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State Data: Alaska

The Public Plans Database (PPD) consists of detailed financial and actuarial data for some of the largest public pension plans in the nation. However, many of these plans are governed by retirement systems that are responsible for the administration of one or more additional plans——some included in the PPD, others not. This state quick-fact provides a summary of large pension plans and retirement systems in the state, with links to more detailed information for plans included in the PPD. With few exceptions, the data covers the period from 2001 to the most recently available plan reports, and the historical charts presented in this page mirror the period for which PPD data are available.

Major pension plans in the state

Plan Name	Assets (millions)	Participants	Funded Ratio	Percent of ARC Paid	Retirement System that Administers the Plan
Alaska PERS	9,306.7	54,548	64.6	94.1	Alaska Public Employees Retirement System
Alaska Teachers	5,472.7	18,492	76.2	105.0	Alaska Teachers Retirement System
Anchorage Police and Fire	352.0	785	83.4		Anchorage Police and Fire Retirement System

Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2018)

Public Cost

Annual Required Contribution as percent of State and Local Own-Source Revenue, 2001-2018

Fiscal Year	AK	US
2001	1.9	2.9
2002	2.2	3.0
2003	2.9	3.4
2004	2.9	4.2
2005	3.8	3.8
2006	4.3	3.7
2007	3.0	3.9
2008	1.9	4.2
2009	2.8	4.4
2010	3.0	4.6
2011	2.9	4.9
2012	3.8	5.0
2013	4.6	5.2
2014	5.8	5.6
2015	39.8	5.8
2016	6.3	6.1
2017	6.6	6.0
2018	6.7	6.8

Source: Public Plans Database and Census of Governments.

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