Vital records in Kansas are maintained by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, where they issue certified copies of birth, death, marriage & divorce certificates. Even older records can be requested from the county where the event took place, if available. Many counties have incomplete collections dating back to their founding.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that Kansas Department of Health and Environment can provide:
| Record Type | Available From |
|---|---|
| Kansas Birth Records | July 1911 – 2025 |
| Kansas Death Records | July 1911 – 2025 |
| Kansas Divorce Records | July 1951 – 2025 |
| Kansas Marriage Records | May 1913 – 2025 |
| County | Year Founded |
|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Anderson County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Atchison County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Barber County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Barton County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Bourbon County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Brown County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Butler County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Chase County, KS | February 11, 1859 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | March 25, 1875 |
| Cherokee County, KS | February 18, 1860 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Clark County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Clay County, KS | February 20, 1857 |
| Cloud County, KS | March 27, 1867 |
| Coffey County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Comanche County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Cowley County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Crawford County, KS | February 13, 1867 |
| Decatur County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Dickinson County, KS | February 20, 1857 |
| Doniphan County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Douglas County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Edwards County, KS | March 18, 1874 |
| Elk County, KS | March 25, 1875 |
| Ellis County, KS | February 26, 1885 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Finney County, KS | February 22, 1883 |
| Ford County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Franklin County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Geary County, KS | March 7, 1889 |
| Gove County, KS | March 11, 1868 |
| Graham County, KS | February 26, 1887 |
| Grant County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Gray County, KS | March 13, 1881 |
| Greeley County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Greenwood County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Hamilton County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Harper County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Harvey County, KS | March 7, 1872 |
| Haskell County, KS | March 23, 1887 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Jackson County, KS | February 11, 1859 |
| Jefferson County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Jewell County, KS | February 26, 1887 |
| Johnson County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Kearny County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Kingman County, KS | March 7, 1872 |
| Kiowa County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Labette County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Lane County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Lincoln County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Linn County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Logan County, KS | February 24, 1887 |
| Lyon County, KS | February 5, 1862 |
| Marion County, KS | August 30, 1855 |
| Marshall County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| McPherson County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Meade County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Miami County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Mitchell County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Montgomery County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Morris County, KS | February 11, 1859 |
| Morton County, KS | February 20, 1886 |
| Nemaha County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Neosho County, KS | June 3, 1861 |
| Ness County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Norton County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Osage County, KS | 1859 |
| Osborne County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Ottawa County, KS | February 27, 1860 |
| Pawnee County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Phillips County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | February 20, 1857 |
| Pratt County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Rawlins County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Reno County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Republic County, KS | February 27, 1860 |
| Rice County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Riley County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Rooks County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Rush County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Russell County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Saline County, KS | February 15, 1860 |
| Scott County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
| Seward County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
| Shawnee County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
| Sheridan County, KS | 1873 |
| Sherman County, KS | September 20, 1886 |
| Smith County, KS | 1872 |
| Stafford County, KS | 1879 |
| Stanton County, KS | 1887 |
| Stevens County, KS | August 3, 1886 |
| Sumner County, KS | December 20, 1870 |
| Thomas County, KS | October 8, 1885 |
| Trego County, KS | June 21, 1879 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | 1859 |
| Wallace County, KS | 1868 |
| Washington County, KS | February 20, 1857 |
| Wichita County, KS | December 24, 1886 |
| Wilson County, KS | 1855 |
| Woodson County, KS | 1855 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | 1859 |