Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) is an independent Los Angeles County agency that administers and manages the retirement fund for the County and outside Districts (Little Lake Cemetery District, Local Agency Formation Commission for the County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Office of Education, and South Coast Air Quality Management District). In 2012, it managed defined benefit pension plans for 156,563 civil servants (members), including 56,752 retirees, making it the largest county retirement system in the United States. In 2018, LACERA's net assets were worth US$55.8billion.