Delaware Unclaimed Property and Funds

Do You Have Free Money Waiting For You?

Delaware may be holding free money for you. It sounds too good to be true, but it's not. Read below to find out if you have free money waiting for you.

What Is Unclaimed Property in Delaware?

Unclaimed Property is money owed to people and companies that gets turned over to Delaware when companies can't find people to pay it back. For example, if you move and you don't tell your utility company your new address, they don't know where to send your refund check. In this case they would turn the money over to Delaware as Unclaimed Property. Delaware would then hold it until you come and claim it. Some states take the money after a certain number of years, while some hold unclaimed funds indefinitely.

Here's the important thing - you could have free money waiting for you!

How Much Unclaimed Property Is Delaware Holding?

Total Unclaimed Funds

Three Hundred And Seventy Five Million Dollars

Delaware Unclaimed Property Website, May 2022

State Population

973,764

according to the 2020 census

Average Claim Size

$1,925 to $3,850

per claim, if 1 in 5 to 1 in 10 residents have unclaimed assets

Claims Paid Per Year

One Hundred Million dollars

According this recent article

According to this May 2022 Delaware Unclaimed Property Website article, the State of Delaware is holding over Three Hundred And Seventy Five Million Dollars in unclaimed funds.

Over Nine Hundred Thousand people live in Delaware, so that means Delaware is holding over $385 per resident! Not every resident has unclaimed funds, so that means the average claim is much higher. Usually 1 in 5 to 1 in 10 people have unclaimed assets waiting for them, which would make Delaware's average claim between $1,925 and $3,850.

How Much Money Does Delaware Give Out Each Year?

In just 2021, Delaware returned an astounding One Hundred Million dollars to people with unclaimed money and property.

What Are Some Common Examples of Unclaimed Property?

Some common examples of unclaimed propert include:.

  • Checking or savings accounts
  • Stocks
  • Uncashed dividends or payroll checks
  • Refunds
  • Utility security deposits
  • Contents of safe deposit boxes
  • Customer overpayments

Many times people forget they have accounts open with companies, or move companies that owe them money can't find their new address. For example, electric companies, natural gas companies, phone companies, and others often owe people money when they move, but can't find the person's new address to send them a check. After a certain time period the company must turn that money over the the state, and the state holds it until the owner comes to claim it. Approximately 1 out of every 10 people in the US have unclaimed money waiting for them, they just have to claim it.

How Many People Per City in Delaware Have Unclaimed Funds?

See the table below for how many people and businesses in cities in Delaware have free money waiting for them. Currently we have records for money held in New York, but we'll add more states soon. Click on the city name to see detailed information about unclaimed property in that city.

City Number of People With Unclaimed Money
Wilmington 320
Newark 170
Dover 81
New Castle 30
Lewes 17
Smyrna 15
Rehoboth Beach 10
Greenville 9
Magnolia 8
Claymont 8
Seaford 7

How Do I Claim Delaware Unclaimed Property?

You can search for and and claim unclaimed assets on the Delaware's official webste.

Back to State List Check for Unclaimed Funds

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