Vital records in Arkansas are handled by the Arkansas Department of Health, where they issue certified copies of birth & death records. The Department of Health only provides "coupons" of marriage & divorce records – certified marriage and divorce records must be requested from the county office where the event occurred.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the Arkansas Department of Health can provide:
Record Type | Available From |
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Arkansas Birth Records | February 1, 1914 – 2024 |
Arkansas Death Records | February 1, 1914 – 2024 |
Arkansas Divorce Records | January 1923 – 2024 (coupons only) |
Arkansas Marriage Records | January 1917 – 2024 (coupons only) |
County | Year Founded |
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Arkansas County, AR | December 13, 1813 |
Ashley County, AR | 1848 |
Baxter County, AR | March 24, 1873 |
Benton County, AR | September 30, 1836 |
Boone County, AR | April 9, 1869 |
Bradley County, AR | December 18, 1840 |
Calhoun County, AR | December 6, 1850 |
Carroll County, AR | November 1, 1833 |
Chicot County, AR | October 25, 1823 |
Clark County, AR | December 15, 1818 |
Clay County, AR | March 24, 1873 |
Cleburne County, AR | February 20, 1883 |
Cleveland County, AR | April 17, 1873 |
Columbia County, AR | December 17, 1852 |
Conway County, AR | October 20, 1825 |
Craighead County, AR | February 19, 1859 |
Crawford County, AR | 1820 |
Crittenden County, AR | October 22, 1825 |
Cross County, AR | November 15, 1862 |
Dallas County, AR | January 1, 1845 |
Desha County, AR | December 12, 1838 |
Drew County, AR | November 26, 1846 |
Faulkner County, AR | April 12, 1873 |
Franklin County, AR | December 19, 1837 |
Fulton County, AR | December 21, 1842 |
Garland County, AR | April 5, 1873 |
Grant County, AR | February 4, 1869 |
Greene County, AR | November 5, 1833 |
Hempstead County, AR | December 15, 1818 |
Hot Spring County, AR | November 2, 1829 |
Howard County, AR | April 17, 1873 |
Independence County, AR | October 20, 1820 |
Izard County, AR | October 27, 1825 |
Jackson County, AR | November 5, 1829 |
Jefferson County, AR | November 2, 1829 |
Johnson County, AR | November 2, 1829 |
Lafayette County, AR | October 15, 1827 |
Lawrence County, AR | January 15, 1815 |
Lee County, AR | April 17, 1873 |
Lincoln County, AR | March 28, 1871 |
Little River County, AR | March 5, 1867 |
Logan County, AR | March 22, 1871 |
Lonoke County, AR | April 16, 1873 |
Madison County, AR | September 30, 1836 |
Marion County, AR | September 25, 1836 |
Miller County, AR | April 1, 1820 |
Mississippi County, AR | November 1, 1833 |
Monroe County, AR | November 2, 1829 |
Montgomery County, AR | December 9, 1842 |
Nevada County, AR | March 20, 1871 |
Newton County, AR | December 14, 1842 |
Ouachita County, AR | November 29, 1842 |
Perry County, AR | December 18, 1840 |
Phillips County, AR | May 1, 1820 |
Pike County, AR | November 1, 1833 |
Poinsett County, AR | February 28, 1838 |
Polk County, AR | November 30, 1844 |
Pope County, AR | November 2, 1829 |
Prairie County, AR | October 25, 1846 |
Pulaski County, AR | December 15, 1818 |
Randolph County, AR | October 29, 1835 |
St. Francis County, AR | October 13, 1827 |
Saline County, AR | November 2, 1835 |
Scott County, AR | November 5, 1833 |
Searcy County, AR | December 13, 1838 |
Sebastian County, AR | January 6, 1851 |
Sevier County, AR | October 17, 1828 |
Sharp County, AR | July 18, 1868 |
Stone County, AR | April 21, 1873 |
Union County, AR | November 2, 1829 |
Van Buren County, AR | November 11, 1833 |
Washington County, AR | October 17, 1828 |
White County, AR | October 23, 1835 |
Woodruff County, AR | November 26, 1862 |
Yell County, AR | December 5, 1840 |