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Public Pension Plans

Government-sponsored retirement plans for state, local, and federal employees including teachers, police, and firefighters.

107
Plans
27,435,000
Participants
69.1%
Avg Funding
#Plan NameStateParticipantsFunding RatioUnfunded GapGrade
1California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)
State of California
CA2,050,00067.3%$230.0BC
2Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
State of Texas
TX1,730,00078.1%$54.0BB
3New York State & Local Retirement System (NYSLRS)
State of New York
NY1,070,00095.3%$12.2BA
4Florida Retirement System (FRS)
State of Florida
FL1,065,00082.2%$41.1BB
5California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
State of California
CA985,00072.9%$118.0BB
6North Carolina Retirement Systems
State of North Carolina
NC960,00087.1%$16.6BA
7Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
State of Ohio
OH762,00082.5%$22.3BA
8Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
State of Virginia
VA740,00075.1%$28.8BB
9Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)
State of Wisconsin
WI665,00098.4%$2.0BA
10Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
State of Colorado
CO625,00064.8%$31.5BC
11Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
State of Arizona
AZ588,00072.3%$17.6BB
12South Carolina Retirement System
State of South Carolina
SC575,00055.1%$28.9BC
13Washington State Department of Retirement Systems
State of Washington
WA528,00087.8%$15.0BA
14Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS)
State of Pennsylvania
PA518,00057.8%$52.6BC
15State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio)
State of Ohio
OH507,00080.2%$22.2BA
16Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS)
State of Michigan
MI465,00060.4%$35.4BC
17Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
State of Illinois
IL438,00081.2%$11.9BA
18New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
State of New York
NY433,00097.1%$3.9BA
19New Jersey Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
State of New Jersey
NJ425,00052.3%$31.0BC
20Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS)
State of Indiana
IN425,00078.2%$10.3BB
21Illinois Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
State of Illinois
IL424,00044.7%$77.7BD
22Georgia Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
State of Georgia
GA405,00077.4%$21.6BB
23Maryland State Retirement & Pension System
State of Maryland
MD398,00072.1%$23.6BB
24Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS)
Texas Counties
TX385,00086.2%$6.3BA
25Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS)
State of Tennessee
TN378,00092.1%$4.9BA
26Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
State of Minnesota
MN378,00079.1%$9.2BB
27Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
State of Oregon
OR375,00077.3%$24.7BB
28Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS)
State of Iowa
IA372,00084.8%$6.4BA
29NYC Employees Retirement System (NYCERS)
New York City
NY370,00076.8%$23.3BB
30Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS)
State of Kansas
KS328,00072.3%$9.5BB
31Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS)
State of Texas
TX327,00070.1%$13.4BB
32Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
State of Mississippi
MS322,00060.1%$19.3BC
33University of California Retirement Plan
University of California
CA305,00083.5%$16.2BB
34New Jersey Teachers Pension & Annuity Fund (TPAF)
State of New Jersey
NJ268,00048.1%$30.8BC
35Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System (SERS)
State of Pennsylvania
PA245,00063.1%$21.2BC
36NYC Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
New York City
NY225,00074.2%$32.0BB
37Missouri Public School Retirement System (PSRS)
State of Missouri
MO220,00083.8%$9.1BA
38State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS)
State of Illinois
IL218,00044.1%$28.5BD
39Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS)
Texas Cities
TX218,00087.8%$5.1BA
40School Employees Retirement System of Ohio (SERS)
State of Ohio
OH218,00067.9%$7.7BB
41Utah Retirement Systems (URS)
State of Utah
UT218,00090.3%$4.3BA
42Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
State of Nevada
NV218,00076.2%$15.7BB
43Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association (TRA)
State of Minnesota
MN195,00079.8%$7.1BB
44Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)
Los Angeles County
CA186,00075.2%$24.2BB
45Kentucky County Employees Retirement System (CERS)
State of Kentucky
KY185,00048.4%$9.1BC
46Alabama Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
State of Alabama
AL178,00068.2%$12.8BB
47Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL)
State of Louisiana
LA172,00066.1%$11.0BC
48Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System
State of Oklahoma
OK162,00067.8%$8.6BB
49State Employees Retirement System of Illinois (SERS)
State of Illinois
IL152,00040.4%$29.2BD
50Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS)
State of Kentucky
KY152,00055.3%$17.0BC
51Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS)
State of Kentucky
KY142,00020.4%$28.1BF
52Idaho Public Employee Retirement System (PERSI)
State of Idaho
ID142,00088.2%$2.8BA
53Georgia Employees Retirement System (ERS)
State of Georgia
GA138,00077.2%$5.3BB
54Alabama Employees Retirement System (ERS)
State of Alabama
AL132,00069.8%$6.7BB
55Hawaii Employees Retirement System (ERS)
State of Hawaii
HI132,00059.8%$13.4BC
56Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS)
State of Missouri
MO120,00072.2%$3.7BB
57Connecticut State Employees Retirement System (SERS)
State of Connecticut
CT112,00038.2%$23.0BD
58Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS)
State of Minnesota
MN112,00077.3%$4.3BB
59Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS)
State of Arkansas
AR112,00071.9%$7.2BB
60Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems
State of Nebraska
NE110,00087.9%$2.1BA
61Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS)
State of Louisiana
LA108,00062.2%$6.8BC
62New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
State of New Mexico
NM108,00067.9%$7.7BB
63Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System
State of Massachusetts
MA102,00055.2%$18.7BC
64Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System
State of Massachusetts
MA98,00064.9%$5.1BC
65Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS)
State of Arkansas
AR98,00074.8%$3.2BB
66Connecticut Teachers Retirement Board
State of Connecticut
CT92,00052.3%$18.7BC
67New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (ERB)
State of New Mexico
NM92,00064.1%$8.1BC
68Michigan State Employees Retirement System
State of Michigan
MI88,00061.8%$7.5BC
69New Jersey Police & Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
State of New Jersey
NJ88,00058.1%$21.6BC
70Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
State of Oklahoma
OK88,00070.3%$4.3BB
71South Dakota Retirement System (SDRS)
State of South Dakota
SD78,00096.8%$500.0MA
72Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS)
State of Maine
ME76,00080.2%$4.1BB
73New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS)
State of New Hampshire
NH72,00065.1%$5.3BC
74Chicago Teachers Pension Fund
City of Chicago
IL69,00042.8%$16.6BD
75San Francisco Employees Retirement System
City and County of San Francisco
CA68,00087.3%$4.9BA
76Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration (MPERA)
State of Montana
MT65,00075.2%$4.1BB
77Philadelphia Municipal Retirement System
City of Philadelphia
PA63,00048.2%$6.2BC
78Delaware Public Employees Retirement System (DPERS)
State of Delaware
DE62,00082.1%$2.4BB
79NYC Police Pension Fund
New York City
NY60,00078.3%$13.6BB
80West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System
State of West Virginia
WV60,00078.1%$1.7BB
81Chicago Municipal Employees Annuity & Benefit Fund
City of Chicago
IL59,00025.3%$18.0BF
82Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (OP&F)
State of Ohio
OH56,00073.8%$6.2BB
83Rhode Island Employees Retirement System (ERSRI)
State of Rhode Island
RI55,00058.1%$6.9BC
84Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (LACERS)
City of Los Angeles
CA49,00075.8%$6.4BB
85Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS)
Orange County
CA46,00076.2%$6.4BB
86West Virginia Teachers Retirement System
State of West Virginia
WV45,00068.3%$2.7BB
87North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System (NDPERS)
State of North Dakota
ND44,00068.3%$1.9BB
88Wyoming Retirement System (WRS)
State of Wyoming
WY38,00077.8%$2.3BB
89Alaska Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
State of Alaska
AK38,00067.8%$3.4BB
90Chicago Policemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund
City of Chicago
IL31,00023.3%$15.8BF
91NYC Fire Department Pension Fund
New York City
NY28,00076.2%$5.5BB
92Houston Municipal Employees Pension System
City of Houston
TX28,00058.2%$3.2BC
93Los Angeles Fire & Police Pensions (LAFPP)
City of Los Angeles
CA27,50089.5%$3.7BA
94Sacramento County Employees Retirement System (SCERS)
Sacramento County
CA27,00080.2%$2.9BB
95Vermont State Teachers Retirement System
State of Vermont
VT27,00054.8%$1.8BC
96Alaska Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
State of Alaska
AK27,00062.2%$3.1BC
97Contra Costa County Employees Retirement Association
Contra Costa County
CA23,00078.3%$2.8BB
98Vermont State Employees Retirement System
State of Vermont
VT22,00067.9%$1.1BB
99Denver Employees Retirement Plan
City of Denver
CO21,00079.2%$1.3BB
100San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS)
City of San Diego
CA20,50073.3%$3.7BB

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a public pension pension plan?

Government-sponsored retirement plans for state, local, and federal employees including teachers, police, and firefighters.

How many public pension plans are there?

We track 107 public pension plans covering 27,435,000 participants.

What is the average funding ratio for public pension plans?

The average funding ratio is 69.1%. Plans above 80% are generally considered healthy.