Pennsylvania County-Level COVID-19 Death Statistics

Aggregate death data for Pennsylvania residents is provided at state and county levels. Metrics include daily death counts, rates, and 7-day averages, linked to geographic boundaries and population denominators. The dataset is published by data.pa.gov and was last updated in July 2025.

Use Cases

• Model the relationship between New Deaths Rate and 2019 Population across different Pa House Districts using regression.
• Forecast 7-day Average New Deaths for a county based on historical Date of Death and Total Deaths using time-series analysis.
• Cluster counties by similar mortality trends using features like Total Death Rate and 7-day Average New Death Rate.
• Analyze spatial autocorrelation of New Deaths using Georeferenced Latitude & Longitude coordinates and Municipality Boundary data.

Strengths

• Contains 18 distinct columns including demographic, temporal, and geospatial features.
• Provides multiple calculated metrics like rates and 7-day averages for analysis.

Limitations

• Specific row count and total time range covered by Date of Death are unknown.
• Data is limited to Pennsylvania residents, not representing national trends.
• Potential for duplicate counts if rows are aggregated incorrectly, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

data.pa.gov

Freshness

Updated monthly, with last update in July 2025.

Geography

Pennsylvania, United States (state and county level).