Death Records and Death Certificates in Idaho

Idaho Death Records

Idaho’s population was recorded 1,787,065 on July 1, 2018, a 14% increase since 2010. The racial composition of Idaho’s population as of 2016 was 91% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2.9% Some other race, and 2.6% Two or more races.

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

How to Find a Death Record in Idaho

Idaho death records search

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

Idaho death records free

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

Idaho Death Index

Idaho death records database

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

Idaho social security death index

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

Public Death Record Idaho

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:

Idaho Death Certificates

How to get a death certificate in Idaho

The registration of births and deaths on the county level in Idaho was not required until 1907. Prior to that time, the only birth and death records were kept by churches, midwives, mortuaries, and physicians. The law governing the registration of births and deaths was changed in 1911, at which time the county recorder was relieved of this responsibility. After 1911 all births and deaths were registered directly with the state. Early marriages were fragmentary at best. Ricks College in Rexburg has an index to all pre-1900 marriages recorded in Idaho. For births and deaths from 1911 and marriage records from 1947, write:

State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Vital Statistics Unit
450 West State Street
Boise, ID 83720-9990

Idaho death certificates online

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

Idaho Death Notices

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

Idaho counties for death record research

  • Ada County
  • Adams County
  • Bannock County
  • Bear Lake County
  • Benewah County
  • Bingham County
  • Blaine County
  • Boise County
  • Bonner County
  • Bonneville County
  • Boundary County
  • Butte County
  • Camas County
  • Canyon County
  • Caribou County
  • Cassia County
  • Clark County
  • Clearwater County
  • Custer County
  • Elmore County
  • Franklin County
  • Fremont County
  • Gem County
  • Gooding County
  • Idaho County
  • Jefferson County
  • Jerome County
  • Kootenai County
  • Latah County
  • Lemhi County
  • Lewis County
  • Lincoln County
  • Madison County
  • Minidoka County
  • Nez Perce County
  • Oneida County
  • Owyhee County
  • Payette County
  • Power County
  • Shoshone County
  • Teton County
  • Twin Falls County
  • Valley County
  • Washington County