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On February 26, 2025, the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA) released an infographic, Fast Facts & Helpful Resources on State and Local Government Retirement Systems. The infographic presents key facts on state and local government retirement systems. It provides information on the national impact of public pension coverage and distributions; public plan governance, oversight and transparency; pension plan reforms by state; fund assets and investments; risk-sharing in public retirement plans; as well as other pertinent topics.

The infographic states that “over $6.25 trillion held in public pension trusts is invested and provides long-term, patient capital to every corner of the financial marketplace.” It adds, “$393 billion is distributed annually to 12.2 million retirees and their survivors (an average benefit of $2,428/month), providing economic stimulus to every city and town in the nation.”

In addition, it provides links to previously published issue briefs and other publications by NASRA for each of the topics included in the infographic.

The infographic is available here.