What the State is holding for Atlanta
The Georgia Department of Revenue is holding 132,985 records worth more than $500, $350,315,944 in all, for people and businesses whose last known address was in Atlanta. The largest share, 26%, is insurance payouts, and one of the names that reports it far more often here than elsewhere in Georgia is City of Atlanta.
At a glance
- Records over $500
- 132,985
- Total held
- $350.3M
- Typical record (median)
- $1,030
- Largest share
- 26% insurance payouts
Every figure here counts records over $500, the band that takes an actual claim. At or below $500, Georgia’s Money Match program returns much cash property automatically. Who qualifies for Money Match.
What kind of money it is
26% of Atlanta’s records are insurance payouts, well below the 31% across Georgia. What sets Atlanta apart most is paychecks and business payments: 20% here against 14% statewide.
| Kind of property | Atlanta vs. all of Georgia |
|---|---|
| Insurance payouts and policy refunds | 26% vs. 31% |
| Paychecks and business payments | 20% vs. 14% |
| Refunds, credits and deposits | 19% vs. 16% |
| Bank accounts and bank-issued checks | 18% vs. 21% |
| Other checks and property | 11% vs. 12% |
| Stock, dividends and fund shares | 7% vs. 7% |
Paychecks and business payments are final paychecks, commissions and checks to contractors that never reached their owner. If you worked for or invoiced an employer in Atlanta, search your own name and any business name you used.
28% of Atlanta’s records are owed to businesses rather than people, against 17% statewide. If you own or ran a company here, including one that has since closed, search its legal name and any former trade names.
Organizations that report Atlanta money more than the rest of Georgia
National insurers and banks report money in every Georgia city. These are the organizations that are distinctly local: their share of Atlanta’s records is well above their share statewide. City of Atlanta appears 3.6× as often here as across Georgia.
| Reported by | Compared with Georgia |
|---|---|
| City of Atlanta | 3.6× as often (1,341 records) |
| Fulton County Board of Commiss… | 3.1× as often (793 records) |
| Fulton County Tax Commissioner | 3.0× as often (1,893 records) |
| Fulton County Dept of Finance | 2.8× as often (1,187 records) |
| HCA Holdings Inc. | 2.2× as often (441 records) |
If you worked, banked, studied, got care, held a policy, or paid a tax or court fee with one of them while living in Atlanta, that is a concrete reason to run a search.
How large the amounts are
The typical Atlanta record is $1,030. 9% are worth more than $5,000, above the 7% statewide.
| Amount | Atlanta records |
|---|---|
| $500 to $1,000 | 64,641 |
| $1,000 to $5,000 | 56,592 |
| $5,000 to $25,000 | 10,265 |
| Over $25,000 | 1,487 |
How old the records are
47% of Atlanta’s records were reported to the State in 2016 or earlier, above the 44% statewide. There is no deadline to claim them.
Older records carry older details: the name and address a company had when it reported the money. Search maiden names, earlier married names, and Atlanta addresses you left years ago.
If the owner has died
Atlanta sits in Fulton County, with part of the city in DeKalb County. When property belongs to someone who has died, the State asks for estate papers from the probate court in the county where they lived; for most Atlanta addresses that is the Fulton County Probate Court or the DeKalb County Probate Court. Mailing addresses can cross county lines, so go by where the person actually lived.
If the State is holding $7,500 or less for the estate, heirs can usually claim with a sworn statement signed by all of them instead of a court order. Who can claim for a relative, and what the State asks for.
How to search, free
Search the State’s official site at gaclaims.unclaimedproperty.com or call the Georgia DOR at (855) 329-9863. Claiming directly with the State is always free. You can also search the same records here; we rebuild them from the State’s file every week.