401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Central States, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$52M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,368
Participants Near avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$37,936
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Central States, Inc. · Arkansas · Manufacturing

$52M in assets, 1,368 participants

Central States, Inc.'s Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $52M in total assets and 1,368 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #13,867 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Arkansas

Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 1,368 participants in Arkansas, about 49% of the average Arkansas filer (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $52M.

#13,867
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+20.3%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$51,897,026 Top 15% higher than 85% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,368 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,137 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,368 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $43M in the plan year 2023 filing to $52M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 384304274 · Central States, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $52M · 1,368 · 85th

  • VS-ST $52M
  • VS-ST 1,368
  • VS-ST 85th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Allvue 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #13867

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Arkansas →

Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Atonne Group 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanAtonne Group 401(k) Retireme…$52MGeoblue 401(k) Retirement PlanGeoblue 401(k) Retirement Pl…$52MCentral States, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanCentral States, Inc. 401(k) …$52MAllvue 401(k) Plan$52MQvi 401-K Plan$52M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Arkansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN384304274
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central States, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central States, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$528M 2.0453083449212333% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$525M$530M$535M$540M 20232024 $539M $528M ▼ -2.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 2 2,250 $539M
2024 2 2,768 $528M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arkansas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000000500000100000015000002000000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.051897026 · Participants: 1368Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanWalmart 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 50.790179678 · Participants: 1635899Walmart 401(k) PlanTyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.735357745 · Participants: 118403Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanDillard's, Inc. Investment & Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.00399706 · Participants: 30070Dillard's, Inc. Investment & Employee Stock Ownership PlanJ.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.407976159 · Participants: 35023J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Employee Retirement PlanWindstream 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.291584763 · Participants: 9409Windstream 401(k) Plan
Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Allvue 401(k) Plan in FL ($52M); by covered participants it is The Select Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NC (1,368 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($52M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,368 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 20.3% during 2024, from $43M to $52M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Central States, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Central States, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 2.0%, from $539M to $528M.
Where does Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Allvue 401(k) Plan in FL ($52M, 343 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Central States, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Select Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NC (1,368 participants, $43M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 384304274.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.