Death Records and Death Certificates in Alabama
Alabama Death Records
Alabama population is 4,779,736 according to 2010 Census. The racial composition of the state was 68.5% White (67% Non-Hispanic White and 1.5% Hispanic White), 26.2% Black or African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 1.1% Asian, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2% from “Some Other Race”, and 1.5% from “Two or More Races”. In 2011, 46.6% of Alabama’s population younger than age 1 were minorities.
This page is created to provide genealogists and researchers an ultimate guide to the state of Alabama death records. Use the links and the tips below for Alabama death records, certificates, online tools and databases. Additional information on how to obtain Alabama death certificates is available below.
How to Find a Death Record in Alabama
Alabama death records search
This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing Alabama death records, Alabama death certificates, Alabama death notices, Alabama death indexes, and other related Alabama genealogy records.
Alabama death records free
Below are some of the most comprehensive resource for death records in Alabama.
Alabama Death Index
Alabama death records database
Links to Alabama death and burial indexes and databases are as below:
- Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952
- Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974
- Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
- Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959
Alabama social security death index
The Social Security Death Index contains information on millions of deceased individuals in Alabama with social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Try the links below to search the index:
Public Death Record Alabama
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:
Alabama Death Certificates
How to get a death certificate in Alabama
An Act of 1881 provided that all deaths and deaths in the state of Alabama were to be registered with a county health officer, but the legislation was adhered to carelessly at best. State-level registration of deaths and deaths in Alabama began January 1st, 1908. The state, however, did not achieve a 90% completeness of death registration until 1927, and of death registration until 1925. For death and death records prior to 1908, and marriages prior to 1936, write to the clerk of the county in question. For death and death records after 1908, and marriages after 1936, write:
Center for Health Statistics
State Dept. of Public Health
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
Tel: 202-242-5033
Alabama death certificates online
Use the links below to get death certificates and vital records in Alabama.
Alabama Death Notices
Check local newspapers and local online news websites which frequently publish notices. Use the link below for more information on Alabama news agencies.
Alabama counties for death record research
- Autauga
- Baldwin
- Barbour
- Bibb
- Blount
- Bullock
- Butler
- Calhoun
- Chambers
- Cherokee
- Chilton
- Choctaw
- Clarke
- Clay
- Cleburne
- Coffee
- Colbert
- Conecuh
- Coosa
- Covington
- Crenshaw
- Cullman
- Dale
- Dallas
- Dekalb
- Elmore
- Escambia
- Etowah
- Fayette
- Franklin
- Geneva
- Greene
- Hale
- Henry
- Houston
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lamar
- Lauderdale
- Lawrence
- Lee
- Limestone
- Lowndes
- Macon
- Madison
- Marengo
- Marion
- Marshall
- Mobile
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- Perry
- Pickens
- Pike
- Randolph
- Russell
- St.Clair
- Shelby
- Sumter
- Talladega
- Tallapoosa
- Tuscaloosa
- Walker
- Washington
- Wilcox
- Winston