How many public pension plans does Utah have?

Utah has 1 public pension plan tracked by the Public Plans Database (PPD), covering 243,165 total members. These plans include state-level and local government retirement systems for teachers, police, firefighters, and general employees.

Is Utah's pension system in crisis?

Utah's public pension plans average 82.4% funded (#12 of 51, 6.9 points above the national average) with combined unfunded liability $9.70B. Top-third average funding still leaves 0 D/F-graded plans on the roster. Data is sourced from the Boston College Center for Retirement Research.

What is the average funded ratio in Utah?

The average funded ratio across all 1 public pension plan in Utah is 82.4% (#12 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 Utah vary; browse the table above to compare specific plans.

Public Plans Database

Utah Public Pension Plans

Name: Utah Public Pension Plans
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1 plans · top-third average funded ratio (#12 of 51)

Higher funded-ratio band. Utah ranks #12 of 51 by average actuarial funded ratio (82.4%), top-third among states with a published average.

Avg funded ratio: 82.4%
Total unfunded: $9.70B
Total members: 243,165
Plans tracked: 1

According to the Public Plans Database, compiled by the Boston College Center for Retirement Research, Utah’s 1 tracked plans carry a combined unfunded liability of $9.70B at an average funded ratio of 82.4%. 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 UT Utah

Utah: avg 82.4% funded (6.9 points above the national average) · 0 D/F grades · unfunded $9.70B

AVG 82.4%
UNF $9.70B
MEM 243,165
N 1
DF 0
VS +6.9pt
BEST 82.4%
LOW 82.4%

Funded-ratio peers

Nearest funded-ratio peer: Florida (82.9%)

Average funded ratio neighbourhood vs Utah (FY2023 plan cards)

0 of 1 published-ratio plans sit under 60% actuarial assets; 0 of 1 carry a D or F health grade. How funded ratios are calculated →

Utah in the higher-funded third

Health grades and the 82.4% state average (#12 of 51, 6.9 points above the national average) 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 1 Utah plans (FY2023 plan cards)

Every tracked plan in Utah

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
Utah Retirement Systems	General State	82.4%	B	$45.30B	$9.70B	243,165	100.0%	8.9%

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

Compare inside Utah’s higher-funded 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 · Utah roster FY2023

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