Death Records and Death Certificates in Arkansas

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Arkansas Death Records

Arkansas population was recorded 3,017,804 on July 1, 2019, a 3.49% increase since the 2010 United States Census. In terms of race and ethnicity, the state was 80.1% white (74.2% non-Hispanic white), 15.6% black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3% Asian, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race made up 6.6% of the population.

This page is created to provide genealogists and researchers an ultimate guide to the state of Arkansas death records. Use the links and the tips below for Arkansas death records, certificates, online tools and databases. Additional information on how to obtain Arkansas death certificates is available below.

How to Find a Death Record in Arkansas

Arkansas death records search

This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing Arkansas death records, Arkansas death certificates, Arkansas death notices, Arkansas death indexes, and other related Arkansas genealogy records.

Arkansas death records free

Below are some of the most comprehensive resource for death records in Arkansas which you can use either free or for a small fee.

Arkansas Death Index

Arkansas death records database

Links to Arkansas death and burial indexes and databases are as below:

Arkansas social security death index

The Social Security Death Index contains information on millions of deceased individuals in Arkansas with social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Try the links below to search the index:

Public Death Record Arkansas

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:

Arkansas Death Certificates

How to get a death certificate in Arkansas

Vital Records Statewide registration of births and deaths in Arkansas did not begin until February, 1914. Compliance was not complete, however, for another thirty years. Statewide registration of marriage did not begin until 1917, but individual counties usually recorded marriages prior to that date. For birth and death records prior to 1914, and marriage records prior to 1917, write to the clerk of the county in question. For birth and death records after 1914, marriage records after 1917, and divorce records after 1923 write:

Division of Vital Records
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 44
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Tel: 501-661-2336

Arkansas death certificates online

Use the links below to get death certificates and vital records in Arkansas.

Arkansas Death Notices

Check local newspapers and local online news websites which frequently publish notices. Use the link below for more information on Arkansas news agencies.

Arkansas counties for death record research

Arkansas County
Ashley County
Baxter County
Benton County
Boone County
Bradley County
Calhoun County
Carroll County
Chicot County
Clark County
Clay County
Cleburne County
Cleveland County
Columbia County
Conway County
Craighead County
Crawford County
Crittenden County
Cross County
Dallas County
Desha County
Drew County
Faulkner County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Garland County
Grant County
Greene County
Hempstead County
Hot Spring County
Howard County
Independence County
Izard County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Lafayette County
Lawrence County
Lee County
Lincoln County
Little River County
Logan County
Lonoke County
Madison County
Marion County
Miller County
Mississippi County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Nevada County
Newton County
Ouachita County
Perry County
Phillips County
Pike County
Poinsett County
Polk County
Pope County
Prairie County
Pulaski County
Randolph County
Saline County
Scott County
Searcy County
Sebastian County
Sevier County
Sharp County
St. Francis County
Stone County
Union County
Van Buren County
Washington County
White County
Woodruff County
Yell County