APERS administers pension and other benefits for substantially all public employees in the state except those eligible for membership in the state Teachers Retirement System, Highway Employees Plan, and Local Police & Fire Retirement Plan
Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| Arkansas PERS |
8,769.0 |
98,889 |
| Other Plans |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
8,769.0 |
98,889 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2020)
Note: Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System has 1 other plan.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System
-2020
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
4.0 |
| 2002 |
3.7 |
| 2003 |
3.9 |
| 2004 |
4.3 |
| 2005 |
4.6 |
| 2006 |
5.1 |
| 2007 |
6.0 |
| 2008 |
5.6 |
| 2009 |
4.3 |
| 2010 |
4.7 |
| 2011 |
5.8 |
| 2012 |
5.7 |
| 2013 |
6.4 |
| 2014 |
7.5 |
| 2015 |
7.5 |
| 2016 |
7.4 |
| 2017 |
8.0 |
| 2018 |
8.6 |
| 2019 |
8.8 |
| 2020 |
8.8 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, -2020
| Fiscal Year |
Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2020 Membership for Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 44,373 |
39,805 |
14,711 |
98,889 |
726 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System
-2020
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-38.3 |
4,014.1 |
| 2002 |
-48.6 |
3,740.8 |
| 2003 |
-59.0 |
3,882.7 |
| 2004 |
-69.5 |
4,306.8 |
| 2005 |
-76.9 |
4,640.8 |
| 2006 |
-61.2 |
5,135.5 |
| 2007 |
-73.4 |
5,970.2 |
| 2008 |
-80.8 |
5,638.5 |
| 2009 |
-124.5 |
4,349.8 |
| 2010 |
-128.0 |
4,728.5 |
| 2011 |
-125.6 |
5,801.9 |
| 2012 |
-100.2 |
5,692.4 |
| 2013 |
-116.9 |
6,434.5 |
| 2014 |
-118.1 |
7,531.2 |
| 2015 |
-157.0 |
7,550.0 |
| 2016 |
-182.0 |
7,370.3 |
| 2017 |
-210.9 |
8,028.8 |
| 2018 |
-214.6 |
8,602.8 |
| 2019 |
-224.6 |
8,833.3 |
| 2020 |
-244.0 |
8,769.0 |
2020 Cash Flows for Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 371.0 |
615.0 |
179.7 |
-64.3 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System
-2020
| Fiscal Year |
Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-1.3 |
-2.4 |
| 2003 |
-1.5 |
-2.6 |
| 2004 |
-1.6 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-1.7 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-1.2 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-1.2 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-1.4 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-2.9 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-2.7 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-2.2 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-1.8 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-1.8 |
-3.2 |
| 2014 |
-1.6 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-2.1 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-2.5 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-2.6 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-2.5 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-2.5 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-2.8 |
-2.4 |
