United States, Social Security Death Index
Name index to deaths recorded by the Social Security Administration beginning in 1962. Current as of February 28, 2014.
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United States, Social Security Death Index
What is in This Collection?
The "Social Security Death Index" is a database created from the Social Security Administration's Death Master File. This is an index of deceased individuals whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. It has been kept since 1962, when operations were computerized. The index includes a few deaths from 1937 to 1961, about 50 percent of deceased persons from 1962 to 1971, and about 85 percent of deceased persons from 1972 to 2005. See Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for more information.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of the deceased (Married women are usually listed by their married name.)
- Birth date
- Death date
- State or territory where the Social Security number was issued
- Death residence, zip code and corresponding localities
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Social security Administration
"United States, Social Security Death Index." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 12 August 2026. Citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
