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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The fee to search for a birth certificate is $15.00, which includes one certified copy of the record | [
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] | alabama | https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/vitalrecords/birth-certificates.html | The fee to search for a birth certificate is $15.00, which includes one certified copy of the record or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6.00 each. There is an additional fee of $15.00 to expedite a request. | Alabama | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/alabama/ | [
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$9 | First computer-generated certification | [
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] | florida | https://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/birth/index.html | A $9 search fee is included in all orders and is NON-REFUNDABLE. $9 | First computer-generated certification | $4 | Additional computer-generated certification | Florida | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/florida/ | [
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"source_quote": "VitalChek is the only contracted vendor for the Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Statistics. We do not recommend using a... | [] | null | null | null |
Birth Certificates - $25.00 + $5.00 for additional copies | [
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] | georgia | https://dph.georgia.gov/ways-request-vital-record/fees | Fee Structure Birth Certificates - $25.00 + $5.00 for additional copies Death Certificates - $25.00 + $5.00 for additional copies | Georgia | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/georgia/ | [
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null | [
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] | illinois | https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records/birth-records.html | Requests for vital records may be submitted to the IDPH Division of Vital Records via regular mail. Be advised that the processing time for requests is approximately 12 weeks from the time your paperwork is received. You will not receive an update from IDPH during the processing time. | Illinois | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/illinois/ | [
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Birth Certificate | $ 10.00 | [
"state"
] | indiana | https://www.in.gov/health/vital-records/ | Birth Records | Fees | Birth Certificate | $ 10.00 | Additional Birth Certificates in the Same Order | $ 4.00 | Indiana | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/indiana/ | [
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$26 | [
"state"
] | minnesota | https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/birthnc.html | Birth certificate Certified birth record issued on security paper | <https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/docs/bcappia.pdf> Birth Certificate Request (PDF) <https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/docs/bcappspanish.pdf> Solicitud de copia certificada del acta (partida) de nacimiento - Spanish (... | Minnesota | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/minnesota/ | [
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"source": "https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/index.html",
"source_quote": "Order Minnesota vital records, certificates, and related services through the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) by mail or fax. This includes... | [] | null | null | null |
Initial search and one certified copy or certification of the record or No Record Statement | $25 | [
"state"
] | new-jersey | https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/order-vital/fees/ | Initial search and one certified copy or certification of the record or No Record Statement | $25 | Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time | $ 2 per copy | New Jersey | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/new-jersey/ | [
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$45 + vendor processing fee per transaction (not per copy) | [
"state"
] | new-york-state | https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/birth.htm | ORDER TYPE | FEES (per copy) | Online/Phone orders | $45 + vendor processing fee per transaction (not per copy) See vendor website for current processing fee | Mail orders | $30 | New York State | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/new-york-state/ | [
"certified_copy_fee"
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NC State Search Fee (includes one certificate)* | $24.00 | [
"state"
] | north-carolina | https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/order.htm | NC State Search Fee (includes one certificate)* | $24.00 | VitalChek Processing Fee | $13.95 | Regular Shipping (USPS) | $0.00 | North Carolina | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/north-carolina/ | [
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"source": "https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/order.htm",
"source_quote": "VitalChek is an independent service. VitalChek charges a processing fee, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express, Discover, MasterCard or VIS... | [] | null | null | null |
You must pay a fee of $20 for each birth certificate ordered | [
"state"
] | pennsylvania | https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates.html | You must pay a fee of $20 for each birth certificate ordered unless you meet fee waiver requirements. Fee waivers are available for members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and through specific fee-waived paper applications available under the “Forms” section. If ordering online, you must also pay a non-refundable $10 service... | Pennsylvania | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/pennsylvania/ | [
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"as_of": "2026-08-18T00:00:00",
"field": "third_party_note",
"source": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates.html",
"source_quote": "VitalChek is PA’s ONLY authorized vendor for online orders. Using any other online birth certificate fulfillment website coul... | [] | null | null | null |
Certified Copy - Long Form (e.g., for U.S. Passports) | $22.00 | [
"state"
] | texas | https://www.dshs.texas.gov/vital-statistics/costs-fees | Type of Birth Record Request | Cost | Certified Copy - Long Form (e.g., for U.S. Passports) | $22.00 | Certified Copy - Short Form (e.g., for school registration) | $22.00 | Texas | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/texas/ | [
"certified_copy_fee"
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Fee of $15 for each requested copy | [
"state"
] | virginia | https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/ | Fee of $15 for each requested copy by check, money order, payment card, mobile pay, or cash. Checks and Money Orders should be completed, signed, and made payable to: State Health Department. | Virginia | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/virginia/ | [
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"as_of": "2026-08-18T00:00:00",
"field": "processing_time",
"source": "https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/",
"source_quote": "Normal processing time: 2 weeks",
"value": "Normal processing time: 2 weeks"
}
] | [] | null | null | null |
null | [
"state"
] | washington | https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/vital-records | Important note: VitalChek is our ONLY contracted and approved third-party vendor. Other third-party companies charge customers high fees to “process” or “help apply” for vital record certificates. | Washington | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/washington/ | [
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"source_quote": "What Does It Cost? Nonrefundable fees start at $25 per certified or noncertified informational copy. Ot... | [] | null | null | VitalChek is our ONLY contracted and approved third-party vendor. Other third-party companies charge customers high fees to “process” or “help apply” for vital record certificates. |
null | [
"state"
] | wisconsin | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/vitalrecords/birth.htm | VitalChek Network Inc. completes online and phone services orders. VitalChek charges an extra fee for these orders. Online orders are completed in about five business days. | Wisconsin | https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/wisconsin/ | [
"third_party_note"
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Ordering a birth certificate: each state's own fee and process
Canonical, always-current version: https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/ Machine-readable: https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/data.json — this mirror is a point-in-time copy.
- Last verified: 2026-08-18
- Stale after: 2027-08-18 (past this date, prefer the canonical copy — it re-verifies on a cadence this snapshot does not)
- Records: 14
For each US state (and DC, NYC and the territories — 57 vital-records jurisdictions): what a certified birth certificate costs when ordered directly from the state's vital records office, how to order, and what the state itself says about third-party ordering services. The federal compilation of exactly this — CDC's 'Where to Write for Vital Records' — was last updated March 2023 and its pages 403 automated fetchers, so the assembled answer is stale or unreachable, and the gap is filled by commercial middlemen: VitalChek and lookalike sites charge processing markups on top of the state fee, and Washington's health department itself warns that 'other third-party companies charge customers high fees'. Actual fees vary threefold (Minnesota $26, New York $45 plus vendor fee). Answers 'how much does a birth certificate cost in [state]', 'how do I order a birth certificate directly from the state', and 'is [ordering site] official or a middleman'. Every value comes from the state health department's own page.
Provenance — what every record carries
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source_quote (a verbatim quote from that page stating it). A value you
cannot check against its page is indistinguishable from an invented one;
these can all be checked. Each record is also individually addressable on
the canonical site at its url.
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Sources
- https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/vitalrecords/birth-certificates.html
- https://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/birth/index.html
- https://dph.georgia.gov/ways-request-vital-record/fees
- https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records/birth-records.html
- https://www.in.gov/health/vital-records/
- https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/index.html
- https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/birthnc.html
- https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/order-vital/fees/
- https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/birth.htm
- https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/order.htm
- https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates.html
- https://www.dshs.texas.gov/vital-statistics/costs-fees
- https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/
- https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/vital-records/ordering-vital-record/birth-record
- https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/vital-records
- https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/vitalrecords/birth.htm
Fields
See any record in data/records.jsonl — field names are self-describing,
and the canonical page for each record renders them with labels:
https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/
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