Please note that the 2024 PA Data User Conference will be held in State College, PA, at the Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center. Additionally, this year's conference will include a second day devoted to discussions on population change within the state. For directions or further contact information for the Penn Stater, please visit our Directions page.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center serves as Pennsylvania's official source of population and economic statistics. In addition to acting as Pennsylvania's liaison to the Census Bureau, the PaSDC is the state's representative to the Federal-State Cooperative Programs for Population Estimates and for Population Projections.

Each year, the PaSDC serves businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and individuals, answering more than 15,000 requests for information. The State Data Center is part of the Institute for State and Regional Affairs, a unit of Penn State Harrisburg.