Vital Registration Dates Helpful

Here’s a list prepared by noted genealogist Bill Dollarhide showing the beginning dates of required vital registration for our 50 states. Clip it for reference.

Key: State Birth/Death (b-d), Marriage (m), Divorce (dv), Not Stated (ns)

Alabama: (b-d) 1908; (m) August 1836; (dv) 1950.

Alaska: (b-d) 1913; (m) 1913; (dv) 1950.

Arizona: (b-d) July 1909; (m) county; (dv) county.

Arkansas: (b-d) February 1914; (m) 1917; (dv-ns).

California: (b-d) July 1905; (m) July 1905; (dv) county.

Colorado: (b-d) 1910; (m-dv) varies.

Connecticut: (b-d) July 1897; (m) July 1897; (dv) 1947.

Delaware: (b-d) 1861/1881; (m) 1847; (dv) 1935.

Florida: (b-d) 1917; (m) 6 June 1927; (dv-ns).

Georgia: (b-d) 1919; (m) 9 June 1962; (dv-ns).

Hawaii: (b-d) 1853; (m) 1853; (dv) 1951.

Idaho: (b-d) 1911; (m) 1947; (dv-ns).

Illinois: (b-d) 1916; (m-dv) 1962.

Indiana: (b) October 1907; (d) October 1900; (m-dv) 1958 by county.

Iowa: (b-d) July 1880; (m) July 1880; (dv) 1906.

Kansas: (b-d) July 1911; (m) May 1913; (dv) July 1951.

Kentucky: (b-d) 1911; (m) June 1958; (dv-ns).

Louisiana: (b-d) July 1914; (m-dv) by county.

Maine: (b-d) 1892; (m) 1892; (dv-ns).

Maryland: (b-d) August 1898; (m) June 1851; (dv) 1961.

Massachusetts: (b-d) 1841; (m) 1841; (dv) 1952.

Michigan: (b-d) 1867; (m) April 1867; (dv) 1897.

Minnesota: (b-d) 1809; (m) 1958; (dv) 1970.

Mississippi: (b-d) 1912; (m) varies; (dv) 1926.

Missouri: (b-d) 1910; (m) July 1948; (dv-ns).

Montana: (b-d) Late 1907; (m) July 1943; (dv-ns).

Nebraska: (b-d) Late 1904; (m) 1909; (dv-ns).

Nevada: (b-d) July 1911; (m) 1968; (dv-ns).

New Hampshire:(b-d-m) 1640; (dv) 1808.

New Jersey: (b-d-m) June 1878; (dv) state superior court.

New Mexico: (b-d) 1920; (m-dv) by county.

New York: (b-d) 1880; (m) May 1915; (dv) 1963.

North Carolina: (b-d) October 1913/ 1930; (m) 1962; (dv) 1958.

North Dakota: (b-d) 1920; (m-dv) by county.

Ohio: (b-d) 20 December 1908; (m-dv) by county.

Oklahoma: (b-d) October 1908; (m-dv) by county.

Oregon: (b-d) 1903; (m) 1906; (dv) 1925.

Pennsylvania: (b-d) 1906; (m) 1941; (dv) 1946.

Rhode Island: (b-d) 1853; (m) 1853; (dv) state family court.

South Carolina: (b-d) 1915; (m) July 1950; (dv) July 1962.

South Dakota: (b-d-m) July 1905; (dv-ns).

Tennessee: (b-d) 1914; (m) July 1945; (dv-ns).

Texas: (b-d) 1903; (m) 1966; (dv) 1968.

Utah: (b-d) 1905; (m) 1978; (dv-ns).

Vermont: (b-d-m-dv) 1857.

Virginia: (b-d) 1853-1896, and 1912; (m) 1853; (dv) 1918.

Washington: (b-d) July 1907; (m) 1968; (dv-ns).

West Virginia: (b-d) 1917; (m) 1921; (dv) 1968.

Wisconsin: (b-d-m) October 1907; (dv-ns).

Wyoming: (b-d) July 1909; (m) May 1941; (dv-ns).