Social security death records

The social security death index is a massive log of US citizens who have died, the database holds over 74 million records.  The social security death index online includes people who died after 1962 and had a social security number.  If you are having problems locating a person, one reasons they may not be in the social security death index is if their death was not reported to the social security administration.  

Search the social security death index below and identify the social security death record you are looking for. Once you have identified the social security death record you can easily order a copy of the death certificate for your records.  

	Surname
	First Name
	Middle Initial
	Social Security #	- -
	Issued by	Any State Alabama Alaska Am Samoa Arkansas Arizona Asia California Colorado Connecticut Dist of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Philippine Islands Puerto Rico RR Retirement Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virgin Islands Virginia Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
	Soundex?
	Advanced Option#1--Last Known Residence
	City
	State/Country	Any State Africa Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Asia California Canada Central America Colorado Connecticut Washington DC Delaware Europe Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mexico Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Oceania Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Philippine Islands Puerto Rico Rhode Island South America South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virgin Islands Virginia Vermont Washington West Indies West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
	County/Province
	Zip Code
	Advanced Option#2--Birth & Death
	Birth	Day Any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Month Any Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
	Death	Day Any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Month Any Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Finding and getting a death certificate after searching the social security death index is a great way to preserve your family tree and build a better sense of your ancestor’s history.  The death certificate contains the social security number, which based on the first three numbers can provide information about where that person was issued their social security number, which often occurred at birth.  Follow this link for more information about locations that correspond to social security numbers.  Furthermore, using the social security death record you can pinpoint the birth date, birth place and full name of your ancestors. 

In addition to using the social security death records for genealogy and family tree building, frequently you may need to search the social security death index to receive any death benefits you are due if you are an eligible beneficiary.   Another common use of social security death index is so that you can cancel the social security benefits of the recently deceased.

Social Security Number Allocations

The chart below shows the first 3 digits of the social security numbers assigned throughout the United States and its possessions.  The first three (3) digits of a person's social security number are determined by the ZIP Code of the mailing address shown on the application for a social security number. See "Note" at bottom of page.

NOTE: The same area, when shown more than once, means that certain numbers have been transferred from one State to another, or that an area has been divided for use among certain geographic locations.

Any number beginning with 000 will NEVER be a valid SSN.

* = New areas allocated, but not yet issued

** 700-728 Issuance of these numbers to railroad employees was discontinued July 1, 1963.