Wyoming Unclaimed Property’s all-time payout exceeds $160 million

State Treasurer’s Office paid $23.76 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30

CHEYENNE – Payments from the Unclaimed Property Division of the Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office continue to climb as 40.6 percent of all money paid during the program’s history has occurred over the past two years alone.

A combination of 7,621 checks and wire transfers reunited $23.76 million to its rightful owners in the fiscal year that ended June 30 (FY26), while another $41.32 million was paid in FY25. The surge corresponds with a large amount of funds tied to virtual currency that was reported to the State in 2024.

“We continue to work hard to reunite money and other unclaimed property to their rightful owners,” Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meier said. “We have paid more than $108 million since I took office in 2019. We take our job as a custodian of these funds very seriously, and the team works hard to make sure as much as possible is returned.”

Wyoming’s Unclaimed Property Division has reunited rightful owners with a total of $160.2 million since the program’s inception in 1993.

The largest payment during the past fiscal year was for $976,842.13. A total of 43 payments during FY26 exceeded $100,000 with 17 of those payments being made via foreign wire transfer and 26 checks being mailed to locations throughout Wyoming and other areas of the country.

Despite these efforts, the State continues to hold more than $349 million along with numerous shares of securities, as well as safe deposit box contents that have been abandoned. Earnings from this money completely fund the Unclaimed Property Division without utilizing any tax dollars. Earnings in excess of that amount – $12.69 million in FY26 – are deposited in to the General Fund.

Those wanting to see if they are owed any of the properties held by the State are encouraged to watch the 2-minute instructional video at www.mycash.wyo.gov before searching the online database.

“With so much new money getting added every year, we encourage residents and businesses to check our system every year or two to see if we are holding onto any of their money, securities or safe deposit box contents,” Meier said.

Nationally, an estimated one out of every seven Americans is owed unclaimed property, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA). More than $4 billion was returned by all the states in 2025 alone.

Unclaimed property is turned over to the state of last known address. If there was no last known address, it is turned over to the state in which the business was incorporated. Taking this into account, those who have lived in another state may want to visit www.missingmoney.com and see if they are owed unclaimed property from any other state.

To make a valid claim at www.mycash.wyo.gov or any other state’s site, owners will need to provide information about themselves and may need to submit official documents. This could be as simple as a copy of a driver’s license, but additional documents may be required for those claiming as an heir or a closed/dissolved business.

Wyoming law requires the State to hold unclaimed property in perpetuity until it is claimed by the rightful owner.