Kentucky County Basics

  • Established 1958
  • 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, Kentucky County, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 5.61
2002 5.27
2003 5.34
2004 5.92
2005 6.30
2006 6.72
2007 7.57
2008 7.08
2009 5.65
2010 6.33
2011 7.35
2012 7.05
2013 7.63
2014 8.62
2015 8.52
2016 8.15
2017 8.97
2018 9.45
2019 9.67
2020 9.51
2021 11.61
2022 10.80
2023 11.84

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Kentucky County US State and Local Pensions
2001 3.2 2.4
2002 3.0 2.3
2003 3.0 2.2
2004 2.7 2.1
2005 2.5 2.1
2006 2.5 2.0
2007 2.3 2.0
2008 2.2 1.9
2009 2.1 1.9
2010 2.0 1.8
2011 1.9 1.7
2012 1.8 1.6
2013 1.7 1.5
2014 1.6 1.4
2015 1.5 1.4
2016 1.4 1.4
2017 1.3 1.4
2018 1.3 1.3
2019 1.2 1.3
2020 1.2 1.3
2021 1.1 1.2
2022 1.1 1.2
2023 1.1 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 Kentucky County, 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 3.8 0.0 5.3 3.0
2002 0.8 0.0 5.2 0.7
2003 1.3 0.0 6.0 1.3
2004 3.2 0.0 7.8 3.2
2005 4.1 0.0 9.6 4.0
2006 5.8 0.0 9.9 5.3
2007 7.3 0.0 10.6 6.6
2008 8.4 0.0 11.0 7.7
2009 9.7 0.0 11.0 8.7
2010 10.7 0.0 11.6 9.7
2011 12.2 0.0 13.4 10.9
2012 13.5 0.0 14.1 12.8
2013 15.4 0.0 15.1 15.4
2014 16.0 0.0 15.7 16.0
2015 13.2 0.0 15.7 13.2
2016 13.2 0.0 15.6 13.2
2017 15.5 0.0 15.5 15.4
2018 16.1 0.0 16.2 15.9
2019 13.6 10.8 16.4 24.4
2020 21.3 3.9 16.8 25.2
2021 21.3 5.9 17.4 27.3
2022 23.7 2.2 18.1 25.9
2023 27.3 0.0 17.4 27.3

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Kentucky County, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Kentucky County National Data
2001 141.0 101.7
2002 125.3 94.6
2003 114.1 88.8
2004 101.0 87.0
2005 90.7 85.4
2006 81.4 85.2
2007 80.1 86.3
2008 77.1 84.4
2009 70.6 78.4
2010 65.5 75.7
2011 62.9 74.3
2012 60.0 72.3
2013 59.5 71.8
2014 61.9 73.2
2015 59.7 73.2
2016 58.7 71.6
2017 51.6 72.0
2018 51.6 72.4
2019 48.1 72.5
2020 48.2 72.6
2021 50.4 75.8
2022 50.8 76.2
2023 54.8 74.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Kentucky County, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 50.5
Fixed Income 10.2
Private Equity 7.9
Real Estate 6.2
Cash 2.2
Other 0.0
Commodities 3.1
Hedge Fund 20.0
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 Kentucky County, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 49.9 37.8 5.3 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 49.0 41.0 6.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 51.0 40.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 57.0 35.0 5.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 55.2 35.6 6.6 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 56.7 35.1 5.8 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 56.8 33.3 6.9 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 53.4 34.9 9.5 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 52.1 24.8 10.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.7
2010 51.4 23.9 14.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.4
2011 47.6 22.2 11.3 0.8 7.6 0.0 9.8 0.6 0.0
2012 41.9 21.3 12.3 2.0 1.5 0.0 10.8 10.2 0.0
2013 43.9 19.4 11.2 2.9 2.2 0.0 9.8 10.6 0.0
2014 43.9 19.4 11.2 2.9 2.2 0.0 9.8 10.6 0.0
2015 43.8 18.6 9.6 5.3 2.3 0.0 9.7 10.7 0.0
2016 51.0 13.7 10.2 4.7 1.8 0.0 8.4 10.2 0.0
2017 49.7 16.9 9.9 4.5 3.0 0.0 8.4 7.6 0.0
2018 38.4 30.2 9.9 3.6 3.7 0.0 8.6 5.7 0.0
2019 38.9 33.6 9.0 3.7 4.9 0.0 8.4 1.5 0.0
2020 39.2 38.3 7.9 4.4 3.3 0.0 5.7 1.2 0.0
2021 47.1 12.9 9.1 3.9 1.9 0.0 6.6 18.4 0.0
2022 45.9 11.8 9.4 5.9 1.5 0.0 4.0 21.5 0.0
2023 50.5 10.2 7.9 6.2 2.2 0.0 3.1 20.0 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of June 30 for Kentucky County, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Kentucky County Assumed return
2001 -5.42 8.25
2002 -4.28 8.25
2003 4.28 8.25
2004 13.59 8.25
2005 9.30 8.25
2006 9.70 7.75
2007 15.30 7.75
2008 -4.21 7.75
2009 -17.21 7.75
2010 15.81 7.75
2011 18.96 7.75
2012 0.14 7.75
2013 10.82 7.75
2014 15.55 7.75
2015 2.01 7.50
2016 -0.52 6.94
2017 13.47 5.52
2018 8.57 5.52
2019 5.83 5.52
2020 1.15 6.25
2021 25.00 6.25
2022 -5.73 6.25
2023 9.54 6.50

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Kentucky County
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -44.6 5,608.5
2002 -102.0 5,271.1
2003 -133.6 5,344.6
2004 -132.6 5,918.3
2005 -147.1 6,304.8
2006 -161.6 6,720.2
2007 -157.1 7,567.9
2008 -165.7 7,076.7
2009 -195.3 5,651.6
2010 -199.3 6,327.4
2011 -156.3 7,345.3
2012 -213.3 7,054.6
2013 -184.2 7,629.1
2014 -198.0 8,615.1
2015 -243.8 8,519.0
2016 -317.6 8,151.6
2017 -281.1 8,966.8
2018 -290.0 9,447.4
2019 -302.3 9,672.6
2020 -238.7 9,506.6
2021 -286.5 11,605.1
2022 -129.4 10,799.3
2023 -59.4 11,837.2

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
Kentucky County
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Kentucky County National Average
2001 -0.8 -2.0
2002 -1.9 -2.4
2003 -2.5 -2.5
2004 -2.2 -1.8
2005 -2.3 -2.2
2006 -2.4 -2.2
2007 -2.1 -2.0
2008 -2.3 -2.1
2009 -3.5 -3.1
2010 -3.2 -3.2
2011 -2.1 -3.0
2012 -3.0 -3.2
2013 -2.4 -3.1
2014 -2.3 -2.9
2015 -2.9 -2.7
2016 -3.9 -2.9
2017 -3.1 -2.8
2018 -3.1 -2.4
2019 -3.1 -2.4
2020 -2.5 -2.3
2021 -2.5 -2.0
2022 -1.2 -1.9
2023 -0.5 -1.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Benefits

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