Tennessee

Unclaimed property is administered by the Tennessee Department of Treasurythrough the ClaimItTN program.

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Official search & downloadable data

Downloadable file

No official public CSV, Excel, or ZIP owner-data file has been located yet for this state.

Finder & Recovery Rules

Licensing / Registration

No finder license or registration required.

Fee Cap

Cap of 10% of the recoverable property or $50, whichever is greater (T.C.A. §66-29-176).

Waiting Period

Agreements entered within 2 years after payment or delivery to the Treasurer are void (T.C.A. §66-29-176).

Governing Statute

T.C.A. §66-29-101 et seq. (RUUPA); finder agreements §66-29-176 (verified June 2026).

Summaries marked “verify” have not been independently confirmed against the current statute text. Nothing here is legal advice — confirm rules with the state administrator or counsel before contacting claimants.

Where county money sits in Tennessee

Excess proceeds from delinquent tax sales are held by the Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court in each county (T.C.A. §67-5-2702) — one-year claim window after confirmation.

County Directory — Tennessee

95 counties · 0 with verified sources so far. Rows without a verified link show where the records are typically held —know the direct URL? Submit it and we'll credit you.

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Anderson Countynot yet verified
Bedford Countynot yet verified
Benton Countynot yet verified
Bledsoe Countynot yet verified
Blount Countynot yet verified
Bradley Countynot yet verified
Campbell Countynot yet verified
Cannon Countynot yet verified
Carroll Countynot yet verified
Carter Countynot yet verified
Cheatham Countynot yet verified
Chester Countynot yet verified
Claiborne Countynot yet verified
Clay Countynot yet verified
Cocke Countynot yet verified
Coffee Countynot yet verified
Crockett Countynot yet verified
Cumberland Countynot yet verified
Davidson CountyDavidson County — county website only; no dedicated surplus/unclaimed funds page verified yet.not yet verified
Decatur Countynot yet verified
DeKalb Countynot yet verified
Dickson Countynot yet verified
Dyer Countynot yet verified
Fayette Countynot yet verified
Fentress Countynot yet verified
Franklin Countynot yet verified
Gibson Countynot yet verified
Giles Countynot yet verified
Grainger Countynot yet verified
Greene Countynot yet verified
Grundy Countynot yet verified
Hamblen Countynot yet verified
Hamilton Countynot yet verified
Hancock Countynot yet verified
Hardeman Countynot yet verified
Hardin Countynot yet verified
Hawkins Countynot yet verified
Haywood Countynot yet verified
Henderson Countynot yet verified
Henry Countynot yet verified
Hickman Countynot yet verified
Houston Countynot yet verified
Humphreys Countynot yet verified
Jackson Countynot yet verified
Jefferson Countynot yet verified
Johnson Countynot yet verified
Knox CountyKnox County — county website only; no dedicated surplus/unclaimed funds page verified yet.not yet verified
Lake Countynot yet verified
Lauderdale Countynot yet verified
Lawrence Countynot yet verified
Lewis Countynot yet verified
Lincoln Countynot yet verified
Loudon Countynot yet verified
Macon Countynot yet verified
Madison Countynot yet verified
Marion Countynot yet verified
Marshall Countynot yet verified
Maury Countynot yet verified
McMinn Countynot yet verified
McNairy Countynot yet verified
Meigs Countynot yet verified
Monroe Countynot yet verified
Montgomery Countynot yet verified
Moore Countynot yet verified
Morgan Countynot yet verified
Obion Countynot yet verified
Overton Countynot yet verified
Perry Countynot yet verified
Pickett Countynot yet verified
Polk Countynot yet verified
Putnam Countynot yet verified
Rhea Countynot yet verified
Roane Countynot yet verified
Robertson Countynot yet verified
Rutherford Countynot yet verified
Scott Countynot yet verified
Sequatchie Countynot yet verified
Sevier Countynot yet verified
Shelby CountyShelby County — county website only; no dedicated surplus/unclaimed funds page verified yet.not yet verified
Smith Countynot yet verified
Stewart Countynot yet verified
Sullivan Countynot yet verified
Sumner Countynot yet verified
Tipton Countynot yet verified
Trousdale Countynot yet verified
Unicoi Countynot yet verified
Union Countynot yet verified
Van Buren Countynot yet verified
Warren Countynot yet verified
Washington Countynot yet verified
Wayne Countynot yet verified
Weakley Countynot yet verified
White Countynot yet verified
Williamson Countynot yet verified
Wilson Countynot yet verified