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Arkansas received $1.3 million in public pension contributions, ranking it 35th in the United States in 2022, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Of that amount, $1.3 million was in state pension funds, and the remaining $27,657 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, township, school districts and special districts.

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

Rank	State	Total Contributions
1	California	$61,472,803
2	Illinois	$25,568,115
3	Pennsylvania	$23,035,222
4	New York	$19,588,921
5	Texas	$15,438,565
6	New Jersey	$9,636,070
7	Ohio	$9,007,203
8	Massachusetts	$8,468,594
9	Florida	$7,168,534
10	Michigan	$6,881,414
11	Arizona	$6,648,780
12	Connecticut	$5,669,785
13	Virginia	$5,457,675
14	Georgia	$5,427,898
15	North Carolina	$5,267,174
16	Oregon	$5,089,912
17	Maryland	$4,561,210
18	Washington	$3,975,243
19	Louisiana	$3,901,140
20	Colorado	$3,771,783
21	Missouri	$3,750,945
22	Kentucky	$3,563,500
23	South Carolina	$3,447,446
24	Minnesota	$3,057,741
25	Indiana	$2,866,901
26	Alabama	$2,597,188
27	Kansas	$2,501,388
28	Wisconsin	$2,463,164
29	Oklahoma	$2,068,707
30	Mississippi	$1,849,109
31	Iowa	$1,575,486
32	New Mexico	$1,516,279
33	Hawaii	$1,498,235
34	Utah	$1,422,377
35	Arkansas	$1,338,564
36	Nevada	$1,242,809
37	Tennessee	$1,147,480
38	West Virginia	$1,071,830
39	Rhode Island	$1,027,610
40	Maine	$903,794
41	New Hampshire	$853,889
42	Nebraska	$845,146
43	Alaska	$788,840
44	Idaho	$775,583
45	Montana	$629,434
46	Delaware	$521,482
47	North Dakota	$419,380
48	Wyoming	$393,259
49	Vermont	$368,331
50	South Dakota	$306,509