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How to order an Alabama death certificate

Who holds it: ADPH Center for Health Statistics; any county health department1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Who may order and what is restricted
  3. Older records and indexes
  4. Related records in Alabama
  5. Death certificates in Alabama counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Fee

$15.00 incl. one certified copy; $6.00 additional copies same order; $15.00 expedite1

Who may order

Restricted for 25 years to parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandchild (showing entitlement), legal representative of family or estate, informant; after 25 years anyone1

How to search and order

How to order
Mail, county health department, or VitalChek1

Who may order and what is restricted

ID required
ID required for restricted (under 25 years) death certificates2

Older records and indexes

Years covered
From 19081
Birth certificates: who holds it
ADPH Center for Health Statistics; issued at any county health department through the ViSION system3
Birth certificates: fee
$15.00 search fee incl. one certified copy; $6.00 each additional copy same order; $15.00 expedite; fees non-refundable4
Older records: old vital records
State birth and death filing began 1908; death records become public 25 years after death and birth records 125 years after birth, and may be made available for viewing in photographic, digital or other format under board rules5

Death certificates in Alabama counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Baldwin CountyAlabama Center for Health Statistics; $15.00 search incl. one certified copy6——
Calhoun CountyCalhoun County Health Department7——
Cullman CountyADPH Center for Health Statistics; any county health department8—$15.00 incl. one certified copy; $6.00 additional copies same order; $15.00 expedite8
Elmore CountyElmore County Health Department9—$15.00 search fee including one certified copy; $6.00 additional copies same order (state)10
Etowah CountyAny Alabama county health department (ADPH ViSION)11——
Houston CountyHouston County Health Department12——
Jefferson CountyJefferson County Department of Health, Vital Records13—$15.00 first copy; $6.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time14
Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County Health Department15—$15.00 incl. one certified copy; $6.00 additional copies same order; $15.00 expedite16
Lee CountyLee County Health Department17——
Limestone CountyLimestone County Health Department18—$15.00 incl. one certified copy; $6.00 additional copies same order19
Madison CountyMadison County Health Department20—$15.00 incl. one certified copy; $6.00 additional copies same order; $15.00 expedite21
Marshall CountyAny Alabama county health department (ADPH); Marshall County Health Department, Guntersville22——
Mobile CountyMobile County Health Department - Vital Records23—$15 first certified copy; $6 each additional24
Shelby CountyShelby County Health Department issues certified Alabama death certificates25——
St. Clair CountySt. Clair County Health Department26——
Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County Health Department27——

For any other county, see the county list on the Alabama guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Alabama office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: death certificates in every state. Everything else in Alabama: Alabama public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Death CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  2. ID RequirementsAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  3. Vital RecordsAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  4. Birth CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  5. Code of Alabama 1975 § 22-9A-21: Disclosure of information from vital recordsAlabama Legislature (ALISON)checked November 4, 2026
  6. Death CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Locations (county health departments)Alabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Death CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  9. Elmore County Health DepartmentAlabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 7, 2026
  10. Death CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 7, 2026
  11. Vital RecordsAlabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  12. ADPH county health department locationsAlabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  13. DepartmentsJefferson County, ALchecked November 4, 2026
  14. Vital RecordsJefferson County Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  15. Lauderdale County Health DepartmentAlabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 7, 2026
  16. Death CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 7, 2026
  17. Locations (county health departments)Alabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  18. Locations (county health departments)Alabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 7, 2026
  19. Death CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 7, 2026
  20. Locations (county health departments)Alabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  21. Death CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  22. Vital RecordsAlabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  23. Mobile County Health Department homeMobile County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  24. Vital RecordsMobile County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  25. Shelby County Health DepartmentAlabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  26. Locations (county health departments)Alabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 7, 2026
  27. Tuscaloosa County Health DepartmentAlabama Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026