Cook County Employees Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| Cook County ERS |
14,281.5 |
55,488 |
| Other Plans |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
14,281.5 |
55,488 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2021)
Note: Cook County Employees has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Cook County Employees
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
5.5 |
| 2002 |
5.2 |
| 2003 |
6.1 |
| 2004 |
6.6 |
| 2005 |
7.0 |
| 2006 |
7.7 |
| 2007 |
8.1 |
| 2008 |
6.1 |
| 2009 |
6.9 |
| 2010 |
7.6 |
| 2011 |
7.4 |
| 2012 |
8.1 |
| 2013 |
8.9 |
| 2014 |
9.1 |
| 2015 |
8.6 |
| 2016 |
9.1 |
| 2017 |
10.4 |
| 2018 |
9.9 |
| 2019 |
11.5 |
| 2020 |
12.6 |
| 2021 |
14.3 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Cook County Employees |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2021 Membership for Cook County Employees
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 18,320 |
19,855 |
17,313 |
55,488 |
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Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Cook County Employees
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
43.0 |
5,530.1 |
| 2002 |
70.1 |
5,221.9 |
| 2003 |
-46.2 |
6,063.9 |
| 2004 |
-22.4 |
6,618.9 |
| 2005 |
13.9 |
6,964.0 |
| 2006 |
-47.8 |
7,670.8 |
| 2007 |
-82.7 |
8,069.7 |
| 2008 |
-146.0 |
6,069.3 |
| 2009 |
-159.5 |
6,929.5 |
| 2010 |
-196.0 |
7,574.7 |
| 2011 |
-219.5 |
7,441.2 |
| 2012 |
-273.2 |
8,059.9 |
| 2013 |
-316.1 |
8,927.4 |
| 2014 |
-351.6 |
9,068.4 |
| 2015 |
-407.8 |
8,643.0 |
| 2016 |
-160.9 |
9,115.7 |
| 2017 |
-112.8 |
10,407.9 |
| 2018 |
-126.9 |
9,862.0 |
| 2019 |
-243.0 |
11,491.0 |
| 2020 |
-310.6 |
12,649.6 |
| 2021 |
-333.5 |
14,281.5 |
2021 Cash Flows for Cook County Employees (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 640.4 |
974.0 |
1,965.4 |
1,631.9 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Cook County Employees
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Cook County Employees |
National Average |
| 2001 |
0.8 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
1.3 |
-2.4 |
| 2003 |
-0.8 |
-2.6 |
| 2004 |
-0.3 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
0.2 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-0.6 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-2.4 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-2.3 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-2.6 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-2.9 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-3.4 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-3.5 |
-3.1 |
| 2014 |
-3.9 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-4.7 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-1.8 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-1.1 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-1.3 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-2.1 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-2.5 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-2.3 |
-2.1 |
