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How to order an Arkansas birth certificate

Who holds it: Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records (Little Rock); also issued at every Local Health Unit1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Older records and indexes
  3. Related records in Arkansas
  4. How Arkansas handles it
  5. Birth certificates in Arkansas counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Fee

$12.00 first copy, $10.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time; $12.00 kept as search fee if no record1

Who may order

Restricted: the individual age 16 or older named on the record, mother, father (if named on the certificate), child, spouse, maternal grandparents, grandchild, guardian with proper legal documentation (ADH eligibility list)2

Ordering online

Online via ADH's linked Vital Records service (vitalrecords.egov.com): +$5.00 processing and $1.85 ID verification; phone (866) 209-94821

Fee charged

Processing time

Online 7-14 business days after approval plus shipping; mail 10-14 days plus mail time; walk-in usually same day if arriving by 4:00 p.m.1

How to search and order

Mailing address
Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records, Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 722051

Older records and indexes

Index
State birth registration began 1914; limited records before February 1, 19143
Death certificates: who holds it
Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records4
Death certificates: fee
$10.00 first copy, $8.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time; $10.00 search fee kept if no record5
Older records: vital records for genealogy
No official state birth/death records before 1914; some city records (Little Rock, Fort Smith, Pine Bluff births; Little Rock, Fort Smith, Hot Springs deaths) on county microfilm; Arkansas Prior Birth Index for delayed certificates6

How Arkansas handles it

  • Birth certificates can be ordered at a Local Health Unit, not only in Little Rock; the death page says services are offered in all local health units; the marriage and divorce walk-in text names only the Little Rock office1

Birth certificates in Arkansas 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
Benton CountyArkansas Department of Health Vital Records (state); not the county7—State fee: $12.00 first copy, $10.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time8
Craighead CountyCraighead County Health Department or the state Bureau of Vital Records9——
Faulkner CountyArkansas Department of Health local health unit10—$12.00 first copy (state fee)11
Garland CountyGarland County Health Unit12—$12.00 first copy; $10.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time13
Pulaski CountyArkansas Department of Health, Pulaski County Health Units14—$1215
Saline CountyArkansas Department of Health Vital Records16——
Washington CountyArkansas Department of Health issues birth records; services offered in every county17—$12.00 first copy, $10.00 each additional17

For any other county, see the county list on the Arkansas 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 Arkansas office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: birth certificates in every state. Everything else in Arkansas: Arkansas 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. Order Birth RecordsArkansas Department of Healtharchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  2. Eligible Individuals for Birth and/or Death Certificates (PDF)Arkansas Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  3. Birth Certificate Application (PDF)Arkansas Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  4. Death Certificate Application (PDF)Arkansas Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  5. Order Death RecordsArkansas Department of Healtharchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  6. Research FAQs and TipsArkansas State Archiveschecked November 4, 2026
  7. FAQ - Circuit ClerkBenton County, Arkansaschecked November 4, 2026
  8. Order Birth Records - Arkansas Department of HealthArkansas Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  9. FAQ | Craighead Circuit Clchecked November 7, 2026
  10. Faulkner County GOV (home)Faulkner County, Arkansaschecked November 4, 2026
  11. Birth CertificatesArkansas Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  12. DepartmentsGarland County, ARchecked November 7, 2026
  13. Order Birth RecordsArkansas Department of Healtharchived copychecked November 7, 2026
  14. Pulaski County government homePulaski County, Arkansaschecked November 4, 2026
  15. Birth CertificatesArkansas Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  16. Order Birth RecordsArkansas Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  17. Order Birth RecordsArkansas Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026