Death Certificate Fees

Having a death certificate is needed to prove that a relative has died. It is usually required to close bank accounts, request insurance benefits, and get access to many other services. To get an official death certificate copy, you must fill out an application and pay the mandatory state fee. In the table below, you will find all the death certificate fees per state.

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StateCertificate typeOrdinary feeRush serviceFees details
Alabama (AL)Death$15Not availableSee all fees
Alaska (AK)Death$30Not availableSee all fees
Arizona (AZ)Death$20Not availableSee all fees
Arkansas (AR)Death$10Not availableSee all fees
California (CA)Death$24Not availableSee all fees
Colorado (CO)Death$26Not availableSee all fees
Connecticut (CT)Death$20Not availableSee all fees
Delaware (DE)Death$25Not availableSee all fees
District of Columbia (DC)Death$24Not availableSee all fees
Florida (FL)Death$6$16See all fees
Georgia (GA)Death$25Not availableSee all fees
Hawaii (HI)Death$10Not availableSee all fees
Idaho (ID)Death$16$26See all fees
Illinois (IL)Death$19Not availableSee all fees
Indiana (IN)Death$8Not availableSee all fees
Iowa (IA)Death$15Not availableSee all fees
Kansas (KS)Death$20Not availableSee all fees
Kentucky (KY)Death$6Not availableSee all fees
Louisiana (LA)Death$7.5Not availableSee all fees
Maine (ME)Death$15Not availableSee all fees
Maryland (MD)Death$10Not availableSee all fees
Massachusetts (MA)Death$32$74See all fees
Michigan (MI)Death$34Not availableSee all fees
Minnesota (MN)Death$13$33See all fees
Mississippi (MS)Death$17Not availableSee all fees
Missouri (MO)Death$14Not availableSee all fees
Montana (MT)Death$16Not availableSee all fees
Nebraska (NE)Death$16Not availableSee all fees
Nevada (NV)Death$22Not availableSee all fees
New Hampshire (NH)Death$15Not availableSee all fees
New Jersey (NJ)Death$31Not availableSee all fees
New Mexico (NM)Death$5Not availableSee all fees
New York (NY)Death$30Not availableSee all fees
New York City (NYC)Death$15Not availableSee all fees
North Carolina (NC)Death$30Not availableSee all fees
North Dakota (ND)Death$15Not availableSee all fees
Ohio (OH)Death$21.5Not availableSee all fees
Oklahoma (OK)Death$15Not availableSee all fees
Oregon (OR)Death$25Not availableSee all fees
Pennsylvania (PA)Death$20Not availableSee all fees
Rhode Island (RI)Death$25Not availableSee all fees
South Carolina (SC)Death$17Not availableSee all fees
South Dakota (SD)Death$15Not availableSee all fees
Tennessee (TN)Death$15Not availableSee all fees
Texas (TX)Death$20$25See all fees
Utah (UT)Death$30Not availableSee all fees
Vermont (VT)Death$10Not availableSee all fees
Virginia (VA)Death$12Not availableSee all fees
Washington (WA)Death$25Not availableSee all fees
West Virginia (WV)Death$12Not availableSee all fees
Wisconsin (WI)Death$20Not availableSee all fees
Wyoming (WY)Death$25Not availableSee all fees