Death Records and Death Certificates in Minnesota

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Minnesota Death Records

The population of Minnesota was recorded 5,639,632 on July 1, 2019, a 6.33 percent increase since the 2010 United States Census. Racial composition of the population of Minnesota as of 2017 was 84.3% White or European American, 5.7% Black or African American, 1% Native American, 4.5% Asian American, 0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1.6% Some other race, and 2.7% Two or more races.

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

How to Find a Death Record in Minnesota

Minnesota death records search

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

Minnesota death records free

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

Minnesota Death Index

Minnesota death records database

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

Minnesota social security death index

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

Public Death Record Minnesota

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:

Minnesota Death Certificates

How to get a death certificate in Minnesota

Minnesota vital records registration began in earnest in 1870, and was the responsibility of each county for the next thirty-seven years. However, some counties have records for earlier events, particularly marriages. In 1907, the state of Minnesota took over the responsibility of keeping birth and death records. For births records prior to 1900, death records prior to 1908, and marriage records in general, write to the clerk of the county in question. For birth records after 1900, and death records after 1908, write:

Minnesota Department of Health
Section of Vital Statistics Registration
717 Delaware Street, S.E.
P.O. Box 9441
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-9441

Minnesota death certificates online

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

Minnesota Death Notices

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

Minnesota counties for death record research

Aitkin County
Anoka County
Becker County
Beltrami County
Benton County
Big Stone County
Blue Earth County
Brown County
Carlton County
Carver County
Cass County
Chippewa County
Chisago County
Clay County
Clearwater County
Cook County
Cottonwood County
Crow Wing County
Dakota County
Dodge County
Douglas County
Faribault County
Fillmore County
Freeborn County
Goodhue County
Grant County
Hennepin County
Houston County
Hubbard County
Isanti County
Itasca County
Jackson County
Kanabec County
Kandiyohi County
Kittson County
Koochiching County
Lac qui Parle County
Lake County
Lake of the Woods County
Le Sueur County
Lincoln County
Lyon County
Mahnomen County
Marshall County
Martin County
McLeod County
Meeker County
Mille Lacs County
Morrison County
Mower County
Murray County
Nicollet County
Nobles County
Norman County
Olmsted County
Otter Tail County
Pennington County
Pine County
Pipestone County
Polk County
Pope County
Ramsey County
Red Lake County
Redwood County
Renville County
Rice County
Rock County
Roseau County
Scott County
Sherburne County
Sibley County
St. Louis County
Stearns County
Steele County
Stevens County
Swift County
Todd County
Traverse County
Wabasha County
Wadena County
Waseca County
Washington County
Watonwan County
Wilkin County
Winona County
Wright County
Yellow Medicine County