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Breaking Down Arkansas' Pension Contributions: $1.2 million collected in 2020

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Governor SHS Official Website

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Governor SHS Official Website

In 2020, Arkansas had received $1.2 million in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Of that amount, $1.2 million was in state pension funds, and the remaining $24,364 was in local government pension funds.

The survey includes public pensions sponsored by local and state government entities with employees who are compensated with public funds. The local governments include counties, townships, school districts and special districts.

The data gathered includes revenues, expenditures, financial assets, membership and liabilities information.

It's worth noting that residents in Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming are not subject to state income taxes.

The Census Bureau cautions that not all respondents answer all survey questions. Thus, some fields were left blank.

Arkansas reported data from 136 pension systems, including six state-level pension funds and 130 local-level systems. The total number of pension system members was 275,850 (272,173 at the state level and 3,677 at the local level).

Contributions to Arkansas' public pension funds
LocalStateLocal & State
Employee contributions$2,825$254,377$257,202
Government contributions$21,540$898,503$920,042
Total Contributions$24,364$1,152,880$1,177,244
Source: US Census Bureau

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