and veterans via our ALICE in Focus Research Series.


Households by Age of Householder, New York, 2022

Under 2525 to 4445 to 6465 and OverTotal Households0%20%40%60%80%100%Total Households By AgePovertyALICEAbove ALICE ThresholdUnder 2525 to 4445 to 6465 and Over
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Sources: ALICE Threshold, 2022; American Community Survey, 2022

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See this demographic data mapped along with key community resources on our Maps page


Households by Race/Ethnicity, New York, 2022

AsianBlackHawaiianHispanicAI/ANWhite2+ RacesTotal Households0%20%40%60%80%100%Total Households By RacePovertyALICEAbove ALICEAsianBlackHawaiianHispanicAI/ANWhite2+ Races
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All racial categories except Two or More Races are for one race alone. Race and ethnicity are overlapping categories; the AI/AN (American Indian/Alaska Native), Asian, Black, Hawaiian (includes other Pacific Islanders), and Two or More Races groups may include Hispanic households. The White group includes only White, non-Hispanic households. The Hispanic group may include households of any race. Because household poverty data is not available for the American Community Survey's race/ethnicity categories, annual income below $15,000 is used as a proxy. In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau changed how it asked about race/ethnicity and how responses are coded. Due to this change, the Census Bureau recommends caution in comparing racial/ethnic data from before and after 2020.
ALICE Threshold, 2022; American Community Survey, 2022

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United For ALICE fights for racial and economic equity — see our Commitment to Equity in Research.

Change over time in race/ethnicity between 2019 and 2022 is not included here due to changes the U.S. Census Bureau made to its questions on Hispanic origin and race, as well as coding adjustments, in 2020. These changes help the Census and ACS provide a more complete picture of the U.S. population, especially for people who self-identify as multiracial or multiethnic. But as a result, the Census urges caution when comparing race data between years before and after 2020.