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How to order a Wyoming birth certificate

Who holds it: Wyoming Department of Health, Vital Statistics Services (state registrar), Hathaway Building, 2300 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne; only the state registrar issues certified copies.1

Last checked against official sources on .

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

Fee

$25.00 per certified copy (state Vital Statistics Services).2

How to search and order

How to order
Online via the WDH VSS Portal (credit card; 2.4% / $1.00 minimum convenience fee; government ID upload) or by mail using WDH forms; walk-in at the Cheyenne office.3

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Birth records are confidential vital records for 100 years; after that, older records are researched through the Wyoming State Archives (State Archives directs requests for events within the last 100 years for births to WDH).4
Death certificates: who holds it
WDH Vital Statistics Services (state registrar); deaths over 50 years old are handled through the Wyoming State Archives.5
Death certificates: fee
$25.00 for the first certified copy, $20.00 for each additional copy.2
Older records: public vital records
Records past the confidentiality periods (100 years births, 50 years others) are requested from the State Archives instead of WDH.4

Birth certificates in Wyoming 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
Laramie CountyState only: Wyoming Department of Health, Vital Statistics Services (307-777-7591; https://health.wyo.gov/admin/vitalstatistics/)6——

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

Official warnings

  • Scams impersonating government agencies about records such as birth and marriage certificates (Wyoming State Archives)7

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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming: Wyoming public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 7 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. W.S. 35-1-426 to 35-1-428 Vital records: disclosure; certified copies; fees and surchargesWyoming Legislature (Legislative Service Office)
  2. Where to Write for Vital Records - WyomingCDC National Center for Health Statistics
  3. Vital Statistics Services PortalWyoming Department of Health, Vital Statistics Services
  4. Get a Copy - Request a DocumentWyoming State Archives
  5. Vital Records ServicesWyoming Department of Health
  6. Marriage LicensesLaramie County Clerk
  7. Stay Alert: Scams Impersonating Government AgenciesWyoming State Archives