Vital Records

The MSDH Vital Records office is located at 222 Marketridge Drive in Ridgeland, off Highland Colony Parkway. The Office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Public counter closes at 4:30 p.m.

Visit our Vital Statistics page for statistical reports on births and deaths in Mississippi.

Questions about vital records? Read our Questions and Answers list.

Birth Certificates

Ordering Birth Certificates

• Order by mail. Mail the form below with a check or money order to us.
  Birth Certificate application form »

• Order on-line or by phone from a private vital records service, using a credit card.
  Order on-line or by phone »

• Come in person to our Ridgeland Office at 222 Marketridge Dr between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and pay by cash, check or money order. In some cases you will receive your record at the time of payment. Otherwise, orders will be processed in 7 to 10
  business days
  Map & information »

Birth Certificates Outside of Mississippi

• If you are a US Citizen born outside Mississippi, check with the National Center for Health Statistics for information regarding your home state.
  NCHS Vital Records page »

• If you were born in another country, check with the Embassy for that country.

Older Records

We maintain birth and death records dating only from November 1912 and later. Earlier records of births and deaths may be kept in your county's archives.

Death Certificates

• Order by mail. Mail the form below with a check or money order to us.
  Death Certificate application form »

• Order on-line or by phone from a private vital records service, using a credit card.
  Order on-line or by phone »

• Come in person to our Ridgeland Office at 222 Marketridge Dr between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and pay by cash, check or money order. The record will be mailed within 7 to 10 business days of ordering.
  Map & information »

Marriage Records

• Order by mail: mail the form below with a check or money order to us. (Marriage records are available for January 1, 1926 to June 30, 1938, and for January 1, 1942 to present.)
  Marriage record application form »

• Order on-line or by phone from a private vital records service, using a credit card.
  Order on-line or by phone »

• Come in person to our Ridgeland Office at 222 Marketridge Dr between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and pay by cash, check, or money order. The record will be mailed within 7 - 10 business days of ordering.

• Contact the Circuit Clerk in the county the marriage license was issued.

Note: Though required by law, all marriage records are not on file with the Office of Vital Records.

Divorce Records

Vital Records does not maintain divorce records. A five-year search of the divorce indexes is available for January 1, 1926 to June 30, 1938, and for January 1, 1942 to present for a fee of $17 . A five-year search is available to locate the county where the divorce was granted, the book, and the page number in the Chancery Clerk's office where it was recorded. The Chancery Clerk's office will need to be contacted directly in order to obtain a certified copy of the divorce decree.

Note: Though required by law, all divorce records are not on file with the Office of Vital Records.

• Contact the Chancery Clerk in the county the divorce was granted