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Introduction

This is an annotated list of databases produced by Pennsylvnia State Agencies listed by database subject. It was last checked for broken links on 2/1/2021.

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Agriculture & Food Sources

Agmap
A directory of agricultural businesses in Pennsylvania, from Penn State
Agricultural Online Services
different list of agricultural services in Pennsylvania from Organic Growers to dog kennels
Agricultural Statistics
agricultural statistics of PA (in cooporation with USDA)
Pennsylvania Farm Show 2020
links to information created by the State Library of Pennsylvania for the 2020 Farm Show

Business, Finance & Economy

Electric companies
Comparison shopping for electricity companies in PA
Financial Instution database
Find licensed financial institutions in PA including banks, lenders, brokers.
Municipal Statistics Reports
A variety of data from counties, cities, boroughs, first class townships, second class townships, school districts, and municipal authorities.
Natural Gas
Comparison shopping for natural gas companies in PA
Tax Forms
link to a variety of Pennsylvania tax forms for individuals and businesses for PA such as inheritance tax and business registrations forms

Community & Social Services

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Domestic Relations Offices
search by county
211
Ability to search for various services such as shelters, local information, crisis centers by zip code, city or state

Crime, Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement

County Jails
county jails are not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections but this link will take you to a list of county jail locations.
Inmate Locator
Inmate database searchable by number of criteria including name, committing county, citizenship status, date of birth or age. Records by be sorted by name, race, location, inmate number, committing county or date of birth
PA United Judicial System
Search information on Pennsylvania county courthouses, information on news topics and statistics for Pennsylvania Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth courts

Earth & the Environment

Invasive Plants
A database to find those plants that are not native to Pennsylvania
Native Plants for Pennsylvania
Types of plants native to Pennsylvania and places in PA that sell them
DCNR Story Maps
explore different parks and rail trails. Roadmaps and a Google Earth view for each area
DCNR e-library
digitized maps of different quadrangle maps of Pennsylvania

Education

Data and Statitics
Pre-K to Grade 12 School Statistics
EdNA
use this database to find the names and address about educational entities in Pennsylvania such as school districts, libraries and centers of higher education.
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Directories and databases for finding funding for college.
Pennsylvania School Performance Profile
Search for educational future readiness by school district or individual school
State Library of PA digital Collections
Materials that have been specifically digitized by the State Library. This link will also take you out to other digital collections of Pennsylvania
State System of Education Schools (passhe)
What subject areas are available at the different State System of Higher Education schools (PASSHE)

Government Agencies & Elected Officials

Pennsylvania state page
Official webpage for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; find information about the Governor and Agencies under his jurisdiction
Find your Legislator
Find your state legislator or senator by zip code

Government Finances & Contracts

State contracts
centralized source of comprehensive information about Pennsylvania government goods and services contracts.
Revenue Reports
page to take a person to various reports and statistics for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue such as monthly tax collections, enhanced revenue collections, etc.

Health, Medicine & Safety

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
State and local data by year
EDDIE
Interactive web tool for Pennsylvania health statistics
hp2020
Contains HP2020 Focus Area and Leading Health Indicators for the state, by county, and selected demographics.
Vital Records
page for applying for death and birth certificates
COVID-19
Latest Information on COVID-19 in Pennsylvania

COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
A database of the cases of COVID-19 in nursing homes for each state

History, People & Culture

ARIAS
Archives Records Information Access System (ARIAS) - State Archives listing of military enlistment cards covers conflicts from 1775 to 1921; gives information on enlistment dates, residency and rank.
Historical Markers
Since 1946, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has administered a program of historical markers to capture the memory of people, places, and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries since William Penn founded his Commonwealth.
Search for historic markers by Title, County, Keyword or Category
Our Documentary Heritage
A digital sampling of the historical documents in the PA State Archives
State Library of Pennsylvania
Access to discovering the collections of the State Library including, books, maps, newspapers, and digital collections

In 2011 Governor Corbet signed into law that anyone could apply to the Pennsylvania State Archives for birth certificates of 100 years and death certificates from 50 years.

Death records
searching for file numbers for death records from 1906 to 1970
Historical birth records
birth records file numbers for retrieval of birth certificates from 1906-1915
Historic and Museum Artifacts
Search through this database of the artifacts of all Pennsylvania's Historic and Museum Commission's sites.

Jobs & Unemployment

Careerlink - Job search
Search by job or location throughout Pennsylvania

Laws, Legislative Materials, and Legal Issues

House Committee Roll Call Vote
PA House of Representatives Committee Roll Call Votes
House Journals
Pa House Journals, transcripts and floor actions from 1935 to present; contact State Library of PA for earlier versions
House Roll Call votes
PA House of Representatives Roll Call Votes by date back to 2007. Earlier roll call votes in the House or Senate Journals
Legislation enacted
Pennsylvania Legislation enacted since 1975
PA Bulletin
Commonwealth's official gazette for information and rule making . Electronic version from 1996 - present. Contact State Library of PA for 1971-1995.
PA Code
the Pennsylvania administrative Code changes effective through 38 Pa.B. 6350 (November 15, 2008.
PA Senate Committee Roll Call Votes
PA Senate Committee Roll Call Votes
Pennsylvania Bill Information
Pennsylvania Bill information back to 1992
Pennsylvania Consolidate Statutes
Senate Amendments
PA Senate Amendments by date
Senate Journals
PA Senate Journals, transcripts of floor action from 1949 to present; contact State Library for earlier versions
Senate Session notes
PA Senate Session Notes
Subscribe to email update
You can now subscribe to email legislative updates from the Pennsylvania General Assembly. You can request a daily email that will tell you about all the actions taken on the floor that day. You can also request hourly emails that track the activity on a piece of legislation
Unofficial Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes from West
The only online source for the Pennsylvania statutory code.

Licensing

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, License Verification]

Recreation, Travel & Tourism

Food in Pennsylvania
Where can I go to eat and drink in Pennsylvania? Everything from Philadelphia cheese steaks, Pennsylvania craft beers, and tours for all kinds of foodies
Pennsylvania Outdoor Adventures
Where to go in Pennsylvania to enjoy the great outdoors!
State Forests
Find one of the State Forests by district; interactive map
State Parks
Find parks, make reservations for campsites, cabins, picnic pavilions and whitewater boating launch times online

Statistics, Data & Mapping/GIS

Pennsylvania Game Commission
find your game area for hunting and fishing in Pennsylvania and map it
PA DOT Open data/GIS
Open Data Pennsylvania
portal to statistics of several agencies under Governor's jurisdiction

Transportation

Videolog
A video log of major highways
TIRe
Traffic In formation Repository (TIRe) - provides daily traffic for major roads
Turnpike Commission
Turnpike Interactive Travel Map

Voting & Elections

Election Results
Election results by county
Voting in Pennsylvania
Information of where and how to register to vote

Empty Subjects - Can you help?

If you know of Pennsylvnia produced databases in these or other subjects shown on this page, please use the "email me" link in the Documents Specialist box above to drop us a line.