Pennsylvania Registered Businesses by County with Geospatial and Legislative District Data

Active business registrations in Pennsylvania, broken down by county, with data extending from 1768 to the present. The dataset is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of State via data.pa.gov and includes counts of corporations, LLCs, nonprofits, and other business entities. It contains 22 columns detailing business names, addresses, types, creation dates, and associated legislative and school districts.

Use Cases

• Analyze business density and type distribution across Pennsylvania counties using County Name, Type of Business Registration, and Municipality Boundary.
• Map business locations for regional economic planning using Georeferenced Latitude & Longitude, Address Line 1, and City.
• Correlate business presence with political representation by joining on Pa Senatorial Districts (2020-01) and Pa House Districts (2020-01).
• Identify key officers for business network analysis using Governor/Principal Officer, First Name, and Last Name from the 22 available columns.

Strengths

• Includes geospatial coordinates (Georeferenced Latitude & Longitude) for mapping applications.
• Contains detailed legislative district mappings (Pa Senatorial Districts, Pa House Districts, Pa School Districts).
• Covers multiple business entity types including corporations, LLCs, nonprofits, and partnerships.

Limitations

• The description notes the data likely overcounts active businesses due to statutory limitations on removing inactive entities.
• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale processing.
• Metadata for license and specific author is unavailable.

Provenance

Source

Pennsylvania Department of State, published on data.pa.gov.

Collection Method

Administrative business registration records.

Time Range

1768 to present (current as of last update).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-02 18:10:56.

Geography

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, broken down by county.