How many public pension plans does Kansas have?

Kansas has 2 public pension plans tracked by the Public Plans Database (PPD), covering 346,011 total members. These plans include state-level and local government retirement systems for teachers, police, firefighters, and general employees.

Is Kansas's pension system in crisis?

Kansas's tracked plans carry $4.98B in combined unfunded liability (#42 of 50) at an average funded ratio of 78.6%. The lighter liability book still includes 0 D/F grades on individual plans. Data is sourced from the Boston College Center for Retirement Research.

What is the average funded ratio in Kansas?

The average funded ratio across all 2 public pension plans in Kansas is 78.6% (#19 of 51 among states), based on the most recent Public Plans Database data. A funded ratio of 100% means a plan has sufficient assets to meet all projected obligations. The national average for public pensions is approximately 75.5%. Individual plan ratios in Kansas vary; browse the table above to compare specific plans.

Public Plans Database

Kansas Public Pension Plans

Name: Kansas Public Pension Plans
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2 plans · bottom-third unfunded liability (#42 of 50)

Lighter unfunded book. Kansas ranks #42 of 50 by combined unfunded liability ($4.98B), bottom-third liability book among states.

Avg funded ratio: 78.6%
Total unfunded: $4.98B
Total members: 346,011
Plans tracked: 2

According to the Public Plans Database, compiled by the Boston College Center for Retirement Research, Kansas’s 2 tracked plans carry a combined unfunded liability of $4.98B at an average funded ratio of 78.6%. Plan cards report FY2023 valuations; this site’s database copy was last loaded in July 2026. See our methodology for the full source and update cadence.

PPD actuarial excerpt

State roster KS Kansas

Kansas: avg 78.6% funded (3.1 points above the national average) · 0 D/F grades · unfunded $4.98B

AVG 78.6%
UNF $4.98B
MEM 346,011
N 2
DF 0
VS +3.1pt
BEST 85.4%
LOW 71.7%

Funded-ratio peers

Nearest funded-ratio peer: West Virginia (78.7%)

Average funded ratio neighbourhood vs Kansas (FY2023 plan cards)

0 of 2 published-ratio plans sit under 60% actuarial assets; 0 of 2 carry a D or F health grade. How this roster is sourced →

Kansas grade mix with a lighter unfunded book

Health grades against a $4.98B combined unfunded book (#42 of 50) use the same FY2023 plan-card snapshot as the hero KPIs and the table below.

Health-grade counts from the same state plan rows as the roster table

Source: Public Plans Database (Boston College CRR / NASRA) As of FY2023 plan cards; history through FY2024

Average actuarial funded ratio across 2 Kansas plans (FY2023 plan cards)

Every tracked plan in Kansas

FY2023 plan-card snapshot from the Public Plans Database. ARC is the actuarially required contribution as a share of payroll where reported.

Plan	Type	Funded	Grade	Assets	Unfunded	Members	ARC	1yr return
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System	General State	85.4%	B	$25.80B	$4.39B	340,637	99.6%	2.5%
Wichita Retirement System	General State	71.7%	C	$1.48B	$583M	5,374	100.0%	7.2%

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Compare inside Kansas’s lighter-liability roster

Data sourced from official Public Plans Database and actuarial valuations from federal and state pension systems. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPension · Kansas roster FY2023

Compiled by PlainPension, Pension Fund Health Editorial Process · July 23, 2026