The Ohio Department of Health recently adopted a central issuance policy. Our office can now issue birth certificates for persons born at any hospital in Ohio.

Birth records are also available for individuals born in a home located in the State of Ohio. New birth records are available eight to 10 weeks after the date of birth. Birth records are available for births that occurred from 1875 - present. 

Certified copies of birth records are $24.00 and may be obtained in person, by mail or online (additional fee for this service).  

Request a Certified copy of an Ohio Birth Certificate

Certified copies of birth records are $24.00 and may be obtained in person, by mail or online (additional fee for this service). 

Visa Customers:  Visa is ONLY accepted for Online orders.

Order an Ohio Birth Certificate Online
 

By Mail
Send the following items to Hamilton County Public Health, 250 William Howard Taft Road, 2nd Floor, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219:

1. Completed application (see Download at right). 
2. Check or money order (no cash) payable to Hamilton County Public Health. Certified copies of birth records are $24.00 each. 
3. Self-addressed, stamped, business sized return envelope.

In Person
Bring the following items to Hamilton County Public Health (directions): 

1. Payment - certified copies of birth records are $24.00 each. Cash, checks and money orders are accepted at the walk-up counter.  MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards are accepted.   ** We do not accept Visa payments at our office.  

Ohio Birth Certificate Corrections

Once a death/birth record is filed, an affidavit is required to change or correct any information on the certificate. The original document will not change - the attached affidavit will indicate the change/correction. An individual must go through Hamilton County Probate Court to make the change or correction to the original record.

For more information:
Births: (513) 946-7804
Deaths: (513) 946-7805