Data report · October 2026
How much money states are holding for owners, which states send it back automatically, and how much a finder may legally charge. Compiled from official state sources for all 50 states and DC.
States that publish a total come first, largest first. Totals are as each state published them, on different dates; "more than" figures are lower bounds.
| State | Held by the state | Returned recently | Finder fee limit | Automatic payments | On MissingMoney.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | more than $9 billion in cash and other valuables January 2025 | A record $422.4 million returned in fiscal 2024, on nearly 250,000 claims | 10% (plus reasonable attorney fees) | Allowed by law, not confirmed in use | Yes |
| Ohio | about $5.4 billion September 2026 | About $190 million returned in fiscal year 2026 (July 2025 to June 2026), with more than 184,000 claims paid | 10% | None found | Yes |
| Illinois | more than $5 billion 2026 | $307.8 million returned to more than 567,000 people, businesses and groups in fiscal 2026 | 10% | Yes | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | more than $5 billion February 2026 | A record $334.1 million returned in 2025 | 15% | Yes | Yes |
| Georgia | about $3 billion, according to a Georgia House press release (not a Department of Revenue figure) 2026 | — | 30% | Allowed by law, not confirmed in use | Yes |
| Massachusetts | more than $3 billion undated site banner, seen October 2026 | more than $1 billion returned in the last 5 years (site banner) | 10% | None found | Yes |
| Arizona | about $2.8 billion ($2,796,946,197 shown as due to owners on the main page; the search page counter shows $2,444,138,118) October 2026 (live counter on the state site; no date given) | a record $89 million returned in fiscal 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) | 30% | None found | Yes |
| Washington | over $2.8 billion available to be claimed fiscal 2025 (report dated Feb. 9, 2026) | $182 million returned on 389,759 approved claims in fiscal 2025 (a record) | 5% | Yes | Yes |
| Colorado | about $2.5 billion, owed to nearly 17 million people and organizations January 2026 | $158 million returned through nearly 163,000 claims in fiscal year 2025-26 (July 2025 to June 2026) | 10% | Yes | Yes |
| Connecticut | about $1.85 billion, for 11.9 million owners June 30, 2026 | $102.4 million returned to 69,459 owners in fiscal year 2026 (July 2025 to June 2026) | 10% | Yes | Yes |
| North Carolina | nearly $1.7 billion October 2026 | — | 20% or $1,000, whichever is less | Yes | Yes |
| Missouri | more than $1.5 billion undated figure on the Treasurer's site (checked October 2026) | — | 10% rising to 20% over time | None found | Yes |
| Louisiana | $1.2 billion June 2024 | more than $937 million returned in total (running counter on the state site, October 2026; time period not stated) | 10% | Yes | Yes |
| Kentucky | nearly $1.1 billion undated page (checked October 2026) | — | No cap | None found | Yes |
| Alabama | over $1 billion January 2024 | $50.7 million returned in 2023 | 10% | None found | Yes |
| Indiana | nearly $1 billion May 2026 | a record $88 million returned in 2025, and more than $56 million in 2026 as of May 18, 2026 | 10%, never more than $5,000 | Allowed by law, not confirmed in use | Yes |
| Nevada | more than $1 billion June 30, 2025 | over $42 million returned on 24,918 paid claims in fiscal 2025 | 10% (20% after 5 years) | Yes | Yes |
| Oklahoma | more than $1 billion undated statement on the official claim site (checked October 2026) | More than $118 million returned since 2023 (as of February 2026), including a record $3.1 million claim | 25% | None found | Yes |
| Oregon | more than $1 billion January 2025 | Almost $60 million returned through more than 61,000 claims in 2025 | No cap | Yes | Yes |
| South Carolina | over $1 billion available to claim undated letter from the Treasurer on the claims site (the same letter cites $420 million returned, an older total than the $470 million in the Aug. 2026 release); checked October 2026 | More than $52 million returned in a record-breaking year (announced August 27, 2026) | 15% | Yes | Yes |
| Tennessee | over $990 million (another section of the same Treasury home page says $1.2 billion) undated figures on the Treasury home page, checked October 2026 | A record $125 million returned to owners and heirs in fiscal 2025; the Treasury processed about 168,000 claims that year | 10% or $50, whichever is greater | None found | Yes |
| Iowa | more than $648 million December 31, 2025 | $38.2 million returned on 53,194 paid claims in fiscal 2026 (a record) | 15% | Yes | Yes |
| Kansas | more than $575 million February 2024 | more than $468 million returned to date (all-time running total on the state site, October 2026) | 15% | None found | Yes |
| West Virginia | more than $476 million in listings in the state's database July 2025 | $40.2 million in claims paid in fiscal 2026 (after a record $40.6 million on 20,908 claims in fiscal 2025) | No cap | Yes | Yes |
| Arkansas | more than $400 million November 2025 | $100.2 million returned from January 2023 to November 24, 2025, including $8.1 million in automatic Data Match checks sent since September 2025 | 10% | Yes | Yes |
| New Mexico | about $390 million November 2025 | $18.5 million paid on 6,414 claims in 2025 (as of Nov. 25, 2025) | No cap | None found | Yes |
| Maine | $383.1 million June 30, 2026 | $43.2 million paid on 77,286 claims in fiscal 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) | 15% for 24–36 months, then no cap | None found | Yes |
| Wyoming | more than $350 million start of fiscal 2026 (July 2025), per the Treasurer's FY2025 Annual Report | a record $41.3 million returned on 5,865 claims in fiscal 2025 (more than $135.9 million returned in all since 1993) | No cap | None found | Yes |
| Vermont | more than $175 million (over 1 million properties) 2026 (undated figure on the Treasurer's page, checked October 2026) | $9.9 million returned on 31,593 claims in fiscal 2025 (a record) | 10% | Yes | Yes |
| Alaska | Not published | — | 10% (20% under $500) | None found | Yes |
| California | Not published | — | 10% | None found | Yes |
| Delaware | Not published | over $155 million in cash and securities returned in fiscal year 2024 | 10% or $1,000, whichever is less | Yes | Yes |
| District of Columbia | Not published | $27.45 million returned on 32,068 properties in fiscal year 2025 | No fixed cap (a court can cut it) | None found | Yes |
| Florida | Not published | over $847 million returned in CFO Blaise Ingoglia's first year in office (about July 2025 to July 2026) | 30% | None found | Yes |
| Hawaii | Not published | — | 25% | None found | No |
| Idaho | Not published | — | No cap | None found | Yes |
| Maryland | Not published | over $121 million returned in fiscal year 2025 | No cap | Allowed by law, not confirmed in use | Yes |
| Michigan | Not published | more than $150 million returned in the last fiscal year (stated May 2025) | No cap | None found | Yes |
| Minnesota | Not published | — | No hard cap (over 10% needs a written agreement) | None found | Yes |
| Mississippi | Not published | — | 10% (Treasury guidance) | None found | Yes |
| Montana | Not published | over $111 million returned to Montanans (running total shown on the state's site) | No fixed cap (a court can cut it) | Yes | Yes |
| Nebraska | Not published | about $19.7 million returned in 2025; $13.78 million from Jan. 1 to July 15, 2026 | 10% | None found | Yes |
| New Hampshire | Not published | more than $199 million returned (running total shown on the state's site) | No cap | None found | Yes |
| New Jersey | Not published | $253.3 million returned in fiscal 2025 (record $261.4 million in fiscal 2024) | 20% | None found | Yes |
| New York | Not published | $651 million returned in state fiscal year 2025-26 (April 2025-March 2026), a record | 15% | Yes | Yes |
| North Dakota | Not published | $23.0 million returned on 43,653 claims in the 2023-25 biennium (July 2023-June 2025), a record | 10% | Yes | Yes |
| Rhode Island | Not published | — | 10% | Yes | Yes |
| South Dakota | Not published | $49.6 million paid to rightful owners in fiscal 2025 (year ended June 30, 2025), on 26,470 properties | No hard cap (over 25% needs a written agreement) | None found | Yes |
| Utah | Not published | A record $43.4 million returned to owners in fiscal 2025 | 20% | Paused | Yes |
| Virginia | Not published | $118 million returned to owners in fiscal 2025 | 10%, and only after 36 months | Yes | Yes |
| Wisconsin | Not published | In March 2025, DOR's yearly tax-record match found about $9.9 million for owners: $3.5 million went out as automatic checks to 30,342 people, and larger amounts got letters asking the owner to file a claim (matching program only, not the full-year total) | 10% | Yes | Yes |
Each state's figures come from its official unclaimed property program, its statutes and its published reports, gathered in October 2026. Every state page was researched and then checked by a second reviewer against the official sources. We do not use news reports for figures.
Totals are not adjusted: states publish them on different dates and some give only a lower bound ("more than $1 billion"). The combined total adds the published figures and is therefore a minimum. "Automatic payments" means the state pays some owners without a claim. Finder fee limits summarize state law; see each state's page for the exact rule and the statute.
You may quote and republish these figures with credit: Source: Owed Map (owedmap.com), October 2026, with a link to this page. Journalists can contact [email protected] for state details.