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State Specific Resources

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

AARP Arizona Voter Retirement Security Survey - January 2022

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

California Expands State Retirement Savings Program - August 2022

Market Analysis, Feasibility Study, and Program Design Consultant Services For California

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Many Retirement Plan-Related Issues at Stake in Midterms: Several Governor Races Could Have Impact on State Retirement Plans - October 2022

Colorado and Delaware Enter Partnership for Automatic Retirement Savings

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Market Feasibility Study for Connecticut

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Many Retirement Plan-Related Issues at Stake in Midterms: Several Governor Races Could Have Impact on State Retirement Plans - October 2022

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Hawaii Seeks Executive Director to Establish State Retirement Savings Program - July 2023

Hawai`i Retirement Savings Program: Opinions of Small Business Owners - October 2021

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Why Workers Opt Out of Illinois ‘Secure Choice’ Automated Retirement Savings Program

Many Retirement Plan-Related Issues at Stake in Midterms: Several Governor Races Could Have Impact on State Retirement Plans - October 2022

Secure Choice Feasibility Study for Illinois

Demographic Overview of Illinois Secure Choice

Demographic Overview of Illinois Secure Choice Program Population

Participants’ Limited Engagement in Illinois Retirement Savings Program Could Help Boost Financial Security

State Retirment Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

AARP Kansas Work & Save Small Business Owner Survey - December 2021

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Maine, Colorado Enter Partnership in Offering Automatic Retirement Coverage – August 2023

Colorado and Maine Team Up for Automatic Retirement Savings – August 2023

The Fiscal Implications of Inadequate Retirement Savings in Maine (PDF) - February 2017

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Proposed Massachusetts Retirement Savings Program Shows Financial Promise

Massachusetts Secure Choice Savings Program Can Build Retirement Savings for Millions of Workers

Massachusetts Secure Choice Savings Program Would Help 1.2 Million Workers Save For a More Secure Financial Future

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Michigan Bill Proposes State Auto-IRA Program, Plan Adviser

Michigan Auto-IRA Bill Introduced

Michigan Voters Support Retirement Savings Option - August 2021

Michigan Retirement Program Would Help 1.5 Million Workers Access a Secure Financial Future

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Minnesota State-Administered Private Sector Employee Retirement Savings Study - 2017

New Bill Would Help 700,000 Minnesota Workers Save for a Secure Financial Future – March 2023

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Nevada Creates State-Run Plan for Private Sector - June 2023

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

New Mexico Report of Senate Joint Memorial 12 Retirement Income Security Task Force – 2018

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

New York Small Business Owners Support Secure Choice Savings Program - August 2021

New York City Council Approves Auto-Enroll IRA Program - April 2021

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Do State-Sponsored Retirement Plans Boost Retirement Saving? - May 2022

Many Retirement Plan-Related Issues at Stake in Midterms: Several Governor Races Could Have Impact on State Retirement Plans - October 2022

Feasibility Study for Oregon

Auto Enrollment Retirement Plans for the People: Choices and Outcomes in OregonSaves

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Report On the Proceedings Of the Pennsylvania Treasury Department Private Sector Retirement Security Task Force - 2019

The Impact of Insufficient Retirement Savings on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – 2018

Pennsylvania’s Keystone Saves Program Would Reduce Taxpayer Burden – March 2023

Small Businesses in Pennsylvania Support State-Facilitated Retirement Savings Program

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Rhode Island Latest State to Pass Auto-IRA Bill for Uncovered Workers

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Impact of Defaults on Participation in State Supplemental Retirement Savings Plans - January 2021

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Vermont to partner with Colorado to hasten launch of VT Saves auto-IRA program

Review of Potential Public Retirement Plan Options for Private Sector Employees/Employers in the State of Vermont - January 2017

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Feasibility Study of Retirement Savings Programs for Virginia – 2018

Feasibility Study of Retirement Savings Programs for Virginia - PDF

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Washington governor signs auto-IRA legislation

Washington State to Offer State-Facilitated Auto-IRA

Retirement Readiness: Washington State Retirement Preparedness Study - 2017

Recommendations to Increase Retirement Savings in Washington: A Report to the Washington State Department of Commerce

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

State Retirement Coverage Fact Sheet

Additional Research

Pew map of USA with each state highlighted according to state retirement savings

The Cost to States of Doing Nothing: Pew Interactive Tool

A state-by-state breakdown of potential fiscal impact on state and federal governments due to insufficient retirement savings

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AARP Research State Resources

View state-based AARP Research survey reports and fact sheets that focus on the needs, concerns, and interests of AARP members and the 50+ population as a whole.

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Public Opinion Research

Public opinion polls, small business surveys, and expert opinions on state-sponsored retirement savings plans and features like automatic enrollment.

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