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TSA Unclaimed Money · LAX

Unclaimed Money at Security

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

Airport: Los AngelesLatest separate report: FY2025Source: Transportation Security Administration
Cumulative Total
$713,244
Across 14 reported fiscal years
Latest Reported Year
$105,705
FY2025 · +9.5% from prior reported year
Highest Fiscal Year
$105,705
FY2025
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$105,705.48
FY2024$96,544.65
FY2023$51,805.00
FY2022$35,019.45
FY2021$36,531.72
FY2020$20,384.54
FY2019$32,693.30
FY2018$71,748.83
FY2017$62,230.79
FY2016$44,811.84
FY2015$55,086.39
FY2014$41,506.64
FY2013$37,259.60
FY2012$21,916.23

Flightline Intel Readout

Passengers left a cumulative $713,244 behind at Los Angeles security checkpoints across 14 reported fiscal years. The highest annual amount was $105,705 in FY2025, while the latest separately reported figure was $105,705 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.