LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A study released by the Michigan Association of United Ways finds 41% of families in Michigan are living paycheck-to-paycheck and more than a million families are employed but considered poor.

The study finds the share of ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households in the state have grown by 20% from 2010 to 2022.

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However, the number of households in poverty dropped by six-percent in the same time period.

Twenty-percent of all of Michigan’s ALICE households received SNAP benefits from the state in 2022. The highest disparities in Michigan were among Black, Hispanic and Native American families.