Where to find death records

If you want to find death records, here is where to look.

StateDepartment

Alabama - Center for Health Statistics Alabama Department of Public Health

http://ph.state.al.us/Chs/HealthStatistics/HEALTHSTATISTICS.HTM

Alaska - Health Research and Vital Statistics Dept. of Health and Social Services

http://www.hss.state.ak.us/DPH/bvs/

Arizona - Office of Vital Records Arizona Dept. of Health Services

http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/

Arkansas - Division of Vital Records Arkansas Dept. of Health

http://www.healthyarkansas.com/certificates/certificates.html

California - Center for Health Statistics Dept. of Health Services

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CHS/Pages/default.aspx

Colorado - Health Statistics and Vital Records, CHEIS Colorado Dept. of Pub. Health and Env.

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/vs/

Connecticut - Vital Records and Health Statistics Dept. of Pub. Health

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388130&dphNav=|46940|

Delaware - Vital Statistics Division of Pub. Health

http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/ss/vitalstats.html

DC - DC State Center for Health Statistics Dept. of Health

http://app.doh.dc.gov/about/index_schs.shtm

Florida - Office of Planning, Evaluation and Data Analysis Dept. of Health

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Planning_eval/Vital_Statistics/index.html

Georgia - Vital Records Branch Division of Pub. Health Georgia Dept. of Human Resources

http://health.state.ga.us/programs/vitalrecords/

Hawaii - Office of Health Status Monitoring Hawaii Dept. of Health

https://www.ehawaii.gov/doh/vitrec/exe/vitrec.cgi

Idaho - Bureau of Health Policy and Vital Statistics Dept. of Health and Welfare

http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/?TabId=82

Illinois - Division of Vital Records Illinois Dept. of Public Health

http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/index.htm

Indiana - Division of Vital Statistics State Dept. of Health

http://www.vitalchek.com/indiana-express-vital-records.aspx

Iowa - Center for Health Statistics Iowa Dept. of Public Health

http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp

Kansas - Center for Health and Environmental Statistics (CHES)

http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/

Kentucky - Vital Statistics Branch Kentucky Dept. for Public Health

http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/

Louisiana - Division of Records and Statistics Office of Public Health Dept. of Health and Hospitals

http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=252

Maine - Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics Dept. of Human Services

http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohodr/odrvs.htm

Maryland - Vital Statistics Administration Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

http://vsa.maryland.gov/

Massachusetts - Registry of Vital Records & Statistics Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Departments+and+Divisions&L3=Department+of+Public+Health&L4=Programs+and+Services+K+-+S&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_vital_records_g_about&csid=Eeohhs2

Michigan - Vital Records and Health Data Development Section

http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/index.asp?Id=2

Minnesota - Minnesota Department of Health

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/osr/index.html

Mississippi - Public Health Statistics State Dept. of Health

http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/31.html

Missouri - Center for Health Information Management and Evaluation Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services

http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html

Montana - Office of Vital Statistics Dept. of Public Health and Human Services

http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/statisticalinformation/vitalrecordsstatistics.shtml

Nebraska - Vital Records Services NE Health and Human Services System

http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/vitalrecords/

Nevada - Nevada Dept. of Health and Human Services Nevada State Health Division

http://health.nv.gov/VS.htm

New Hampshire - Bureau of Vital Records

http://www.sos.nh.gov/vitalrecords/

New Jersey - Vital Statistics and Registration NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services

http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/index.shtml

New Mexico - Vital Records and Health Statistics Bureau New Mexico Dept. of Health

http://dohewbs2.health.state.nm.us/issuanceoffice.shtml

New York - Office of Vital Statistics New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vr/vr.shtml

North Carolina - Vital Records Unit State Center for Health Statistics, DHHS

http://vitalrecords.dhhs.state.nc.us/vr/index.html

North Dakota - Division of Vital records State Department of Health

http://www.ndhealth.gov/vital/

Ohio - State Registrar of Vital Statistics Ohio Dept. of Health

http://www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/vitalstats.aspx

Oklahoma - Center for Health Information State Registrar of Vital Statistics Oklahoma State Dept. of Health

http://www.ok.gov/health/Data_and_Statistics/Center_For_Health_Statistics/Health_Care_Information/Vital_Statistics/Vital_Statistics_Data_and_Reports/index.html

Oregon - Center for Health Statistics Dept. of Human Services

http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/chs/

Pennsylvania - Division of Vital Records

http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=168&Q=229939

Rhode Island - Office of Vital Records and Public Health Informatics Rhode Island Dept. of Health

http://www.health.state.ri.us/chic/vital/index.php

South Carolina - Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Services

http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/vr/

South Dakota - Data, Statistics and Vital Records State Dept. of Health

http://doh.sd.gov/Statistics/default.aspx

Tennessee - Tennessee Dept. of Health

http://health.state.tn.us/vr/index.htm

Texas - Vital Statistics Unit Texas Dept. of State Health Services

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/VS/

Utah - Center for Health Data Utah Dept. of Public Health

http://health.utah.gov/chd/

Vermont - Center for Health Statistics Vermont Dept. of Health

http://healthvermont.gov/research/records/vital_records.aspx

Virginia - Office of Vital Records and Health Statistics

http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/index.htm

Washington - Center for Health Statistics Washington State Dept. of Health

http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/CHS/CHS-Data/main.htm

West Virginia - Vital Registration Office WV Bureau of Public Health

http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hsc/vital/

Wisconsin - Division of Health Care Financing

http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/VitalRecords/index.htm

Wyoming - Vital Records Services WY Department of Health

http://wdh.state.wy.us/rfhd/vital_records/index.html

U.S. Territories

TerritoryDepartment

American Samoa - Vital Records Section Department of Health

http://americansamoa.gov/departments/offices/vital_stats.htm

Canal Zone - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention link to Canal Zone vital records

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/canal_zone.htm

Guam - Office of Vital Statistics Government of Guam

http://www.govguamdocs.com/dphss/index_dphss.htm

Northern Mariana Islands - Office of Health and Vital Statistics Dept. of Public Health

http://www.bit.guam.gov/DPSSVitalStats/tabid/1247/Default.aspx

Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Demographic Registry Dept. of Health Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

http://welcome.topuertorico.org/reference/demogra.shtml

Virgin Islands - Vital Records and Statistics VI Dept. of Health

http://www.healthvi.org/index.php?page_id=69

Canada

Province/TerritoryDepartment

Alberta - Registries and Consumer Services

http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/VitalStatistics.cfm

British Columbia - British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency Ministry of Health Services

http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/

Manitoba - Vital Statistics Agency Consumer and Corporate Affairs

http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca//

New Brunswick - Dept. of Health and Wellness

http://www.snb.ca/e/1000/1000-01/e/index-e.asp

Newfoundland/Labrador - Vital Statistics Govt. Service Centre

http://niagara.cioc.ca/record/NIA2158

Northwest Territories - Dept. of Health and Social Services

http://niagara.cioc.ca/record/NIA2162

Nova Scotia - Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations

http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/access/vitalstats/default.asp

Nunavut - Nunavut Health and Social Services

http://www.gov.nu.ca/english/forms/

Ontario - Ministry of Consumer and Business Services

http://www.ontario.ca/en/services_for_residents/121591

Prince Edward Island - Vital Statistics Dept. of Health and Social Services

http://www.gov.pe.ca/health/index.php3?number=1020357

Quebec - Director de l'etat civil

http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/default.html

Saskatchewan - Health Registration and Vital Statistics Branch

http://www.isc.ca/Default.aspx?DN=2010,10,1,Documents

Yukon Territory - Health and Social Services Govt. of Yukon

http://www.hss.gov.yk.ca/programs/vitalstats/

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