Vital records in Ohio are maintained by the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus, where they issue certified copies of birth, death, marriage & divorce certificates. Ohio has a statewide system, which means that all records can also be requested from any county department in Ohio.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the Ohio Department of Health - Vital Statistics can provide:
| Record Type | Available From |
|---|---|
| Ohio Birth Records | December 20, 1908 – 2025 |
| Ohio Death Records | January 1, 1954 – 2025 |
| Ohio Divorce Records | dependent on county |
| Ohio Marriage Records | dependent on county |
| County | Year Founded |
|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | July 10, 1797 |
| Allen County, OH | March 1, 1820 |
| Ashland County, OH | February 24, 1846 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | June 7, 1807 |
| Athens County, OH | March 1, 1805 |
| Auglaize County, OH | February 14, 1848 |
| Belmont County, OH | September 7, 1801 |
| Brown County, OH | March 1, 1818 |
| Butler County, OH | May 1, 1803 |
| Carroll County, OH | January 1, 1833 |
| Champaign County, OH | March 1, 1805 |
| Clark County, OH | March 1, 1818 |
| Clermont County, OH | December 6, 1800 |
| Clinton County, OH | March 1, 1810 |
| Columbiana County, OH | May 1, 1803 |
| Coshocton County, OH | January 31, 1810 |
| Crawford County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | June 7, 1807 |
| Darke County, OH | January 3, 1809 |
| Defiance County, OH | April 7, 1845 |
| Delaware County, OH | April 1, 1808 |
| Erie County, OH | March 15, 1838 |
| Fairfield County, OH | December 9, 1800 |
| Fayette County, OH | March 1, 1810 |
| Franklin County, OH | April 30, 1803 |
| Fulton County, OH | April 1, 1850 |
| Gallia County, OH | April 30, 1803 |
| Geauga County, OH | March 1, 1806 |
| Greene County, OH | May 1, 1803 |
| Guernsey County, OH | March 1, 1810 |
| Hamilton County, OH | January 2, 1790 |
| Hancock County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Hardin County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Harrison County, OH | February 1, 1813 |
| Henry County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Highland County, OH | May 1, 1805 |
| Hocking County, OH | March 1, 1818 |
| Holmes County, OH | January 20, 1824 |
| Huron County, OH | March 7, 1809 |
| Jackson County, OH | March 1, 1816 |
| Jefferson County, OH | July 29, 1797 |
| Knox County, OH | March 1, 1808 |
| Lake County, OH | March 6, 1840 |
| Lawrence County, OH | December 21, 1815 |
| Licking County, OH | March 1, 1808 |
| Logan County, OH | March 1, 1818 |
| Lorain County, OH | December 26, 1822 |
| Lucas County, OH | June 20, 1835 |
| Madison County, OH | March 1, 1810 |
| Mahoning County, OH | March 1, 1846 |
| Marion County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Medina County, OH | February 18, 1812 |
| Meigs County, OH | April 1, 1819 |
| Mercer County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Miami County, OH | March 1, 1807 |
| Monroe County, OH | January 29, 1813 |
| Montgomery County, OH | May 1, 1803 |
| Morgan County, OH | December 29, 1817 |
| Morrow County, OH | March 1, 1848 |
| Muskingum County, OH | March 1, 1803 |
| Noble County, OH | April 1, 1851 |
| Ottawa County, OH | March 6, 1840 |
| Paulding County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Perry County, OH | March 1, 1818 |
| Pickaway County, OH | March 1, 1810 |
| Pike County, OH | February 1, 1815 |
| Portage County, OH | June 7, 1807 |
| Preble County, OH | March 1, 1808 |
| Putnam County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Richland County, OH | March 1, 1808 |
| Ross County, OH | August 20, 1798 |
| Sandusky County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Scioto County, OH | May 1, 1803 |
| Seneca County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Shelby County, OH | April 1, 1819 |
| Stark County, OH | February 13, 1808 |
| Summit County, OH | March 3, 1840 |
| Trumbull County, OH | July 10, 1800 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | March 15, 1808 |
| Union County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Van Wert County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Vinton County, OH | March 23, 1850 |
| Warren County, OH | May 1, 1803 |
| Washington County, OH | July 27, 1788 |
| Wayne County, OH | March 1, 1808 |
| Williams County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Wood County, OH | April 1, 1820 |
| Wyandot County, OH | February 3, 1845 |