Death Records and Death Certificates in Iowa

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Iowa Death Records

The population of Iowa was recorded 3,155,070 on July 1, 2019, a 3.57% increase since the 2010 Census. The racial composition of Iowa’s population as of 2018 was 90.2% White, 3.6% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.5% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1% Some other race, and 2.2% Two or more races.

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

How to Find a Death Record in Iowa

Iowa death records search

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

Iowa death records free

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

Iowa Death Index

Iowa death records database

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

Iowa social security death index

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

Public Death Record Iowa

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:

Iowa Death Certificates

How to get a death certificate in Iowa

Iowa is one of the few states, aside from New England, to successfully implement vital records registration prior to the 20th century. For birth and marriage records after 1 July 1880, and death records after 1891, write:

Iowa Department of Public Health
Vital Records Bureau
Lucas State Office Bldg, 4th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075

Iowa death certificates online

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

Iowa Death Notices

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

Iowa counties for death record research

Adair County
Adams County
Allamakee County
Appanoose County
Audubon County
Benton County
Black Hawk County
Boone County
Bremer County
Buchanan County
Buena Vista County
Butler County
Calhoun County
Carroll County
Cass County
Cedar County
Cerro Gordo County
Cherokee County
Chickasaw County
Clarke County
Clay County
Clayton County
Clinton County
Crawford County
Dallas County
Davis County
Decatur County
Delaware County
Des Moines County
Dickinson County
Dubuque County
Emmet County
Fayette County
Floyd County
Franklin County
Fremont County
Greene County
Grundy County
Guthrie County
Hamilton County
Hancock County
Hardin County
Harrison County
Henry County
Howard County
Humboldt County
Ida County
Iowa County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Jones County
Keokuk County
Kossuth County
Lee County
Linn County
Louisa County
Lucas County
Lyon County
Madison County
Mahaska County
Marion County
Marshall County
Mills County
Mitchell County
Monona County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Muscatine County
O’Brien County
Osceola County
Page County
Palo Alto County
Plymouth County
Pocahontas County
Polk County
Pottawattamie County
Poweshiek County
Ringgold County
Sac County
Scott County
Shelby County
Sioux County
Story County
Tama County
Taylor County
Union County
Van Buren County
Wapello County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Winnebago County
Winneshiek County
Woodbury County
Worth County
Wright County