California State vital records offices store over 50 million birth records. The State Of California, also known as the ‘Golden State’ has 58 counties. California County Recorders store vital records such as births, deaths and marriages for each of these counties. These details can be obtained by contacting these offices or ordering them online.
The California Department Of Public Heath maintains vital records for the state including Birth, death, marriage and divorce records, and is situated in Sacremento. This office issues certified copies of birth records from 1905 onwards.
State Of California Vital Records Office
Office of Vital Records
MS 5103,
P.O. Box 997410
Sacramento, CA 95899-7410 Phone (916) 445-2684 (Monday – Friday)
Fax (800) 858-5553
California Facts And Figures
It is the largest state in the US in both area (155,959.34 square miles) and population. In the last census in 2008, it is estimated that 36,756,666 live in California. This is an 8.5% increase since 2000 (33,871,650). The following statistics are based on this census of 2008:
Population Statistics
| Population (2008 estimate) Population Change (2000 to 2008) Population 2000 estimate |
36,756,666 8.5% 33,871,650 |
Age\Sex Statistics
| Children under 5 years old People under 18 years old People 65 years old and over Female persons Male persons |
7.4% 25.5% 11.2% 50% 50% |
Race Statistics
| White persons (1) Black persons (1) American Indian and Alaska Native (1) Asian persons (1) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1) Persons reporting two or more races Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin (2) White persons not Hispanic |
76.6% 6.7% 1.2% 12.5% 0.4% 2.6% 36.6% 42.3% |
Note:
(1) Includes people claiming to be one race only
(2) Hispanics can be a member of any race, so also are included in applicable races
California State Counties
| Alameda Alpine Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno Glenn Humboldt Imperial Inyo Kern Kings County Lake Lassen Los Angeles Madera |
Marin Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Mono Monterey Napa Nevada Orange County Placer Plumas Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Joaquin |
San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta County Sierra Siskiyou Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Ventura Yolo Yuba |
