Vital records in the state of Iowa are administered by the Iowa Department of Public Health, where they where they issue certified copies of birth, death & marriage certificates. Certified copies of divorce certificates must be requested from the county where the divorce took place. County offices have the oldest records, although they are incomplete.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the Iowa Department of Public Health can provide:
Record Type | Available From |
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Iowa Birth Records | July 1880 – 2024 |
Iowa Death Records | July 1880 – 2024 |
Iowa Divorce Records | 1906 – 2024 |
Iowa Marriage Records | July 1880 – 2024 |
County | Year Founded |
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Adair County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Adams County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Allamakee County, IA | February 20, 1847 |
Appanoose County, IA | February 17, 1843 |
Audubon County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Benton County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Black Hawk County, IA | February 17, 1843 |
Boone County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Bremer County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Buchanan County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Buena Vista County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Butler County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Calhoun County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Carroll County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Cass County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Cedar County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Cerro Gordo County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Cherokee County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Chickasaw County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Clarke County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Clay County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Clayton County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Clinton County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Crawford County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Dallas County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Davis County, IA | February 17, 1843 |
Decatur County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Delaware County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Des Moines County, IA | September 6, 1834 |
Dickinson County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Dubuque County, IA | September 6, 1834 |
Emmet County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Fayette County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Floyd County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Franklin County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Fremont County, IA | February 24, 1847 |
Greene County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Grundy County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Guthrie County, IA | July 8, 1851 |
Hamilton County, IA | December 22, 1856 |
Hancock County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Hardin County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Harrison County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Henry County, IA | December 7, 1836 |
Howard County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Humboldt County, IA | February 26, 1857 |
Ida County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Iowa County, IA | February 17, 1843 |
Jackson County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Jasper County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Jefferson County, IA | January 21, 1839 |
Johnson County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Jones County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Keokuk County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Kossuth County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Lee County, IA | December 7, 1836 |
Linn County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Louisa County, IA | December 7, 1836 |
Lucas County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Lyon County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Madison County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Mahaska County, IA | February 17, 1843 |
Marion County, IA | June 10, 1845 |
Marshall County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Mills County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Mitchell County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Monona County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Monroe County, IA | February 17, 1843 |
Montgomery County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Muscatine County, IA | December 7, 1836 |
O'Brien County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Osceola County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Page County, IA | February 24, 1847 |
Palo Alto County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Plymouth County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Pocahontas County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Polk County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Pottawattamie County, IA | February 24, 1847 |
Poweshiek County, IA | February 17, 1843 |
Ringgold County, IA | February 24, 1847 |
Sac County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Scott County, IA | December 21, 1837 |
Shelby County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Sioux County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Story County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Tama County, IA | February 17, 1843 |
Taylor County, IA | February 24, 1847 |
Union County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Van Buren County, IA | December 7, 1836 |
Wapello County, IA | February 17, 1843 |
Warren County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Washington County, IA | January 25, 1839 |
Wayne County, IA | January 13, 1846 |
Webster County, IA | January 12, 1853 |
Winnebago County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Winneshiek County, IA | February 20, 1847 |
Woodbury County, IA | January 12, 1853 |
Worth County, IA | January 15, 1851 |
Wright County, IA | January 15, 1851 |