Vital Records
In most states, information about obtaining copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates is available online. Payment is usually required by check or money order. However, credit card payments are accepted by the commercial VitalChek service. Official links and further information for each state are shown below.
Alabama
http://ph.state.al.us/chs/VitalRecords/VRECORDS.HTMl
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Alaska
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/bvs/
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
American Samoa
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Arizona
http://www.hs.state.az.us/vitalrcd/index.htm
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Arkansas
http://www.healthyarkansas.com/certificates/certificates.html
See also: National
Center for Health Statitistcs |
Vital Records Information
California
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OVR/ordercert.htm
(916) 445-1719 or (916) 445-2684
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Canal Zone
http://www.pancanalsociety.org/Vital_statistics.html
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Colorado
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/certs/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Connecticut
http://www.dph.state.ct.us/PB/HISR/Vital_Records.htm
Requests must be submitted to the
Town Clerk where
event occurred.
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Delaware
http://www.state.de.us/dhss/dph/ss/vitalstats.html
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
District of Columbia
http://dchealth.dc.gov/services/vital_records/index.shtm
See also: National Center for
Health Statistics | Vital Records
Information
Florida
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Foreign or High-Seas
http://travel.state.gov/family/family_issues/birth/birth_593.html (for U.S. citizens)
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics
Georgia
http://health.state.ga.us/programs/vitalrecords/index.asp
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Guam
http://www.usnhguam.med.navy.mil/patients/birth_cert/
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Hawaii
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Idaho
http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/portal/alias__Rainbow/lang__en-US/tabID__3335/DesktopDefault.aspx
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Illinois
http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Indiana
http://www.state.in.us/isdh/bdcertifs/birth_and_death_certificates.htm
Marriage certificates are available from Clerks of the Circuit Court in
County where marriage was
granted.
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Iowa
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Kansas
http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/vital/
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Kentucky
http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Louisiana
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=6489
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Maine
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/faq.htm
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Maryland
http://mdpublichealth.org/vsa/html/apps.html
See also:
National Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Massachusetts
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/bhsre/rvr/rvr.htm
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Michigan
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-4645---,00.html
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Minnesota
Birth/death certificates:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/osr/
Marriage certificates:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/osr/mardiv.html
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Mississippi
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/phs/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Informaition
Missouri
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Montana
http://vhsp.dphhs.mt.gov/certificates/ordercertificates.shtml
Marriage certificates: Apply to
County
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Nebraska
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/ced/cedindex.htm
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Nevada
http://health2k.state.nv.us/Forms/formindex.htm
Marriage certificates are filed with the
County
Recorder in the County where the license was issued.
See also:
Nevada State Archives |
National Center for
Health Statistics | Vital Records
Information
New Hampshire
http://www.sos.nh.gov/vitalrecords/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
New Jersey
http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/index.shtml
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
New Mexico
http://www.health.state.nm.us/
Marriage certificates are available from the
County Clerk where the
license was issued.
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
New York (except New York City)
http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
New York City
http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/vitalrecords/home.shtml
Marriage certificates:
http://www.nycmarriagebureau.com/MarriageBureau/index.htm?RecordRoom.htm
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics
North Carolina
http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/certificates/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
North Dakota
http://ndhealth.gov/vital/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Northern Mariana Islands
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Ohio
http://www.odh.state.oh.us/vitalstatistics/vitalstats.aspx
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Oklahoma
http://www.health.state.ok.us/program/vital/brec.html
Marriage certificates are available from the Court Clerk of the
County in which the event
occurred.
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Oregon
http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/chs/order/faqs.shtml
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Pennsylvania
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=168&q=229939
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Puerto Rico
http://welcome.topuertorico.org/reference/demogra.shtml
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Rhode Island
http://www.health.ri.gov/chic/vital/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
South Carolina
http://www.scdhec.net/vr/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
South Dakota
http://www.state.sd.us/doh/vitalrec/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Tennessee
http://health.state.tn.us/vr/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Texas
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Utah
http://health.utah.gov/vitalrecords/
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Vermont
http://healthvermont.gov/research/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Virginia
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vitalrec/
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Virgin Islands
http://www.usavital.com/state/usav_state_virgin_islands.html
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Washington
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/cert.htm
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
West Virginia
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/hsc/vr/birtcert.htm
Marriage certificates are available from the County Clerk in the
County where the license
was issued.
See also: National Center
for Health Statistics | Vital
Records Information
Wisconsin
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/vitalrecords/index.htm
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Wyoming
http://wdh.state.wy.us/vital_records/certificate.asp
See also: National
Center for Health Statistics |
Vital Records Information
Updated 9 August 2007
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