Coverage, split by what it can actually answer
What we hold comes in layers, and only one of them supports a reachable figure. Adding them into a single percentage would hide the difference you are asking about, so each layer is counted on its own.
Type a county or a state. We will tell you what a report can answer there, including when the answer is nothing yet.
The layers, before the table
Full register with encumbrances is the only layer that produces a figure, because it holds mortgages and their satisfactions keyed to the lot. That is four New York City boroughs. Philadelphia's index carries mortgages and satisfactions too, and the figure is not computed there yet.
County index keyed to a name is the largest and deepest single source we hold, and it is a weaker instrument. It ties a claim to a person or a company, not to a parcel, so it can tell you that a name has a mortgage and not that a lot does.
Liens and warrants tell you a claim exists against a name: a State tax warrant, a UCC filing, a federal lien registration, a county's list of unpaid property tax. They reach 382 counties, 26% of the US population, and none of them is the whole stack against a lot.
Recorded transfers tell you who sold to whom, and when, which is what a look-back after a judgment needs. They reach 847 counties, 45% of the US population. In 376 of them that is a history of transfers; in 463 it is the most recent one only.
Parcel rolls and registries tell you what somebody owns, in 1,919 counties across 46 states and DC, 74% of the US population. They say nothing at all about what is owed on it, and an empty claim list from this layer means nobody looked.
Every source, with counts
The first row is the only one that supports a reachable figure. The second is the largest and deepest, and it ties a claim to a name rather than to a lot, which is a different and weaker thing. Every report states which question it cannot answer, in place of the answer.
The full table, layer by layer, with counts What is held, where, how much of it, and the one question each source can answer.
| What is held | Where | Records | What it answers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full register with encumbrances Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, assignments and liens, keyed to the lot, 1903 forward | Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx | 17.0M documents |
Ownership, live claims, priority order and a reachable floor |
| County index, keyed to a name Judgments, mortgages, liens, lis pendens and satisfactions, 1978 to 2025. 2.4M final judgments | Broward County, Florida | 32.0M documents |
What is claimed against a name, and which court matter produced it |
| Register index with mortgages Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and sheriff's deeds, 1974 forward | Philadelphia | 1.0M documents |
Mortgages and what retired them. No figure computed yet |
| Daily clerk index Judgments, liens, lis pendens and mortgages, current filings only, with no historic depth behind them | Hillsborough and Pinellas, Florida | Daily from June 2026 |
What has been filed recently. No history |
| State docketed warrants Tax and child support warrants, each a lien on real property | New York State, every county | 225,457 live $2.08B at face |
One senior creditor's position, the State's |
| Statewide UCC registers Financing statements with both parties and the collateral described | Colorado and Connecticut | 2.9M debtors |
Whether business assets are already pledged. Not the land |
| Federal lien registrations Federal tax liens filed with the Department of State, and what has since been filed against each one | Florida, statewide | 21,147 filings |
Whether the federal government is already in line |
| County lien lists Unpaid property tax and other liens a county publishes itself | 180 counties in 18 states | Current lists |
One claimant's position, the county's |
| Recorded transfers Both parties to a sale where the source names them. A history in 376 counties, the latest transfer only in 463 | 39 states, 45% of the US population | 847 counties |
Who sold to whom, and when. Not what is owed |
| Parcel rolls Owner of record, parcel identifier, assessed and market value | 46 states and DC, 74% of the US population | 1,919 counties |
What they own. Not what is owed on it |
| Corporate registries with officers Officers, directors, registered agents and trade names | 11 states, with officer depth in four | 28.5M Florida officers |
The entities standing behind the name |
By jurisdiction, in detail
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx
17.0M documents, 1903 forward
- What they own. Parcel by BBL, with market value from the New York City Finance roll.
- What is claimed against it. Mortgages, assignments, liens and the satisfactions that retire them.
- Where your judgment sits. Recording order, so priority is read off the record rather than inferred.
- A reachable floor. Market value less live recorded debt at its recorded amount.
- Staten Island. Richmond County keeps its land records with its own County Clerk. Not in the register, and never has been.
- Private money judgments. County Clerk judgments are not loaded. State warrants are.
Philadelphia
1.0M documents, 1974 forward
- What they own. Owner of record, parcel identifier and assessed value from the city's roll.
- What is claimed against it. Mortgages recorded since 1974, and the satisfactions that retire them.
- Who sold to whom. Every deed in the index, with both parties and the stated price.
- A reachable floor. Not computed here yet.
Broward County, Florida
32.0M documents, 1978 to 2025
- What is claimed against a name. 2.4M final judgments, 4.2M mortgages, 1.6M liens, plus lis pendens and satisfactions.
- Which court case produced it. A judgment and a later deed can be tied on the record itself rather than matched on a name.
- Transfers after a judgment. 202 live leads standing today.
- What is claimed against a lot. Almost nothing outside deeds carries a parcel identifier, so no reachable figure is computed in Florida.
- Live name search. Parties the Florida roll confirms by address are searchable, and so are claims against a name the roll gives a current owner.
- Every party. A name the roll cannot confirm, or one too common to tie to one person, stays out of the live search.
Florida, all 67 counties
11.1M parcels, 28.5M officers
- What they own, statewide. Owner of record, folio, assessed and just value at the parcel level.
- Homestead status. Screened against the acreage, residency and ownership tests, with the authority for each rule printed beside the verdict.
- The entities behind the name. Officers, directors, registered agents and trade names.
- Federal liens. Federal tax liens registered with the Department of State, statewide.
- Recent filings. The daily clerk index in Hillsborough and Pinellas, from June 2026.
- What is owed on it. Outside Broward and those two daily indexes, the encumbrance side is not held.
New York State, every county
225,457 live warrants, $2.08B at face
- One senior creditor's position. Docketed tax and child support warrants, each a lien on real property.
- What they own. The parcel roll in all 62 counties, and the most recent transfer on each parcel in 56 of the 58 outside the city.
- Historic depth. Current warrants only, with no back series.
- Private judgments. Not loaded.
Everywhere else
46 states and DC, 74% of the US
- Ownership. Parcel rolls in 1,919 counties: owner of record, parcel identifier, assessed and market value.
- Transfers. 847 counties, 45% of the US population. A history of transfers in 376 of them, the most recent transfer in 463.
- Liens. County lists of unpaid property tax and other liens in 180 counties across 18 states. Statewide UCC in Colorado and Connecticut, 2.9M debtors.
- Entities. Corporate registries across 11 states, with officer depth in four.
- Aircraft. Complete, nationwide.
- What is owed on a lot. Outside New York City and Philadelphia no recorded mortgages are held, so no reachable figure is computed.
- Four states. Nothing is held yet in Kansas, Maine, New Jersey or Rhode Island.
- Vessels. The Coast Guard removed owner names from its vessel data in 2018. Not available at any price.
Where the sources come from
Every one is the office that keeps the record. No paywall was circumvented, no private system entered, and no aggregator feed was used whose terms would restrict what you do with the result. Where a source's own terms restrict commercial use, we hold it back rather than serve it.
The primary portals, if you want to check any line yourself: ACRIS for the New York City register, Broward Official Records for the county index, the Broward Property Appraiser for the roll, and the FAA registry for aircraft.
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