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Delaware County and Municipal Employees Basics

  • Established 1987
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers local employees
  • Plan members covered by Social Security
  • Multiple employer, cost sharing plan

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Delaware County and Municipal Employees, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 0.00
2004 0.00
2005 0.01
2006 0.01
2007 0.01
2008 0.01
2009 0.01
2010 0.02
2011 0.02
2012 0.02
2013 0.03
2014 0.03
2015 0.04
2016 0.04
2017 0.05
2018 0.05
2019 0.06
2020 0.07
2021 0.10
2022 0.09
2023 0.09

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Delaware County and Municipal Employees US State and Local Pensions
2001 8.5 2.4
2002 8.2 2.3
2003 14.5 2.2
2004 14.7 2.1
2005 18.5 2.1
2006 20.5 2.0
2007 19.1 2.0
2008 17.8 1.9
2009 14.3 1.9
2010 12.1 1.8
2011 9.9 1.7
2012 8.6 1.6
2013 7.8 1.5
2014 8.4 1.4
2015 7.8 1.4
2016 7.7 1.4
2017 6.8 1.4
2018 6.4 1.3
2019 6.1 1.3
2020 6.0 1.3
2021 5.4 1.2
2022 5.5 1.2
2023 4.9 1.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Costs

Employer's Annual Required Contribution as a Percentage of Payroll and Portion Paid for Delaware County and Municipal Employees, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2001 7.2 0.0 5.3 7.2
2002 3.6 0.0 5.2 3.6
2003 4.0 0.0 6.0 4.0
2004 4.3 0.0 7.8 4.3
2005 23.3 0.0 9.6 23.3
2006 5.6 0.0 9.9 5.6
2007 5.1 0.0 10.6 5.1
2008 8.0 0.0 11.0 8.0
2009 12.0 0.0 11.0 12.0
2010 6.2 0.0 11.6 6.2
2011 5.8 0.0 13.4 5.8
2012 6.1 0.0 14.1 6.1
2013 6.1 0.0 15.1 6.1
2014 7.1 0.0 15.7 7.1
2015 6.5 0.0 15.7 6.5
2016 6.2 0.0 15.6 6.2
2017 6.8 0.0 15.5 6.8
2018 7.1 0.0 16.2 7.1
2019 7.3 0.0 16.4 7.3
2020 7.3 0.0 16.8 7.3
2021 7.1 0.0 17.4 7.1
2022 6.8 0.0 18.1 6.8
2023 5.6 0.0 17.4 5.6

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Delaware County and Municipal Employees, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Delaware County and Municipal Employees National Data
2001 112.3 101.7
2002 107.7 94.6
2003 108.1 88.8
2004 128.0 87.0
2005 104.8 85.4
2006 92.5 85.2
2007 89.9 86.3
2008 90.7 84.4
2009 89.8 78.4
2010 88.7 75.7
2011 90.4 74.3
2012 94.7 72.3
2013 93.8 71.8
2014 98.4 73.2
2015 94.2 73.2
2016 90.9 71.6
2017 92.1 72.0
2018 92.5 72.4
2019 94.0 72.5
2020 95.8 72.6
2021 101.4 75.8
2022 100.9 76.2
2023 100.0 74.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Delaware County and Municipal Employees, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 49.8
Fixed Income 30.9
Private Equity 19.3
Real Estate 0.0
Cash 0.0
Other 0.0
Commodities 0.0
Hedge Fund 0.0
Misc. Alternatives 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Asset Allocation for State and Local Pensions, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 42.2
Fixed Income 20.5
Private Equity 14.0
Real Estate 10.5
Cash 1.8
Other 0.1
Commodities 2.7
Hedge Fund 6.6
Misc. Alternatives 1.8

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for Delaware County and Municipal Employees, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 56.4 30.9 10.4 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 60.1 28.1 9.9 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 65.9 20.1 11.4 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 63.3 23.0 11.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 66.4 19.2 10.4 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 65.8 20.9 11.9 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 55.0 32.6 12.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 54.6 27.3 18.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 47.8 28.9 23.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 44.6 29.8 25.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 48.1 27.4 24.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 44.9 29.9 25.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 54.1 27.0 18.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014 46.5 34.5 19.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015 47.3 30.5 22.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016 43.8 34.0 22.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 47.2 30.1 22.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 44.6 31.0 24.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019 43.0 34.6 22.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020 43.7 33.3 23.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 50.4 25.4 24.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022 46.8 23.6 29.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023 49.8 30.9 19.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of June 30 for Delaware County and Municipal Employees, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Delaware County and Municipal Employees Assumed return
2001 -5.10 8.50
2002 -6.30 8.50
2003 3.10 8.50
2004 15.90 8.00
2005 9.60 8.00
2006 12.40 8.00
2007 15.90 8.00
2008 -1.30 8.00
2009 -15.80 8.00
2010 14.10 8.00
2011 24.30 7.50
2012 2.00 7.50
2013 11.10 7.50
2014 17.30 7.20
2015 3.60 7.20
2016 -1.50 7.20
2017 11.00 7.00
2018 10.40 7.00
2019 4.80 7.00
2020 5.80 7.00
2021 38.10 7.00
2022 -13.40 7.00
2023 5.30 7.00

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Delaware County and Municipal Employees
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 0.2 2.8
2002 0.1 2.7
2003 0.4 3.2
2004 0.4 4.2
2005 2.4 7.0
2006 0.8 8.7
2007 1.0 11.2
2008 1.7 12.7
2009 2.5 13.3
2010 1.5 16.5
2011 1.3 21.6
2012 1.5 23.5
2013 1.7 27.7
2014 2.1 34.7
2015 1.9 37.8
2016 2.0 39.3
2017 2.2 45.9
2018 2.4 53.1
2019 2.8 58.5
2020 3.0 67.5
2021 3.3 96.9
2022 3.3 86.8
2023 2.7 94.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Note: The PPD average is for plans with a similar fiscal year end (FYE) date to the plan presented on this page.


Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Delaware County and Municipal Employees
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Delaware County and Municipal Employees National Average
2001 5.7 -2.0
2002 2.6 -2.4
2003 12.0 -2.5
2004 9.1 -1.8
2005 33.9 -2.2
2006 9.8 -2.2
2007 8.6 -2.0
2008 13.6 -2.1
2009 19.0 -3.1
2010 9.0 -3.2
2011 5.8 -3.0
2012 6.2 -3.2
2013 6.0 -3.1
2014 6.0 -2.9
2015 4.9 -2.7
2016 5.1 -2.9
2017 4.7 -2.8
2018 4.5 -2.4
2019 4.8 -2.4
2020 4.5 -2.3
2021 3.4 -2.0
2022 3.8 -1.9
2023 2.9 -1.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Benefits

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