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How to order a Florida birth certificate

Who holds it: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics (Jacksonville); also county health departments for 1917-present1

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 Florida
  5. Birth certificates in Florida counties with a full guide
  6. Official warnings
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Fee

DOH mail/walk-in: $9 first computer-generated certification (includes non-refundable search fee); $4 each additional; photocopy certificate $14 first/$4 additional (photocopies not available via VitalChek; same-day walk-in requires $10 rush); $1 shipping and handling; $2 per extra calendar year searched. VitalChek: $19 state fee (incl. $9 search + $10 rush) + $7 VitalChek fee; $4 additional1

Who may order

Confidential for 125 years: registrant (18+), parent on record, guardian, legal representative, court order; after death, spouse/child/grandchild/sibling (marked 'Deceased'); records over 125 years old to anyone1

How to search and order

Online ordering
VitalChek is DOH's only contracted online vendor1

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Valid photo ID required; non-eligible requesters need a notarized affidavit from an eligible person1

Older records and indexes

Coverage
Limited births recorded 1850-19171
Death certificates: who holds it
DOH Bureau of Vital Statistics; county health departments for deaths 2009-present2
Death certificates: fee
DOH: $5 search (one year) + one certified copy (non-refundable); $4 each additional; $2/extra year (max $50); $10 rush (required for same-day walk-in on records before 2009); $1 shipping and handling. VitalChek: $15 state fee (incl. $5 search + $10 rush) + $7 VitalChek fee2
Older records: early vitals
Pre-1927 marriages/divorces at county clerks; limited state births 1850-1917 and deaths 1877-19173
Older records: old births
Birth records over 125 years old are open to anyone4

Birth certificates in Florida 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
Alachua CountyFlorida Department of Health in Alachua County5—DOH fee: $15 first certificate; additional certificates $7 each (DOH-Alachua, in person or mail)6
Bay County———
Brevard CountyFlorida Department of Health in Brevard County - Office of Vital Statistics7—$15 first certificate; $12 each additional copy; mail add $7.50 shipping7
Broward CountyFlorida Department of Health in Broward County - Vital Statistics8——
Charlotte CountyFlorida Department of Health in Charlotte County9—$12 per birth certificate at DOH-Charlotte9
Citrus CountyFlorida Department of Health in Citrus County10—$15 birth certificate; $10 additional certificates10
Clay CountyFlorida Department of Health in Clay County11—$1511
Collier CountyFlorida Department of Health in Collier County, Vital Statistics12—$14 first certificate; $10 each additional12
Duval CountyFlorida Department of Health in Duval County, Vital Statistics13—$15 first certificate; $10 each additional13
Escambia CountyFlorida Department of Health in Escambia County, Vital Statistics14—Birth certificate – $1214
Flagler CountyFlorida Department of Health in Flagler County, Vital Statistics15——
Hernando CountyDOH-Hernando16——
Highlands CountyFlorida Department of Health in Highlands County17—$12.00 first copy; $8.00 each additional identical copy at the health department17
Hillsborough CountyFlorida Department of Health in Hillsborough County - University Area Vital Statistics18—DOH-Hillsborough: $14 birth certificate; additional $9 each; protective sheath $318
Indian River CountyFlorida Department of Health in Indian River County19—$12 per birth certificate; $10 each additional19
Lake CountyBirth certificates from county health departments (1917-present) or the Florida DOH Bureau of Vital Statistics20——
Lee CountyFlorida Department of Health in Lee County, Office of Vital Statistics21—$14 first copy; $10 each additional copy of the same record21
Leon CountyFlorida Department of Health in Leon County - Vital Statistics22—$15 birth certificate22
Manatee CountyFlorida Department of Health in Manatee County23—$15 birth certificate; $5 each additional; $3 protective sheath; $15 FedEx mailing23
Marion CountyFlorida Department of Health in Marion County - Vital Statistics24—$13 birth certificate; $7 each additional; $3 protective sheath (DOH-Marion, in person or mail)25
Martin CountyFlorida Department of Health in Martin County26—$17 birth certificate; $17 each additional; $5 protective sheath27
Miami-Dade CountyFlorida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County - Vital Records28—$20 birth certificate; $16 additional certificates; $10 rush (DOH Miami-Dade, in person/mail)29
Nassau CountyFlorida Department of Health in Nassau County, Office of Vital Statistics30—$15 at the Department of Health in Nassau County30
Okaloosa County$15 at DOH Okaloosa (Fort Walton Beach) or any Okaloosa Tax Collector office; Florida births 1930-present31——
Orange CountyFlorida Department of Health in Orange County - Vital Statistics32—$15 birth certificate; $8 each additional33
Osceola CountyFlorida Department of Health in Osceola County, Office of Vital Statistics34—DOH-Osceola: $20 first certificate, $8 each additional, $2.50 shipping35
Palm Beach CountyFlorida Department of Health in Palm Beach County - Vital Statistics36——
Pasco CountyFlorida Department of Health in Pasco County - Vital Statistics37—$12 birth certificate; $8 each additional; $3 protective sleeve; $10 shipping37
Pinellas CountyFlorida Department of Health in Pinellas County – Vital Statistics38—$13 first; $8 additional; $10 notary; $5 rush; $2 protective sheath39
Polk CountyFlorida Department of Health in Polk County - Lake Alfred Office of Vital Statistics40—$15 birth certificate; $5 each additional; $3 protective sheath41
Santa Rosa CountyFlorida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County, Milton42—$15 birth certificate; search fee $4 first year, $2 each additional year (max $50); mailing $342
Sarasota CountyFlorida Department of Health in Sarasota County, Office of Vital Records43—DOH-Sarasota: $15 birth certificate; $5 each additional43
St. Johns CountyFlorida Department of Health in St. Johns County44——
St. Lucie CountyFlorida Department of Health in St. Lucie County, Vital Statistics45—$17 first certificate; $17 each additional; $10 rush45
Sumter CountyFlorida Department of Health in Sumter County issues Florida birth certificates in person (Bushnell or The Villages) or by mail46——
Volusia CountyFlorida Department of Health in Volusia County, Vital Statistics47—$15 first certificate; $8 each additional; $10 expedited; $15 overnight; $1 shipping47

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

Official warnings

  • DOH warns to use only VitalChek for online vital-record orders1

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 Florida 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 Florida: Florida 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. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  2. Death CertificatesFlorida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  3. Marriage CertificatesFlorida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  4. S. 382.025 F.S. Certified copies of vital records; confidentialityThe Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)checked November 4, 2026
  5. CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Alachua Countychecked November 7, 2026
  6. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Alachua Countychecked November 7, 2026
  7. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Brevard Countychecked November 4, 2026
  8. Records RequestBroward County Clerk of Courtschecked November 4, 2026
  9. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Charlotte Countychecked November 4, 2026
  10. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Citrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
  11. DOH-Clay Birth CertificatesOfficialchecked November 6, 2026
  12. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Collier Countychecked November 4, 2026
  13. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Duval Countychecked November 4, 2026
  14. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Escambia Countychecked November 4, 2026
  15. Florida Department of Health in Flagler Countychecked November 4, 2026
  16. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Hernando Countychecked November 4, 2026
  17. Birth certificatesFlorida Department of Health in Highlands Countychecked November 7, 2026
  18. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Hillsborough Countychecked November 4, 2026
  19. Birth Certificates - Florida Department of Health in Indian River CountyFlorida Department of Health in Indian River Countychecked November 4, 2026
  20. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  21. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Lee Countychecked November 4, 2026
  22. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Leon Countychecked November 4, 2026
  23. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Manatee Countychecked November 4, 2026
  24. CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Marion Countychecked November 4, 2026
  25. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Marion Countychecked November 4, 2026
  26. Other Government & Constitutional OfficesMartin County Board of County Commissionerschecked November 4, 2026
  27. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Martin Countychecked November 4, 2026
  28. CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Miami-Dade Countychecked November 4, 2026
  29. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Miami-Dade Countychecked November 4, 2026
  30. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Nassau Countychecked November 8, 2026
  31. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Okaloosa Countychecked November 4, 2026
  32. CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Orange Countychecked November 4, 2026
  33. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Orange Countychecked November 4, 2026
  34. Certificates - Florida Department of Health in Osceola CountyFlorida Department of Health in Osceola Countychecked November 4, 2026
  35. Birth Certificates - Florida Department of Health in Osceola CountyFlorida Department of Health in Osceola Countychecked November 4, 2026
  36. CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Palm Beach Countychecked November 4, 2026
  37. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Pasco Countychecked November 4, 2026
  38. CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Pinellas Countychecked November 4, 2026
  39. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Pinellas Countychecked November 4, 2026
  40. Public Records RequestPolk County Board of County Commissionerschecked November 4, 2026
  41. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Polk Countychecked November 4, 2026
  42. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Santa Rosa Countychecked November 4, 2026
  43. Birth Certificates - Florida Department of Health in Sarasota CountyFlorida Department of Health in Sarasota Countychecked November 4, 2026
  44. Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County home pageFlorida Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  45. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in St. Lucie Countychecked November 4, 2026
  46. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Sumter Countychecked November 4, 2026
  47. Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in Volusia Countychecked November 4, 2026