The COVID Tracking Project records consists of COVID-19 data products, data creation and quality records, organizational records, correspondence, and code repositories.

The Project existed entirely online, with no physical headquarters, as reflected by the nature of the records. Files primarily came from Google Drives created under the covidtracking.com account, which were used to create, manage, and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and other files. Other sources of records included Github for code, Amazon S3 for screenshot storage, Airtable for project management, and Front for correspondence.

The Teams series documents the activities of the Project's teams, which managed tasks such as data entry, data quality, data and web infrastructure, and community development. As all of the Project's work was done by a team, these records represent the organization's internal operations, and encompass the full breadth of its activities. When possible, team lead files are present as Google Takeout exports, which include the lead's Google Drive and GMail records.

The Archive Files contains files selected by Project contractors and volunteers for preservation in the collection. This series includes data spreadsheets, training materials, community records, data quality notes, and personnel records.

The Datasets represent the final published data products created by the Project. These were the Project's main output and its primary function, with the Testing and Outcomes (TACO) dataset being the best known. Included are the final COVID Racial Data Tracker (CRDT) and Long-Term Care (LTC) datasets, and annotations, which contain "per-state, per-metric structured notes on state reporting practices".

Screenshots contain records of the data sources used by Project teams. The majority of items in this series are screenshots of government websites; however, other data formats, such as Excel spreadsheets and PDFs are included. Each primary data product had its own collection of screenshots; in addition, unpublished and secondary research, such as variants and vaccinations, had their sources captured. The screenshots were designed to provide a record of provenance for the Project's data and a stable backup for potentially unstable data.

The Slack series includes export of internally public discussions from covidtracking.slack.com, which was the Project's primary hub for communication and internal activity. Access copies of discussions were generated by the archivists, which include files and images associated with Slack messages.

Social Media contains records from the Project's Twitter and Instagram accounts (including Twitter Direct Messages), along with newsletters emailed to a mailing list.

The Github Repositories series includes public code and data repositories published by the Project. Github was used to maintain active code for the website, API, and other technical infrastructure for the Project; in addition, certain research data was published on Github. One repository, issues, used Github's issues feature as a public forum to discuss errors, questions, and features.