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How to order a Kansas birth certificate

Who holds it: KDHE Office of Vital Statistics, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 120, Topeka, KS 66612-2221 (statewide, births from July 1, 1911; some delayed certificates back to the 1860s). Pre-1911 county registers: Kansas Historical Society.1

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

Fee

$20 per certified copy (each additional copy of same record also $20); the first $20 is a five-year search fee retained if no record is found1

Who may order

Not public: the registrant, immediate family, a legal representative, or anyone proving a direct interest (record must be necessary to determine personal or property rights); government photo ID (or 2 alternate documents) required2

Ordering online

VitalChek (link from KDHE) — $20 + $15 expedited service fee; phone 877-305-8315; or IKAN state mobile app — $20 + $5 processing fee1

Fee charged

Processing time

Walk-in ~15–20 minutes (9 am–4 pm M–F); internet/phone 3–5 business days after receipt; mail 7–10 business days1

How to search and order

Mailing address
Office of Vital Statistics, 1000 SW Jackson Suite 120, Topeka, KS 66612-2221; check or money order payable to 'Kansas Vital Statistics'3
Death certificates: who holds it
KDHE Office of Vital Statistics (deaths from July 1, 1911); earlier: Kansas Historical Society / county registers4
Death certificates: fee
$20 per certified copy (five-year search fee; retained if no record found); +$15 VitalChek or +$5 IKAN4
Older records: vital records for genealogy
Statewide birth/death records start July 1, 1911 (KDHE); before 1885 very few county records — use Kansas state/federal censuses (every five years 1855–1930) and probate indexes5

How Kansas handles it

  • Marriage and divorce records are public at the district court but the KDHE copies are restricted vital records6

Birth certificates in Kansas 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
Johnson CountyNot held by the county: the District Court refers birth, marriage and death certificate requests to the Kansas Bureau of Vital Statistics (785-296-1400)7——
Leavenworth County———
Sedgwick CountyNot a county function: births since 07/01/1911 are recorded only with KDHE Office of Vital Statistics, Topeka8—KDHE: $20 for each certified copy (walk-in)9
Shawnee CountyKDHE Office of Vital Statistics10—$20 per certified copy (KDHE)10
Wyandotte CountyKDHE Office of Vital Statistics, Topeka (state); births filed from July 1, 191111——

For any other county, see the county list on the Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Kansas: Kansas 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. KDHE — Birth CertificateKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Office of Vital Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  2. KDHE Office of Vital Statistics — home (eligibility)Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Office of Vital Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  3. KDHE — Regular / Priority Mail orderingKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Office of Vital Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  4. KDHE — Death CertificateKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Office of Vital Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  5. Kansas Historical Society — Kansas vital records (genealogy)Kansas Historical Societychecked November 4, 2026
  6. KDHE — Marriage CertificateKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Office of Vital Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  7. District Court - Records RequestJohnson County District Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  8. KORA - Birth and Death RecordsSedgwick County, Kansaschecked November 4, 2026
  9. KDHE — Birth CertificateKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Office of Vital Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  10. Birth CertificateKansas Department of Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  11. KDHE — Birth CertificateKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Office of Vital Statisticschecked November 6, 2026