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 |
11,459.4 |
95,458 |
Other Plans |
0 |
0 |
Total |
11,459.4 |
95,458 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)
Note: New Hampshire Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
New Hampshire Retirement System
2001-2023
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 |
2022 |
10.7 |
2023 |
11.5 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2023
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 |
2022 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2023 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2023 Membership for New Hampshire Retirement System
Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
48,589 |
43,603 |
3,266 |
95,458 |
471 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
New Hampshire Retirement System
2001-2023
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 |
2022 |
-125.3 |
10,708.4 |
2023 |
-99.4 |
11,459.4 |
2023 Cash Flows for New Hampshire Retirement System (millions)
Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
909.8 |
1,009.2 |
850.5 |
751.0 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
New Hampshire Retirement System
2001-2023
Fiscal Year |
New Hampshire Retirement System |
National Average |
2001 |
-1.3 |
-2.1 |
2002 |
-1.7 |
-2.0 |
2003 |
-1.8 |
-2.5 |
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 |
-3.1 |
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 |
2022 |
-1.2 |
-2.1 |
2023 |
-0.9 |
-2.1 |