The CCCERA administers pension benefits for substantially all employees of Contra Costa County and other agencies and special districts in the county.
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association Basics, by Plan
Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
Contra Costa County |
10,070.2 |
23,708 |
Other Plans |
0 |
0 |
Total |
10,070.2 |
23,708 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2020)
Note: Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association
2001-2020
Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
2001 |
2.7 |
2002 |
2.4 |
2003 |
3.3 |
2004 |
3.7 |
2005 |
4.2 |
2006 |
4.9 |
2007 |
5.2 |
2008 |
3.7 |
2009 |
4.5 |
2010 |
5.0 |
2011 |
5.1 |
2012 |
5.7 |
2013 |
6.5 |
2014 |
6.9 |
2015 |
7.0 |
2016 |
7.4 |
2017 |
8.4 |
2018 |
8.1 |
2019 |
9.3 |
2020 |
10.1 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2020
Fiscal Year |
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association |
US State and Local Pensions |
2001 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2002 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2003 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2004 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2005 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2006 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
2007 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
2008 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2009 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2010 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2011 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2012 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2013 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2014 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2015 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2016 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2017 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2018 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2019 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2020 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2020 Membership for Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association
Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
10,099 |
10,018 |
3,591 |
23,708 |
1,368 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association
2001-2020
Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
2001 |
-83.6 |
2,704.7 |
2002 |
-68.1 |
2,365.5 |
2003 |
305.2 |
3,313.5 |
2004 |
-10.9 |
3,718.6 |
2005 |
160.7 |
4,221.7 |
2006 |
33.7 |
4,871.0 |
2007 |
20.4 |
5,199.1 |
2008 |
15.1 |
3,749.7 |
2009 |
-24.3 |
4,476.7 |
2010 |
-56.3 |
5,027.2 |
2011 |
-76.2 |
5,052.3 |
2012 |
-79.8 |
5,654.6 |
2013 |
-82.3 |
6,458.3 |
2014 |
-39.4 |
6,908.9 |
2015 |
-15.9 |
6,976.6 |
2016 |
-41.4 |
7,438.5 |
2017 |
-44.5 |
8,390.6 |
2018 |
-54.8 |
8,150.0 |
2019 |
-70.5 |
9,257.0 |
2020 |
-78.8 |
10,070.2 |
2020 Cash Flows for Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association (millions)
Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
449.9 |
528.6 |
892.0 |
813.2 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association
2001-2020
Fiscal Year |
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association |
National Average |
2001 |
-3.1 |
-2.1 |
2002 |
-2.9 |
-2.4 |
2003 |
9.2 |
-2.6 |
2004 |
-0.3 |
-2.0 |
2005 |
3.8 |
-2.2 |
2006 |
0.7 |
-2.2 |
2007 |
0.4 |
-2.1 |
2008 |
0.4 |
-2.3 |
2009 |
-0.5 |
-3.1 |
2010 |
-1.1 |
-3.2 |
2011 |
-1.5 |
-3.1 |
2012 |
-1.4 |
-3.3 |
2013 |
-1.3 |
-3.2 |
2014 |
-0.6 |
-2.9 |
2015 |
-0.2 |
-2.8 |
2016 |
-0.6 |
-3.0 |
2017 |
-0.5 |
-2.9 |
2018 |
-0.7 |
-2.6 |
2019 |
-0.8 |
-2.6 |
2020 |
-0.8 |
-2.4 |