Vital Statistics

Customers can order vital records in several ways:

• Through VitalChek's 24/7 ONLINE service
• Call VitalChek at 877-622-7549
• Visit our walk-in center at 140 E. Front Street, Trenton, NJ for same day service

The Office of Vital Statistics and Registry registers vital events and maintains the following vital records:

• Birth records starting at 1925
• Marriage records starting at 1951 
• Death records starting at 1951
• Domestic partnership records starting at 2004
• Civil union records starting at 2007
• Adoptions – foreign and domestic
• Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth data starting at 1969

For information about historical vital records visit the State Archives web page. The Archives maintains copies of births through 1924 as well as marriages and deaths through 1950. 

Visit the Center for Health Statistics web page for statistical information on vital events in New Jersey.

Visit the National Center for Health Statistics for information on how to request vital records from other states/jurisdictions.

Please note, New Jersey law protects and restricts the release of vital records. Vital records are not public records and cannot be searched online.