Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| Milwaukee County ERS |
1,706.4 |
12,466 |
| Other Plans |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
1,706.4 |
12,466 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)
Note: Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
1.5 |
| 2002 |
1.3 |
| 2003 |
1.5 |
| 2004 |
1.6 |
| 2005 |
1.6 |
| 2006 |
1.7 |
| 2007 |
1.7 |
| 2008 |
1.2 |
| 2009 |
1.8 |
| 2010 |
1.9 |
| 2011 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.8 |
| 2013 |
1.9 |
| 2014 |
1.8 |
| 2015 |
1.7 |
| 2016 |
1.7 |
| 2017 |
1.8 |
| 2018 |
1.6 |
| 2019 |
1.7 |
| 2020 |
1.8 |
| 2021 |
2.0 |
| 2022 |
1.7 |
| 2023 |
1.7 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
| 2022 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
| 2023 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2023 Membership for Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 3,480 |
7,753 |
1,233 |
12,466 |
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Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-93.4 |
1,481.8 |
| 2002 |
-116.6 |
1,282.9 |
| 2003 |
-78.3 |
1,493.5 |
| 2004 |
-127.9 |
1,550.1 |
| 2005 |
-114.7 |
1,559.8 |
| 2006 |
-105.1 |
1,658.2 |
| 2007 |
-93.6 |
1,666.5 |
| 2008 |
-112.8 |
1,197.8 |
| 2009 |
308.2 |
1,822.5 |
| 2010 |
-134.0 |
1,895.2 |
| 2011 |
-160.4 |
1,742.1 |
| 2012 |
-155.9 |
1,768.4 |
| 2013 |
-146.5 |
1,879.2 |
| 2014 |
-153.4 |
1,822.6 |
| 2015 |
-145.9 |
1,716.2 |
| 2016 |
-154.8 |
1,671.7 |
| 2017 |
-138.1 |
1,786.4 |
| 2018 |
-133.2 |
1,618.2 |
| 2019 |
-128.4 |
1,738.6 |
| 2020 |
-128.0 |
1,792.9 |
| 2021 |
-129.6 |
1,970.4 |
| 2022 |
-130.3 |
1,666.0 |
| 2023 |
-133.1 |
1,706.4 |
2023 Cash Flows for Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 73.3 |
206.4 |
173.6 |
40.4 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-6.3 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-9.1 |
-2.0 |
| 2003 |
-5.2 |
-2.5 |
| 2004 |
-8.2 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-7.4 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-6.3 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-5.6 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-9.4 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
16.9 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-7.1 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-9.2 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-8.8 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-7.8 |
-3.1 |
| 2014 |
-8.4 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-8.5 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-9.3 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-7.7 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-8.2 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-7.4 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-7.1 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-6.6 |
-2.1 |
| 2022 |
-7.8 |
-2.1 |
| 2023 |
-7.8 |
-2.1 |
