Government Retirement Systems is a subset of the Government finances and provides revenues, expenditures, financial assets, and membership information for state and local government retirement systems.
Publications
Summary of the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions for 2021: Q1
For the 100 largest public-employee pension systems in the country, assets (cash and investments) totaled $4,635.0 billion in the first quarter of 2021.
Summary of the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions for 2020: Q4
For the 100 largest public employee pension systems in the country, assets (cash and investments) totaled $4,549.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Annual Survey of Public Pensions: Summary Report: 2020
The 2019 Annual Survey of Public Pensions provides data on membership, assets, revenues, and expenditures of defined benefit pension plans.
News
Census Bureau Releases 2019 Annual Survey of Public Pensions
The U.S. Census Bureau released a supplemental unit and public-use file from for the 2019 Annual Survey of Public Pensions (ASPP).
Contributions to Public Pensions Experience Significant Gains
The 2016 Annual Survey of Public Pensions found that total contributions were $191.6 billion in 2016, increasing 6.6 percent from $179.7 billion in 2015.
Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions: Second Quarter 2017
Data on the revenues, expenditures and composition of assets of the largest defined benefit public employee pension systems for state and local governments.
Tables
2015 Annual Survey of Public Pensions: State & Local Tables
View and download the 2015 Annual Survey of Public Pensions: State & Local tables.
2016 Annual Survey of Public Pensions: State & Local Tables
View and download the 2016 Annual Survey of Public Pensions: State & Local tables.
2010 Annual Survey of Public Pensions: State & Local Tables
View and download the Annual Survey of Public Pensions: State & Local tables.