Key Takeaways
- Mississippi’s statewide pension plan is among the weakest funded in the country and efforts to improve funding are slow-moving.
- S&P Global Ratings expects some improvement in funding, but political resistance has hindered efforts to stabilize the state’s only large pension plan.
- While we don’t expect pension contributions to create near-term budgetary pressure for the state, local governments, and school districts, further contribution increases will likely be needed, potentially creating budgetary pressures in the long term.
01-Jun-2026 | 14:58 EDT