diff --git a/src/components/@types/global.ts b/src/components/@types/global.ts
index 5dfd180e..a96bd3cd 100644
--- a/src/components/@types/global.ts
+++ b/src/components/@types/global.ts
@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@ export interface ScrollerStep {
    */
   foregroundProps?: object;
 }
+
+/** Datum type for data that goes into the Table component */
+type TableDatum = {
+  [key: string]: string | number | boolean | undefined | null;
+  searchStr?: string;
+};
+export type TableData = TableDatum[];
diff --git a/src/components/Table/Table.svelte b/src/components/Table/Table.svelte
index f6629eb0..10c068e9 100644
--- a/src/components/Table/Table.svelte
+++ b/src/components/Table/Table.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <!-- @component `Table` [Read the docs.](https://reuters-graphics.github.io/graphics-components/?path=/docs/components-text-elements-table--docs) -->
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-
   /** Import local helpers */
   import Block from '../Block/Block.svelte';
   import Pagination from './Pagination.svelte';
@@ -10,9 +8,13 @@
   import SearchInput from '../SearchInput/SearchInput.svelte';
   import { filterArray, paginateArray, getOptions } from './utils';
 
+  // Types
+  import type { TableData } from '../@types/global';
+
   interface Props {
     /** Data for the table as an array of objects. */
-    data: object[];
+    data: TableData;
+
     /** A title that runs above the table. */
     title?: string;
     /** A block of text that runs above the table. */
@@ -184,15 +186,16 @@
     console.log('currentPageData', currentPageData);
   });
 
-  /** Boot it up. */
-  onMount(() => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    data.forEach((d: any) => {
-      // Compose the string we will allow users to search
-      d.searchStr = includedFieldsDerived
-        .map((field) => d[field])
-        .join(' ')
-        .toLowerCase();
+  /** Add the `searchStr` field to data */
+  let searchableData = $derived.by(() => {
+    return data.map((d) => {
+      return {
+        ...d,
+        searchStr: includedFieldsDerived
+          .map((field) => d[field])
+          .join(' ')
+          .toLowerCase(),
+      };
     });
   });
 </script>
@@ -234,7 +237,9 @@
       <table
         class="w-full"
         class:paginated
-        class:truncated={truncated && !showAll && data.length > truncateLength}
+        class:truncated={truncated &&
+          !showAll &&
+          searchableData.length > truncateLength}
       >
         <thead class="table--thead">
           <tr>
@@ -310,7 +315,7 @@
         {/if}
       </table>
     </div>
-    {#if truncated && data.length > truncateLength}
+    {#if truncated && searchableData.length > truncateLength}
       <nav
         aria-label="Show all button"
         class="show-all flex items-center justify-center fmt-2"
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@
           {#if showAll}
             Show fewer rows
           {:else}
-            Show {data.length - truncateLength}
+            Show {searchableData.length - truncateLength}
             more rows
           {/if}
         </button>
diff --git a/src/components/Table/utils.ts b/src/components/Table/utils.ts
index 0eb2b6b8..5a75117f 100644
--- a/src/components/Table/utils.ts
+++ b/src/components/Table/utils.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-export function filterArray(data, searchText, filterField, filterValue) {
+import type { TableData } from '../@types/global';
+
+export function filterArray(
+  data: TableData,
+  searchText: string,
+  filterField: string | undefined,
+  filterValue: string
+) {
   if (searchText) {
     data = data.filter((item) => {
-      return item.searchStr.includes(searchText.toLowerCase());
+      return item.searchStr?.includes(searchText.toLowerCase());
     });
   }
-  if (filterValue && filterValue) {
+  if (filterField && filterValue) {
     data = data.filter((item) => {
       return item[filterField] === filterValue;
     });
@@ -12,25 +19,34 @@ export function filterArray(data, searchText, filterField, filterValue) {
   return data;
 }
 
-export function paginateArray(array, pageSize, pageNumber) {
+export function paginateArray(
+  array: TableData,
+  pageSize: number,
+  pageNumber: number
+) {
   return array.slice((pageNumber - 1) * pageSize, pageNumber * pageSize);
 }
 
-function uniqueAttr(array, attr) {
+function uniqueAttr(array: TableData, attr: string) {
   return array.map((e) => e[attr]).filter(unique);
 }
 
-function unique(value, index, array) {
+// rewrite this with types
+function unique(value: any, index: number, array: TableData) {
   return array.indexOf(value) === index;
 }
 
-export function getOptions(data, attr) {
+export function getOptions(data: TableData, attr: string) {
   // Get all the unique values in the provided field. Sort it.
-  const attrList = uniqueAttr(data, attr).sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
+
+  // @TODO - check if a and b need to be typed and sorted for non-strings
+  const attrList = uniqueAttr(data, attr).sort((a: any, b: any) =>
+    a.localeCompare(b)
+  );
 
   // Tack 'All' as the front as the first option.
   attrList.unshift('All');
 
   // Convert the list into Option typed objects ready for our Select component
-  return attrList.map((a) => ({ text: a, value: a }));
+  return attrList.map((a: string) => ({ text: a, value: a }));
 }