In general, Birth Certificates issued after 1908 are not held by the Archives. Please contact Certificates and Vital Records of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for these records.
Birth records from the following counties are available for research at the Colorado State Archives. These records may be accessed in-person or by request (online, phone, mail). Please note that birth records, per our access policy, are only accessible if the record is at least 100 years old.
Adams County
- 1902-1907 Birth & Death Record
Arapahoe County
- 1905-1909 Report of Births
- 1891-1898 Birth Record (for births outside incorporated towns)
Boulder County
- 1892-1906 Birth Certificates
- 1880-1884 Record of Births
- 1870-1909 Birth Certificates
Custer County
- 1872-1936 Birth Certificate Docket Book
Denver County
- 1868-1963 Birth Books
- 1873-1904 Birth Ledger
Elbert County
- 1875-1909 Birth Record
Kit Carson County
- 1890-1907 Index to Birth & Death Records
Ouray County
- 1891-1902 Birth Certificates
Rio Blanco County
- 1896-1929 Record of Births