Death Records and Death Certificates in Illinois

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Illinois Death Records

The population of Illinois was recorded 12,671,821 in 2019; a declined by 69,259 people from July 2018 to July 2019. According to 2018 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, Illinois’s population was 71.7% White (60.9% Non-Hispanic White), 5.6% Asian, 5.6% Some Other Race, 14.1% Black or African American, 0.3% Native Americans and Alaskan Native, 0.1% Pacific Islander and 2.7% from two or more races.

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

How to Find a Death Record in Illinois

Illinois death records search

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

Illinois death records free

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

Illinois Death Index

Illinois death records database

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

Illinois social security death index

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

Public Death Record Illinois

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:

Illinois Death Certificates

How to get a death certificate in Illinois

Birth and death records in Illinois were kept on a statewide basis from January 1, 1916. Some records are found in the individual counties as early as 1871, and occasionally earlier. Marriage records continue to be kept on a county level for most areas, though the state has kept an index to these records since 1962. For births and deaths prior to 1916, and marriage records prior to 1962, write to the clerk in the county of question. For birth and death records after 1916, and marriages after 1962, write:

Illinois State Vital Records
Office Division of Vital Records
605 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702-5097

Illinois death certificates online

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

Illinois Death Notices

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

Illinois counties for death record research

Adams County
Alexander County
Bond County
Boone County
Brown County
Bureau County
Calhoun County
Carroll County
Cass County
Champaign County
Christian County
Clark County
Clay County
Clinton County
Coles County
Cook County
Crawford County
Cumberland County
De Witt County
DeKalb County
Douglas County
DuPage County
Edgar County
Edwards County
Effingham County
Fayette County
Ford County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Gallatin County
Greene County
Grundy County
Hamilton County
Hancock County
Hardin County
Henderson County
Henry County
Iroquois County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jefferson County
Jersey County
Jo Daviess County
Johnson County
Kane County
Kankakee County
Kendall County
Knox County
Lake County
LaSalle County
Lawrence County
Lee County
Livingston County
Logan County
Macon County
Macoupin County
Madison County
Marion County
Marshall County
Mason County
Massac County
McDonough County
McHenry County
McLean County
Menard County
Mercer County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Moultrie County
Ogle County
Peoria County
Perry County
Piatt County
Pike County
Pope County
Pulaski County
Putnam County
Randolph County
Richland County
Rock Island County
Saline County
Sangamon County
Schuyler County
Scott County
Shelby County
St. Clair County
Stark County
Stephenson County
Tazewell County
Union County
Vermilion County
Wabash County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
White County
Whiteside County
Will County
Williamson County
Winnebago County
Woodford County