Green Mountain Times

In 2021, Vermont had received $357,323 in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Of that amount, $335,528 was in state pension funds, and the remaining $21,795 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, school districts and special districts.

The data gathered includes revenues, expenditures, financial assets, membership and liabilities information.

It's worth noting that residents in Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming are not subject to state income taxes.

The Census Bureau cautions that not all respondents answer all survey questions. Thus, some fields were left blank.

Vermont reported data from 10 pension systems, including three state-level pension funds and seven local-level systems. The total number of pension system members was 61,954 (58,862 at the state level and 3,092 at the local level).

	Local	State	Local & State
Employee contributions	$5,647	$102,874	$108,521
Government contributions	$16,147	$232,654	$248,802
Total Contributions	$21,795	$335,528	$357,323

Source: US Census Bureau