Arkansas Birth Records
Arkansas Birth Statistics
There were 37,494 births that occurred in the calendar year of 2010 for the state of Arkansas. 5,151 births were to women under the age of 20; as a percent of all live births, this number equates to 13.8%. There were 15,998 births to unmarried women and that percentage was 45.3% of all live births. 4,259 births were to unmarried women under the age of 20.
State Birth Record Accessibility
Birth records in Arkansas can be accessed by the person on the record, certain close family members, or an attorney representing the family or person during the first 100 years; after 100 years have passed since the child’s birth, it is open to the public.
State Birth Records
Arkansas Department of Health
Mailing Address:4815 W. Markham Street, Slot 44, Little Rock, AR 72205
Physical Address:See above
Phone Number:(501) 661-2336
Fax: (501) 661-2717
Hours:Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M.
Required Information: government-issued photo identification, full name of the person on the birth certificate (please provide the maiden name or name at birth), date of birth, city or town and county of birth, father’s full name, mother’s full name (and include her maiden name), requestor’s relationship to the person named on the certificate, requestor’s reason for requesting the certificate, and cash, check, or money order payable to Arkansas Department of Health.
Years Available: This office has birth records dating from February 1, 1914 through the present. Some birth records available prior to 1914.
Search Fees: Birth records are $12 for the first copy (non-refundable) and $10 per copy thereafter that you request at the same time.
Retrieval Timeframe: N/A
Birth Records Online
Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stilbirth
