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Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System

public plan · State of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
62/100
Funding Status72% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$10.8B
Total Assets
$15.1B
Total Liabilities
$4.3B
Unfunded Liability
99,479
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System is 72% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $4.3B 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

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$10.8B$15.1B71.7%$331.7M
2024$10.6B$13.7B76.9%$293.9M
2023$10.4B$15.5B67.0%$330.7M
2022$9.8B$13.1B74.6%$319.4M
2021$9.2B$12.7B72.7%$276.8M