Delaware PERS administers pension and other benefits for substantially all public employees in Delaware. The system administers the following plans: State Employees' Pension Plan, Special Pension Plan, New State Police Pension Plan, Judiciary Pension Plans (Closed and Revised), County & Municipal Police/Firemen’s Pension Plans, County & Municipal Other Employees' Pension Plan, Volunteer Firemen's Pension Plan, Diamond State Port Corporation Pension Plan, and the Closed State Police Pension Plan. The State Employees' Pension Plan includes public school teachers and comprises more than 80 percent of all active members.
Delaware Public Employees Retirement System Basics, by Plan
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)
Note: Delaware Public Employees Retirement System has 6 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Delaware Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
5.2 |
| 2002 |
4.9 |
| 2003 |
4.9 |
| 2004 |
5.5 |
| 2005 |
5.9 |
| 2006 |
6.5 |
| 2007 |
7.4 |
| 2008 |
7.1 |
| 2009 |
5.8 |
| 2010 |
6.4 |
| 2011 |
7.6 |
| 2012 |
7.5 |
| 2013 |
8.0 |
| 2014 |
9.2 |
| 2015 |
9.2 |
| 2016 |
8.8 |
| 2017 |
9.4 |
| 2018 |
10.1 |
| 2019 |
10.2 |
| 2020 |
10.8 |
| 2021 |
14.5 |
| 2022 |
12.2 |
| 2023 |
12.7 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Delaware Public Employees Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
| 2022 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| 2023 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2023 Membership for Delaware Public Employees Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 45,101 |
34,351 |
5,326 |
84,778 |
139 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Delaware Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-96.1 |
5,241.5 |
| 2002 |
-109.1 |
4,857.7 |
| 2003 |
-126.6 |
4,880.7 |
| 2004 |
-128.3 |
5,521.2 |
| 2005 |
-119.4 |
5,928.0 |
| 2006 |
-107.7 |
6,527.0 |
| 2007 |
-119.7 |
7,413.4 |
| 2008 |
-203.7 |
7,096.1 |
| 2009 |
-183.8 |
5,794.9 |
| 2010 |
-233.2 |
6,372.5 |
| 2011 |
-225.3 |
7,648.8 |
| 2012 |
-236.0 |
7,536.4 |
| 2013 |
-239.6 |
8,045.6 |
| 2014 |
-242.6 |
9,170.0 |
| 2015 |
-264.4 |
9,234.2 |
| 2016 |
-277.7 |
8,806.9 |
| 2017 |
-316.0 |
9,445.7 |
| 2018 |
-345.8 |
10,064.6 |
| 2019 |
-324.5 |
10,209.6 |
| 2020 |
-339.6 |
10,842.7 |
| 2021 |
-356.0 |
14,514.4 |
| 2022 |
-348.9 |
12,243.3 |
| 2023 |
-60.2 |
12,709.5 |
2023 Cash Flows for Delaware Public Employees Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 824.6 |
884.8 |
526.4 |
466.2 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Delaware Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Delaware Public Employees Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-1.8 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-2.2 |
-2.0 |
| 2003 |
-2.6 |
-2.5 |
| 2004 |
-2.3 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-2.0 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-1.6 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-1.6 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-2.9 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-3.2 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-3.7 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-2.9 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-3.1 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-3.0 |
-3.1 |
| 2014 |
-2.6 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-2.9 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-3.2 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-3.3 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-3.4 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-3.2 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-3.1 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-2.5 |
-2.1 |
| 2022 |
-2.8 |
-2.1 |
| 2023 |
-0.5 |
-2.1 |
