NHRS administers pension and other benefits for substantially all public employees in the state, including state employees, teachers, and employees of county and local governments that have elected to participate.
New Hampshire Retirement System Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| New Hampshire RS |
11,523.9 |
92,286 |
| Other Plans |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
11,523.9 |
90,752 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2021)
Note: New Hampshire Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
New Hampshire Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
4.0 |
| 2002 |
3.5 |
| 2003 |
3.5 |
| 2004 |
3.9 |
| 2005 |
4.3 |
| 2006 |
4.7 |
| 2007 |
5.8 |
| 2008 |
5.4 |
| 2009 |
4.3 |
| 2010 |
4.8 |
| 2011 |
5.9 |
| 2012 |
5.8 |
| 2013 |
6.4 |
| 2014 |
7.4 |
| 2015 |
7.5 |
| 2016 |
7.4 |
| 2017 |
8.3 |
| 2018 |
8.8 |
| 2019 |
9.2 |
| 2020 |
9.1 |
| 2021 |
11.5 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
New Hampshire Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2021 Membership for New Hampshire Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 48,479 |
39,612 |
2,661 |
90,752 |
471 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
New Hampshire Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-53.7 |
4,004.2 |
| 2002 |
-58.4 |
3,499.0 |
| 2003 |
-61.1 |
3,486.6 |
| 2004 |
-38.6 |
3,949.4 |
| 2005 |
-85.1 |
4,282.7 |
| 2006 |
-96.4 |
4,666.4 |
| 2007 |
5.8 |
5,795.6 |
| 2008 |
-88.0 |
5,425.2 |
| 2009 |
-148.5 |
4,315.3 |
| 2010 |
-102.1 |
4,847.9 |
| 2011 |
-125.3 |
5,857.4 |
| 2012 |
-126.9 |
5,750.3 |
| 2013 |
-159.1 |
6,405.0 |
| 2014 |
-106.9 |
7,390.6 |
| 2015 |
-130.5 |
7,509.9 |
| 2016 |
-137.5 |
7,434.3 |
| 2017 |
-158.9 |
8,254.0 |
| 2018 |
-134.2 |
8,836.9 |
| 2019 |
-154.3 |
9,170.8 |
| 2020 |
-174.4 |
9,097.4 |
| 2021 |
-191.1 |
11,523.9 |
2021 Cash Flows for New Hampshire Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 696.2 |
887.3 |
2,617.7 |
2,426.5 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
New Hampshire Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
New Hampshire Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-1.3 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-1.7 |
-2.4 |
| 2003 |
-1.8 |
-2.6 |
| 2004 |
-1.0 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-2.0 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-2.1 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
0.1 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-1.6 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-3.4 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-2.1 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-2.1 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-2.2 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-2.5 |
-3.2 |
| 2014 |
-1.4 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-1.7 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-1.8 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-1.9 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-1.5 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-1.7 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-1.9 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-1.7 |
-2.1 |
