Vital records in North Dakota are maintained by the North Dakota Department of Health, where they issue certified copies of birth and death records. Divorce & marriage records must be requested from the specific county office where the event occurred.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the North Dakota Department of Health can provide:
| Record Type | Available From |
|---|---|
| North Dakota Birth Records | 1870 – 2025 |
| North Dakota Death Records | July 1893 – 2025 |
| North Dakota Divorce Records | dependent on county |
| North Dakota Marriage Records | dependent on county |
| County | Year Founded |
|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | April 17, 1907 |
| Barnes County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Benson County, ND | March 9, 1879 |
| Billings County, ND | May 4, 1886 |
| Bottineau County, ND | January 4, 1884 |
| Bowman County, ND | March 8, 1883 |
| Burke County, ND | February 8, 1910 |
| Burleigh County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Cass County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Cavalier County, ND | January 4, 1879 |
| Dickey County, ND | March 5, 1881 |
| Divide County, ND | November 8, 1910 |
| Dunn County, ND | May 24, 1883 |
| Eddy County, ND | March 31, 1885 |
| Emmons County, ND | February 10, 1879 |
| Foster County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | November 19, 1912 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Grant County, ND | November 7, 1916 |
| Griggs County, ND | February 18, 1881 |
| Hettinger County, ND | March 9, 1883 |
| Kidder County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| LaMoure County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Logan County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| McHenry County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| McIntosh County, ND | March 9, 1883 |
| McKenzie County, ND | May 24, 1905 |
| McLean County, ND | March 8, 1883 |
| Mercer County, ND | January 14, 1875 |
| Morton County, ND | January 8, 1873 |
| Mountrail County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Nelson County, ND | March 2, 1883 |
| Oliver County, ND | April 14, 1885 |
| Pembina County, ND | January 9, 1867 |
| Pierce County, ND | March 11, 1887 |
| Ramsey County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Ransom County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Renville County, ND | June 3, 1873 |
| Richland County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Rolette County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Sargent County, ND | April 9, 1883 |
| Sheridan County, ND | December 24, 1873 |
| Sioux County, ND | September 3, 1914 |
| Slope County, ND | November 3, 1914 |
| Stark County, ND | February 10, 1879 |
| Steele County, ND | June 2, 1883 |
| Stutsman County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Towner County, ND | March 8, 1883 |
| Traill County, ND | January 12, 1875 |
| Walsh County, ND | May 20, 1881 |
| Ward County, ND | April 14, 1885 |
| Wells County, ND | January 4, 1873 |
| Williams County, ND | December 8, 1891 |