Multnomah County Employees Retirement Fund
public plan · Multnomah County · Minneapolis, MN
Funding History
What This Means for You
Multnomah County Employees Retirement Fund is 60% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $1.4B in unfunded liabilities that must be addressed through increased contributions, investment returns, or benefit adjustments. Current participants should monitor this plan and consider supplemental retirement savings.
Year-by-Year Funding
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Funding Ratio | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.1B | $3.6B | 59.6% | $87.3M |
| 2024 | $2.0B | $3.8B | 53.0% | $79.3M |
| 2023 | $1.9B | $3.0B | 64.4% | $68.4M |
| 2022 | $1.9B | $3.6B | 51.6% | $66.0M |
| 2021 | $1.8B | $3.2B | 58.2% | $80.2M |
Frequently Asked Questions
Multnomah County Employees Retirement Fund is 60% funded, meaning it has 60 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is below the 80% threshold actuaries consider healthy, and may require increased contributions.
Multnomah County Employees Retirement Fund has 19,934 total participants, including 9,709 active employees and 10,225 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Multnomah County Employees Retirement Fund is not covered by the PBGC. Benefits depend entirely on the plan's assets and the sponsor's ability to fund it.
The Pension Health Score (0-100, A-F) measures a pension plan's financial strength based on funding ratio (50%), funding trend over 3 years (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%). Higher scores indicate more secure retirement benefits.
Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.