State Fact Sheets: The Widening Gap Update
- States' Fiscal Health
- Contact Brian Keegan 202.540.6677
- June 18, 2012
The gap between the promises states have made for public employees’ retirement benefits and the money they have set aside to pay these bills was at least $1.38 trillion in fiscal year 2010, according to Pew's latest comprehensive analysis on pension and retiree health care funding.
See our collection of state fact sheets below.
- Date:
- June 18, 2012
- Contact:
- Brian Keegan | 202.540.6677
- Project:
- States' Fiscal Health
- Issues:
- Pensions, Retiree Health Care, Retiree Health Care Costs, Pensions
State Fact Sheets
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- State Fact Sheet
- States' Fiscal Health
Widening Gap Update: Alabama
Although Alabama consistently paid its full annual pension contribution from 2005 to 2010, its pension system was 70 percent funded in fiscal year 2010 and faced a $13 billion funding gap.
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- State Fact Sheet
- States' Fiscal Health
Widening Gap Update: Alaska
Alaska paid, or exceeded, its full annual pension contribution twice from 2005 to 2010. more
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- State Fact Sheet
- States' Fiscal Health
Widening Gap Update: Arizona
Although Arizona consistently paid, or exceeded, its full annual pension contribution from 2005 to 2010, the system was 75 percent funded in fiscal year 2010 and faced a $12 billion funding gap. more
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- State Fact Sheet
- States' Fiscal Health
Widening Gap Update: Arkansas
Although Arkansas consistently paid, or exceeded, its full annual pension contribution from 2005 to 2010, the system was 75 percent funded in fiscal year 2010 and faced a $6 billion funding gap. more
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- State Fact Sheet
- States' Fiscal Health
Widening Gap Update: California
In California there was a consistent failure to make the full annual pension contributions towards the teacher retirement system from 2005 to 2010, although public employers did make the full contributions into California’s main pension plan. more