Death Records and Death Certificates in Wyoming
Wyoming Death Records
The population of Wyoming was recorded 578,759 in 2019. According to the 2000 census, the largest ancestry groups in Wyoming are: German (26.0%), English (16.0%), Irish (13.3%), Norwegian (4.3%), and Swedish (3.5%). According to the 2010 census, the racial composition of the population was 90.7% white, 0.8% black or African American, 2.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian American, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.2% from two or more races, and 3.0% from some other race.
This page is created to provide genealogists and researchers an ultimate guide to the state of Wyoming death records. Use the links and the tips below for Wyoming death records, certificates, online tools and databases. Additional information on how to obtain Wyoming death certificates is available below.
How to Find a Death Record in Wyoming
Wyoming death records search
This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing Wyoming death records, Wyoming death certificates, Wyoming death notices, Wyoming death indexes, and other related Wyoming genealogy records.
Wyoming death records free
Below are some of the most comprehensive resource for death records in Wyoming.
Wyoming Death Index
Wyoming death records database
Links to Wyoming death and burial indexes and databases are as below:
Wyoming social security death index
The Social Security Death Index contains information on millions of deceased individuals in Wyoming with social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Try the links below to search the index:
Public Death Record Wyoming
In addition to the indexes and databases above, there are some other resources that gives to almost the same or might even more information about a deceased individual. Here are some to check out:
Wyoming Death Certificates
How to get a death certificate in Wyoming
Wyoming began recording births and deaths in 1909. Very few birth and death records were kept on the county level prior to that time. Marriages have been recorded statewide since 1941. Earlier marriages were recorded by the county clerk in the county were the license was issued. All Wyoming marriage records from 1869 to 1970 are available from the Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department for all Wyoming counties. For birth and death records from July 1909 and marriage records from May 1941, contact:
Wyoming Department of Health
Division of Public Health, Vital Records Service
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tel: 307-777-7591
Fax: 307-635-4103
Wyoming death certificates online
Use the links below to get death certificates and vital records in Wyoming.
Wyoming Death Notices
Check local newspapers and local online news websites which frequently publish notices. Use the link below for more information on Wyoming news agencies.
Wyoming counties for death record research
- Albany County
- Big Horn County
- Campbell County
- Carbon County
- Converse County
- Crook County
- Fremont County
- Goshen County
- Hot Springs County
- Johnson County
- Laramie County
- Lincoln County
- Natrona County
- Niobrara County
- Park County
- Platte County
- Sheridan County
- Sublette County
- Sweetwater County
- Teton County
- Uinta County
- Washakie County
- Weston County