Palmetto State News

South Carolina received $2.8 million in public pension contributions, ranking it 23rd in the United States in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Of that amount, $2.7 million was in state pension funds, and the remaining $6,182 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	$50,701,870
2	New York	$19,866,017
3	Illinois	$15,976,232
4	Texas	$13,062,381
5	Pennsylvania	$10,604,546
6	Ohio	$8,413,132
7	New Jersey	$7,440,813
8	Massachusetts	$5,857,595
9	Florida	$5,694,490
10	Michigan	$5,593,654
11	Georgia	$5,090,765
12	Washington	$4,466,199
13	Connecticut	$4,437,814
14	Virginia	$4,335,815
15	Maryland	$4,102,868
16	North Carolina	$4,022,846
17	Arizona	$3,654,532
18	Louisiana	$3,652,898
19	Missouri	$3,440,602
20	Kentucky	$3,435,905
21	Colorado	$3,285,657
22	Minnesota	$3,134,376
23	South Carolina	$2,753,012
24	Oregon	$2,613,079
25	Indiana	$2,301,860
26	Wisconsin	$2,208,139
27	Alabama	$2,158,858
28	Tennessee	$2,011,149
29	Nevada	$1,977,076
30	Oklahoma	$1,886,016
31	Mississippi	$1,641,503
32	Kansas	$1,624,789
33	Iowa	$1,458,640
34	New Mexico	$1,309,246
35	Utah	$1,208,207
36	Hawaii	$1,195,859
37	Arkansas	$1,163,218
38	West Virginia	$921,383
39	Nebraska	$889,001
40	Rhode Island	$870,755
41	Alaska	$791,008
42	New Hampshire	$683,676
43	Idaho	$660,912
44	Maine	$616,486
45	Montana	$565,309
46	Delaware	$450,229
47	North Dakota	$366,902
48	Wyoming	$337,469
49	Vermont	$325,811
50	South Dakota	$278,159