Bluegrass Times

Kentucky received $3.6 million in public pension contributions, ranking it 19th in the United States in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Of that amount, $3.5 million was in state pension funds, and the remaining $59,256 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	$58,883,027
2	New York	$19,663,315
3	Illinois	$16,827,476
4	Texas	$13,592,808
5	Pennsylvania	$10,653,926
6	Ohio	$8,472,486
7	New Jersey	$8,133,543
8	Massachusetts	$7,106,868
9	Florida	$6,241,134
10	Georgia	$5,309,685
11	Michigan	$5,302,563
12	Virginia	$4,352,797
13	North Carolina	$4,195,414
14	Maryland	$4,166,922
15	Arizona	$4,149,749
16	Washington	$4,028,235
17	Connecticut	$3,953,858
18	Louisiana	$3,747,481
19	Kentucky	$3,593,147
20	Missouri	$3,530,627
21	Colorado	$3,461,440
22	Oregon	$3,238,881
23	South Carolina	$3,021,766
24	Minnesota	$2,832,872
25	Alabama	$2,293,425
26	Wisconsin	$2,251,854
27	Indiana	$2,145,720
28	Oklahoma	$1,913,324
29	Tennessee	$1,900,884
30	Mississippi	$1,789,807
31	Kansas	$1,558,188
32	Iowa	$1,474,741
33	New Mexico	$1,446,097
34	Hawaii	$1,385,987
35	Nevada	$1,272,260
36	Utah	$1,251,050
37	Arkansas	$1,177,244
38	West Virginia	$961,607
39	Rhode Island	$917,866
40	Nebraska	$903,360
41	Alaska	$810,406
42	Idaho	$726,342
43	New Hampshire	$702,313
44	Maine	$695,093
45	Montana	$587,539
46	Delaware	$468,704
47	North Dakota	$385,182
48	Wyoming	$364,251
49	Vermont	$355,252
50	South Dakota	$282,324