Death Records and Death Certificates in Georgia

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Georgia Death Records

In 2019, Georgia had a population of 10,617,423, which was an increase of 97,948 from the previous year, and an increase of 929,770 (9.60%) since 2010. According to the 2010 United States Census, Georgia race and ethnicity composition was 59.7% White (55.9% Non-Hispanic White alone), 30.5% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 4.0% from some other race, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 8.8% of the population.

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

How to Find a Death Record in Georgia

Georgia death records search

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

Georgia death records free

Below are some of the most comprehensive resource for death records in Georgia.

Georgia Death Index

Georgia death records database

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

Georgia social security death index

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

Public Death Record Georgia

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:

Georgia Death Certificates

How to get a death certificate in Georgia

Birth and death records began on a statewide level in 1919. Compliance was not considered extensive until 1928. Records before that time were kept on a county basis, and vary from county to county. Marriage records are the most complete, available from the 1700s on in most areas, but also vary from county to county. For birth records after 1919, and marriage records after June, 1952, write:

Georgia Division of Public Health
Vital Records
Room 217-H 47
Trinity Ave., SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5600
Tel: 404-656-4750

Georgia death certificates online

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

Georgia Death Notices

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

Georgia counties for death record research

Appling County
Atkinson County
Bacon County
Baker County
Baldwin County
Banks County
Barrow County
Bartow County
Ben Hill County
Berrien County
Bibb County
Bleckley County
Brantley County
Brooks County
Bryan County
Bulloch County
Burke County
Butts County
Calhoun County
Camden County
Candler County
Carroll County
Catoosa County
Charlton County
Chatham County
Chattahoochee County
Chattooga County
Cherokee County
Clarke County
Clay County
Clayton County
Clinch County
Cobb County
Coffee County
Colquitt County
Columbia County
Cook County
Coweta County
Crawford County
Crisp County
Dade County
Dawson County
Decatur County
DeKalb County
Dodge County
Dooly County
Dougherty County
Douglas County
Early County
Echols County
Effingham County
Elbert County
Emanuel County
Evans County
Fannin County
Fayette County
Floyd County
Forsyth County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Gilmer County
Glascock County
Glynn County
Gordon County
Grady County
Greene County
Gwinnett County
Habersham County
Hall County
Hancock County
Haralson County
Harris County
Hart County
Heard County
Henry County
Houston County
Irwin County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jeff Davis County
Jefferson County
Jenkins County
Johnson County
Jones County
Lamar County
Lanier County
Laurens County
Lee County
Liberty County
Lincoln County
Long County
Lowndes County
Lumpkin County
Macon County
Madison County
Marion County
McDuffie County
McIntosh County
Meriwether County
Miller County
Mitchell County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Murray County
Muscogee County
Newton County
Oconee County
Oglethorpe County
Paulding County
Peach County
Pickens County
Pierce County
Pike County
Polk County
Pulaski County
Putnam County
Quitman County
Rabun County
Randolph County
Richmond County
Rockdale County
Schley County
Screven County
Seminole County
Spalding County
Stephens County
Stewart County
Sumter County
Talbot County
Taliaferro County
Tattnall County
Taylor County
Telfair County
Terrell County
Thomas County
Tift County
Toombs County
Towns County
Treutlen County
Troup County
Turner County
Twiggs County
Union County
Upson County
Walker County
Walton County
Ware County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Wheeler County
White County
Whitfield County
Wilcox County
Wilkes County
Wilkinson County
Worth County