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TSA Unclaimed Money · ATL

Unclaimed Money at Security

Cash left behind at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints for Atlanta (ATL), compiled from annual TSA reports beginning in fiscal year 2012.

Airport: AtlantaLatest separate report: FY2025Source: Transportation Security Administration
Cumulative Total
$187,001
Across 14 reported fiscal years
Latest Reported Year
$18,407
FY2025 · -13.5% from prior reported year
Highest Fiscal Year
$21,268
FY2024
Years Reported
14
FY2012 through FY2025

Historical Unclaimed Money

Annual cash totals reported by TSA for this airport or reporting hub.

COVID-19 pandemic: FY2020 is marked to provide context for the nationwide collapse in passenger traffic.

Annual Data

Fiscal YearAmount
FY2025$18,406.60
FY2024$21,268.07
FY2023$16,392.77
FY2022$17,634.51
FY2021$10,913.07
FY2020$9,187.05
FY2019$13,315.46
FY2018$13,356.95
FY2017$13,635.64
FY2016$10,497.58
FY2015$9,693.81
FY2014$10,630.43
FY2013$10,457.51
FY2012$11,611.66

Flightline Intel Readout

Passengers left a cumulative $187,001 behind at Atlanta security checkpoints across 14 reported fiscal years. The highest annual amount was $21,268 in FY2024, while the latest separately reported figure was $18,407 in FY2025.

About the Data

Blank years are not treated as zero. Some smaller airports cease appearing separately when TSA consolidates their reporting into a nearby airport or hub.