Pennsylvania County-Level Alcohol Sales by Fiscal Year, 2016-19

Pennsylvania county-level dollar sales data from Fine Wine & Good Spirits retail stores for fiscal years 2016-17 through 2018-19. The dataset includes sales of wine, spirits, and accessories, incorporating the 18% liquor tax but excluding state and local sales taxes. It is published by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board via data.pa.gov.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional sales trends using Fiscal Year, County, and Sales columns.
• Map alcohol sales density by joining Sales data with Georeferenced County location or Latitude/Longitude columns.
• Correlate sales with legislative districts using Pa House Districts (2017-01) and Pa Senatorial Districts (2017-01) columns.
• Aggregate sales by geographic boundaries using Pennsylvania County Boundaries or Municipality Boundary columns.

Strengths

• Includes three full fiscal years of data (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19).
• Contains multiple geographic identifiers (County, FIPS codes, Latitude/Longitude, legislative districts).
• Specifies tax inclusion (18% liquor tax) and exclusions (sales taxes, online sales) clearly.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-04-21.
• Sales exclude transactions from licensee service centers and FWGS.com, limiting a complete view of all alcohol sales.

Provenance

Source

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, published via data.pa.gov.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official retail store transaction records.

Time Range

Fiscal years 2016-17 through 2018-19 (July 1 to June 30).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 14:22:38; update frequency is unknown.

Geography

Counties within Pennsylvania, USA.