Silver State Times

Nevada received $1.4 million in public pension contributions, ranking it 35th in the United States in 2021, 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 $46,137 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	$55,766,059
2	New York	$19,556,787
3	Illinois	$18,187,945
4	Texas	$12,600,860
5	Pennsylvania	$11,777,352
6	New Jersey	$9,289,126
7	Ohio	$8,576,285
8	Massachusetts	$7,482,510
9	Florida	$6,808,519
10	Connecticut	$6,018,744
11	Michigan	$5,759,488
12	Georgia	$5,112,772
13	Arizona	$5,005,667
14	North Carolina	$4,665,981
15	Virginia	$4,648,157
16	Maryland	$4,272,096
17	Washington	$4,207,030
18	Louisiana	$3,795,514
19	Missouri	$3,629,838
20	Kentucky	$3,602,782
21	Colorado	$3,500,942
22	South Carolina	$3,055,518
23	Oregon	$2,998,262
24	Minnesota	$2,929,342
25	Indiana	$2,845,417
26	Wisconsin	$2,398,812
27	Alabama	$2,307,730
28	Tennessee	$1,907,784
29	Oklahoma	$1,796,962
30	Mississippi	$1,787,345
31	Iowa	$1,514,266
32	New Mexico	$1,469,321
33	Hawaii	$1,436,844
34	Kansas	$1,366,063
35	Nevada	$1,356,268
36	Utah	$1,299,246
37	Arkansas	$1,209,979
38	Rhode Island	$966,259
39	West Virginia	$918,955
40	Alaska	$887,793
41	Nebraska	$802,469
42	Idaho	$756,595
43	New Hampshire	$724,874
44	Montana	$611,677
45	Maine	$525,333
46	Delaware	$479,736
47	North Dakota	$407,153
48	Wyoming	$384,868
49	Vermont	$357,323
50	South Dakota	$287,115