States with transfer-on-death deeds

Property with a named beneficiary passes without probate and does not count toward the small estate limit in most states.

“See the state page” means the official sources we read do not say.

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State	Real estate (TOD deed)	Vehicle title (TOD)	Bank account (POD)	Securities (TOD)
Alabama Not covered yet: court self-help · LawHelp.org
Alaska	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	See the state page	See the state page
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connecticut	No	Yes	See the state page	Yes
Delaware	Yes	Yes	See the state page	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes	See the state page	Yes
Florida	No	No	Yes	Yes
Georgia	Yes	See the state page	See the state page	Yes
Hawaii	Yes	See the state page	See the state page	Yes
Idaho	No	See the state page	Yes	See the state page
Illinois	Yes	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Iowa	See the state page	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Kansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kentucky	No	No	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	No	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Maine	Yes	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	No	No	See the state page	Yes
Michigan	No	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	See the state page	See the state page	See the state page
Missouri	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Montana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nevada	Yes	Yes	See the state page	Yes
New Hampshire Not covered yet: court self-help · LawHelp.org
New Jersey	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	See the state page	Yes	Yes
New York	Yes	See the state page	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	No	See the state page	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	Yes	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Ohio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oregon	Yes	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	No	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	No	See the state page	See the state page	See the state page
South Carolina	No	Yes	Yes	See the state page
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tennessee	No	See the state page	See the state page	See the state page
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	See the state page
Utah	Yes	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Vermont	Yes	Yes	See the state page	See the state page
Virginia	Yes	See the state page	Yes	Yes
Washington	Yes	See the state page	Yes	Yes
West Virginia	Yes	See the state page	See the state page	See the state page
Wisconsin	Yes	See the state page	Yes	See the state page
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Open a state for the full rules, the dates each limit applies to and the official sources. A state marked “Not covered yet” has not been checked against official sources.