Retirement benefits listed by county
By Minnesota pension systems
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The Retirement Systems of Minnesota provide secure retirement benefits to about 173,000 Minnesotans. Each year, the system provides pension benefits totaling $4.1 billion. Approximately 89 percent of recipients remain in Minnesota after retirement, benefiting the local economies of communities throughout the state. Read more below about how the state retirement system benefits Minnesota retirees and communities, according to the table released from the Governor's Office in conjunction with the signing of the pension reform bill Thursday:
| County | Recipients | Annual benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | 793 | $14,070,296 |
| Anoka | 7,398 | $160,314,976 |
| Becker | 1,009 | $16,970,725 |
| Beltrami | 1,279 | $23,521,426 |
| Benton | 793 | $14,806,319 |
| Big Stone | 236 | $2,993,629 |
| Blue Earth | 1,472 | $27,905,144 |
| Brown | 652 | $11,116,747 |
| Carlton | 1,340 | $27,346,062 |
| Carver | 1,481 | $28,696,211 |
| Cass | 1,329 | $23,078,480 |
| Chippewa | 485 | $7,146,464 |
| Chisago | 1,579 | $32,397,212 |
| Clay | 889 | $15,066,926 |
| Clearwater | 406 | $5,432,377 |
| Cook | 299 | $4,323,205 |
| Cottonwood | 363 | $5,165,689 |
| Crow Wing | 2,454 | $48,332,986 |
| Dakota | 8,314 | $185,028,627 |
| Dodge | 433 | $5,494,428 |
| Douglas | 1,452 | $22,971,020 |
| Faribault | 368 | $4,854,645 |
| Fillmore | 537 | $7,108,360 |
| Freeborn | 729 | $12,200,369 |
| Goodhue | 1,235 | $23,033,299 |
| Grant | 221 | $3,144,446 |
| Hennepin | 19,931 | $437,520,213 |
| Houston | 333 | $4,375,596 |
| Hubbard | 858 | $14,325,609 |
| Isanti | 1,205 | $21,967,709 |
| Itasca | 1,891 | $32,897,399 |
| Jackson | 343 | $4,871,908 |
| Kanabec | 630 | $9,369,691 |
| Kandiyohi | 1,758 | $31,981,733 |
| Kittson | 153 | $2,216,437 |
| Koochiching | 458 | $8,383,235 |
| Lac Qui Parle | 217 | $2,705,099 |
| Lake | 603 | $10,231,771 |
| Lake of the Woods | 134 | $2,178,428 |
| Le Sueur | 844 | $15,402,118 |
| Lincoln | 139 | $1,938,954 |
| Lyon | 655 | $10,808,638 |
| Mahnomen | 173 | $1,991,149 |
| Marshall | 319 | $4,117,548 |
| Martin | 549 | $9,123,652 |
| McLeod | 952 | $14,719,392 |
| Meeker | 704 | $9,981,285 |
| Mille Lacs | 634 | $10,896,581 |
| Morrison | 921 | $14,526,054 |
| Mower | 961 | $16,119,790 |
| Murray | 328 | $4,014,197 |
| Nicollet | 1,052 | $19,791,537 |
| Nobles | 564 | $8,492,090 |
| Norman | 218 | $2,674,859 |
| Olmsted | 2,477 | $51,442,303 |
| Otter Tail | 1,911 | $33,764,370 |
| Pennington | 378 | $5,803,505 |
| Pine | 1,142 | $21,816,365 |
| Pipestone | 258 | $3,153,896 |
| Polk | 820 | $13,093,190 |
| Pope | 406 | $7,064,874 |
| Ramsey | 12,862 | $310,217,089 |
| Red Lake | 114 | $1,677,865 |
| Redwood | 465 | $5,987,417 |
| Renville | 453 | $6,518,762 |
| Rice | 1,731 | $33,011,930 |
| Rock | 290 | $3,515,856 |
| Roseau | 315 | $4,546,665 |
| Scott | 1,817 | $37,551,778 |
| Sherburne | 1,552 | $32,438,041 |
| Sibley | 448 | $5,678,105 |
| St. Louis | 7,117 | $148,325,315 |
| Stearns | 3,250 | $57,553,510 |
| Steele | 810 | $14,106,950 |
| Stevens | 312 | $5,393,035 |
| Swift | 415 | $6,007,231 |
| Todd | 697 | $10,377,819 |
| Traverse | 178 | $2,528,009 |
| Wabasha | 575 | $9,197,807 |
| Wadena | 447 | $6,049,815 |
| Waseca | 492 | $7,619,949 |
| Washington | 6,518 | $156,983,628 |
| Watonwan | 269 | $3,900,247 |
| Wilkin | 145 | $2,405,560 |
| Winona | 971 | $17,447,719 |
| Wright | 2,129 | $40,662,803 |
| Yellow Medicine | 358 | $4,232,446 |
| TOTAL | 172,599 | $4,058,807,590 |