Skagit County Public Health

700 South Second, Rm. 301

City of Mount Vernon

County of Skagit

State of Washington

Local Office

The Skagit County Public Health's Office issues certified copies of Skagit birth certificates, Skagit death certificates and Skagit marriage records for events that occurred in Skagit, Washington. You may order copies of Skagit vital records through this office or their state equivalent. Check the Washington state page for a full list of available offices.

Skagit County Public Health Map

Direction Walk-in 360-416-1500

About Skagit County Public Health

Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It borders Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and British Columbia, Canada to the north.

Washington has a population of 7,705,281 as of 2020. The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan area has 4,102,400 people. Other major cities include Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, Kent, Yakima, Bellingham, and Everett.

Vital records in Washington state are held at the Department of Health Center for Health Statistics. The state office has birth and death records from July 1907, as well as marriage and divorce records since January 1968.

Opening Hours

Monday8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Thursday8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Friday8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Skagit County Public Health Services

Birth Certificate State Fee$20

Death Certificate State Fee$20

Marriage Certificate State Fee$20

Divorce Certificate State Fee$20

Skagit County Public Health FAQs

Copies of birth records in the state of Washington may be requested by the individual named on the certificate or by the parent or legal guardian of the individual on the certificate.
The processing time of your birth record request in Washington will last between 1 and 3 weeks by mail.
Before beginning the application process, It is also possible to save time by visiting our Vital Records office database to find your nearest office.
You are required to pay a fixed charge if you request a copy of a Washington state birth record.
The fee in Washington is fixed at an initial price of $25 for a copy of the vital record.
If you would like to request any more copies of a birth certificate in the same order, you will need to provide an added $25 for each additional copy.
The acceptable forms of payment for a birth certificate in Washington include a check or money order. Either form of payment must be made payable to the State Health Department.
For your Washington birth certificate to be received on schedule, it’s obligatory to include a photocopy of an acceptable form of identification.
In the state of Washington, you may include one photocopy of one of these primary forms of ID:
- Driver’s license
- State photo ID
- Current U.S. or foreign passport
- School ID card
- Company identification
- Green card
- I-94 form with visa
- Military ID
- U.S. certificate of naturalization or citizenship
As an alternative, you may present any two of the following secondary forms of ID:
- Vehicle registration
- Concealed handgun license
- Selective service card
- An expired driver’s license or state ID that expired less than 5 years ago
- U.S. passport that expired less than 5 years ago
- Medical or Medicare insurance card
- Veteran Affairs card
- Utility bills