Kentucky's Unclaimed Property Roadshow sends Treasurer's Office staff directly into individual counties, so residents can search records and file claims face-to-face instead of relying only on a website. Unclaimed property is money or assets — forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance payouts — that a business lost contact with its owner over and turned over to the state for safekeeping. The office describes the roadshow as an ongoing, county-by-county campaign rather than a single traveling event. Unclaimed Property director Jim Florence said the office is "going to every county and helping people search for and claim their property," which means stops are being scheduled over time, not all at once.
Table of Contents
- What Happens at a Roadshow Stop?
- How Much Money Is Actually at Stake?
- Where and When Is the Roadshow Going Next?
- How to Check for Unclaimed Property Without Waiting for a Local Stop
- Frequently Asked Questions
What Happens at a Roadshow Stop?
At each stop, Unclaimed Property staff set up with laptops and records access so residents can search for property under their name and, if a match turns up, file a claim on site. That removes the usual back-and-forth of mailing documents or waiting on a phone line — a staff member walks the resident through the search and the paperwork in one visit. The Kenton County stop illustrates the format: the team worked out of Independence, KY on June 12, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 5272 Madison Pike, where officials said more than $23.5 million in unclaimed property is available for Kenton County residents.
A similar setup ran in Lexington, where staff were on hand at the Davis Park Workforce Center, 501 De Roode Street, on June 23 and 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day to help residents search records and file both individual and business claims. Business owners can use these stops too. The Lexington event explicitly supported business claims alongside personal ones, which matters because businesses can also lose track of refunds, vendor payments, or old accounts that end up reported to the state.
How Much Money Is Actually at Stake?
The dollar figures behind the roadshow are large enough to explain why the office is prioritizing in-person outreach. In Fayette County, officials estimated residents alone are owed roughly $45 million in unclaimed property that may be available for recovery. Kenton County's total was smaller but still significant at more than $23.5 million. Those county-level numbers sit inside a larger statewide pattern.
Treasurer Mark Metcalf said his office has returned more than $112 million to Kentuckians since his administration began in 2024, which he called a state record for the office. That figure grew from an earlier count of about $80.5 million reported at the end of 2025, when the office was piloting programs to expand and streamline returns for 2026. The gap between what's owed and what's been returned shows most unclaimed property in any given county is still sitting unclaimed. A county showing tens of millions in unclaimed funds doesn't mean that money has been distributed — it means that's the total pool residents in that county are entitled to search for and claim.
Where and When Is the Roadshow Going Next?
Confirmed stops have included Kenton County (Independence, June 12, 2026), Fayette County (Lexington, June 23-24, 2026), and Marshall County. A Marshall County stop in Benton, KY was scheduled for July 30, 2026, from 10 a.m. to noon, according to the county government's own event calendar. There's no single published schedule covering every county the roadshow will eventually visit.
Stops have been documented individually, county by county, as each one is announced locally rather than through one statewide calendar. That makes local news outlets and county government calendars the most reliable places to check for an upcoming stop in a specific area. Because the schedule isn't centralized, a resident whose county hasn't been visited yet shouldn't wait for an announcement before checking if they're owed money. The online search works regardless of where the roadshow currently stands.
How to Check for Unclaimed Property Without Waiting for a Local Stop
Residents don't need an in-person event to find out if they're owed money. The state's own search tool is available at any time, and the Kentucky State Treasury confirms the process typically takes only a few minutes to complete, with no cost to search or file.
To check your own status before or instead of attending a roadshow stop: The roadshow is a supplement to this standing search tool, not a replacement for it. A resident in a county that hasn't been visited yet has the same access to their own records as someone attending an in-person stop.
- Go to treasury.ky.gov and use the unclaimed property search tool.
- Search variations of your name, including maiden names or former addresses, since records are indexed by how the reporting business listed the owner.
- Search for businesses you've owned or worked for, since company names can also appear as property owners.
- If a match appears, follow the site's claim instructions, which typically require identity verification documents.
- If no county roadshow stop is scheduled near you yet, rely on the online search rather than waiting — the online tool covers the entire state regardless of where in-person outreach currently stands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to wait for the roadshow to reach my county to file a claim?
No. The online search at treasury.ky.gov is available statewide at any time and typically takes only a few minutes to complete.
Can businesses use the roadshow, or only individuals?
Both. The Lexington stop specifically supported filing individual and business claims.
Is there a master list of every upcoming roadshow stop?
No single source lists the full statewide schedule; confirmed stops have been announced individually through local news and county government calendars.