Connecticut State Licenses and Credentials

Daily updated records from Connecticut's eLicensing system, tracking the status of professional and business credentials. The dataset includes details on credential holders, issue and expiration dates, business affiliations, and license statuses. Columns such as CredentialType, CredentialSubCategory, and StatusReason provide granularity on the type and administrative state of each license.

Use Cases

• Verifying the active status of a professional using CredentialNumber, Status, and ExpirationDate.
• Analyzing licensing trends by profession or region using CredentialType, City, and IssueDate.
• Identifying business affiliations for licensed individuals using Name, BusinessName, and DBA.
• Tracking administrative actions and license lifecycle using StatusReason, EffectiveDate, and RecordRefreshedOn.
• Mapping licensed professionals or businesses by location using Address, City, State, and Zip.

Strengths

• Updated daily, providing near real-time status information.
• Contains detailed administrative columns like StatusReason and CredentialSubCategory for granular analysis.
• Available on multiple platforms (Socrata, Data.gov), indicating established provenance and accessibility.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, license terms, and author are not provided by any source.
• Sources disagree on the 'last updated' date, with one listing 2026-04-03 and another 2026-04-05, creating uncertainty about the exact update schedule.
• The dataset's documentation is minimal, lacking a data dictionary or detailed field descriptions.

Provenance

Source

Connecticut's eLicensing system, published by data.ct.gov.

Collection Method

Recorded in the state's official eLicensing system, updated daily.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-05 according to Data.gov, though Socrata lists 2026-04-03.

Geography

State of Connecticut, United States.