Texas County & District Retirement System
public plan · Texas Counties · Austin, TX
Funding History
What This Means for You
Texas County & District Retirement System is in excellent financial health at 83% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 83 cents in assets to cover it. As a public pension, benefits are typically backed by the taxing authority of the sponsoring government. Participants in this plan have relatively low risk of benefit reductions.
Year-by-Year Funding
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Funding Ratio | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $35.8B | $43.1B | 83.0% | $1.7B |
| 2024 | $34.1B | $42.0B | 81.3% | $2.0B |
| 2023 | $34.2B | $37.9B | 90.2% | $1.4B |
| 2022 | $32.2B | $40.2B | 80.0% | $1.9B |
| 2021 | $30.6B | $38.1B | 80.5% | $1.5B |
Frequently Asked Questions
Texas County & District Retirement System is 83% funded, meaning it has 83 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.
Texas County & District Retirement System has 364,716 total participants, including 222,178 active employees and 142,538 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Texas County & District Retirement System 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.