Death Records and Death Certificates in New York

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New York Death Records

The population of New York was recorded 19,453,561 on July 1, 2019, a 0.39% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The racial composition of New York as of 2019 was 55.3% White, 17.6% Black or African American, 1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 9% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.4% 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 New York death records. Use the links and the tips below for New York death records, certificates, online tools and databases. Additional information on how to obtain New York death certificates is available below.

How to Find a Death Record in New York

New York death records search

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

New York death records free

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

New York Death Index

New York death records database

Links to New York death and burial indexes and databases are as below:

New York social security death index

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

Public Death Record New York

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:

New York Death Certificates

How to get a death certificate in New York

For birth, marriage, and death records from 1881 to present in New York State (except New York City, Albany, Buffalo, or Yonkers), write:

New York State Department of Health
Vital Records Section
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237-0023

For New York City birth records from 1910 and death records from 1949, write:

Division of Vital Records
New York City Department of Health

For New York City birth records from 1910 and death records from 1949, write:

Division of Vital Records
New York City Department of Health
Office of Vital Records
125 Worth Street, Box 4, Room 133
New York, NY 10013
Tel: 212-788-4520

New York death certificates online

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

New York Death Notices

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

New York counties for death record research

Albany County
Allegany County
Bronx County
Broome County
Cattaraugus County
Cayuga County
Chautauqua County
Chemung County
Chenango County
Clinton County
Columbia County
Cortland County
Delaware County
Dutchess County
Erie County
Essex County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Genesee County
Greene County
Hamilton County
Herkimer County
Jefferson County
Kings County
Lewis County
Livingston County
Madison County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Nassau County
New York County
Niagara County
Oneida County
Onondaga County
Ontario County
Orange County
Orleans County
Oswego County
Otsego County
Putnam County
Queens County
Rensselaer County
Richmond County
Rockland County
Saratoga County
Schenectady County
Schoharie County
Schuyler County
Seneca County
St. Lawrence County
Steuben County
Suffolk County
Sullivan County
Tioga County
Tompkins County
Ulster County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Westchester County
Wyoming County
Yates County