Review DHS Data

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) is committed to making data-driven decisions to better serve Pennsylvanians. The interactive map below provides a county-by-county look at how many residents are enrolled in departmental programs.

Monthly Data Report

The DHS monthly data report provides details about enrollment and service utilization in department programs.

• View the Department of Human Service Monthly Data Report
• Current Report: October 2022

• View Department of Human Services Clickable Service Map
  This clickable map is available to display enrollment and SNAP Spending data by county.
• View the Office of Income Maintenance Listserv for enrollment data on Medical Assistance, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. 

The above resources are available in collaboration with Governor Tom Wolf's Open Data Initiative. Additional data sets will be added to this page as they are reviewed and processed.

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Data By Topic

Child Welfare

• Annual Child Abuse and Protective Services Report
  
• Quarterly Summaries of Child Fatalities and Near Fatalities
  

Providing open data around child welfare helps keep Pennsylvania's children safer.  An interactive dashboard around child welfare services is planned for a future release.

County Block Grant Funds

• Human Services Fiscal Year Block Grant Reports
  
• County Human Services Plans
  

Annually, counties submit County Human Services Plans to DHS for approval. Funds included in this plan are a small but significant portion of the total funds allocated to counties for the delivery of human services. Thirty-eight counties have opted in to receive block grant funding via a pilot program, providing for the county-based human service needs of their residents. 

Early Childhood Education

• DHS Early Learning Data Dashboards
  

• Pennsylvania Department of Education Research Page
  

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has a research page where Pennsylvanians can review needs assessments, program information, and public data. Browse the data dashboards (please note that data maps will take some time to load). 

Developmental Programs

Visit the Office of Developmental Programs' to view data reports, rate schedules, and other announcements.

Long-Term Care

This workbook from the Office of Long-Term Living provides information about nursing facilities, such as demographics, cost, and how many residents within each facility receive Medical Assistance.

Medicaid

View our interactive Medicaid data dashboard and see how many Pennsylvanians were able to get covered and get connected to critical health care services. 

Medical Assistance

The HealthChoices website hosts data books and provides historical data about the HealthChoices program in Pennsylvania. 

Mental Health

DHS is committed to improving the mental health and substance abuse programs it provides to all Pennsylvanians.

Office of Long Term Living 

OLTL's Data Dash is a collection of documents regarding current OLTL enrollment data, market share between CHC-MCO's and other frequently requested information.

• Current Report: Data Brief - January 2023
  
• View Past Reports: OLTL Data Dash Archive
  

Personal Care Homes

Check out the number of licensed personal care homes in the state, information about residents, how many beds are available, and more.

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Human Services County Data

In an effort to track outcomes, here are two interactive dashboards that capture county data around mental health and substance abuse programs, and home and community-based service programs for people with intellectual disabilities.

• View the Mental Health Dashboard
• View the Intellectual Disability Dashboard

An interactive dashboard on child welfare services is planned for a future release.