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Funeral Homes and Funeral Services

Funeral Homes and Funeral Services aren't as common as some other kinds of businesses that dominate the nation's shopping malls. Still, across the entire nation, there are more than 10,000 Funeral Homes and Funeral Services. Based on some simple math, it appears that each one of those Funeral Homes and Funeral Services serves about 30,000 citizens on average.

According to our business employment data, Funeral Homes and Funeral Services will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. Hence, Funeral Homes and Funeral Services play an important role in the national economy.

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States with Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
378
12.92
2.
West Virginia
227
12.64
3.
South Dakota
75
10.00
4.
Kansas
265
9.86
5.
Nebraska
165
9.65
6.
Mississippi
266
9.39
7.
Kentucky
376
9.31
8.
North Dakota
58
9.06
9.
53
8.71
10.
Indiana
514
8.45
11.
Maine
106
8.33
12.
Oklahoma
285
8.26
13.
Pennsylvania
1,009
8.22
14.
Rhode Island
86
8.20
15.
Ohio
915
8.08
16.
Arkansas
215
8.05
17.
449
8.03
18.
Wisconsin
388
7.23
19.
South Carolina
281
7.00
20.
Delaware
54
6.89
21.
Alabama
303
6.82
22.
Massachusetts
431
6.79
23.
Illinois
824
6.64
24.
Connecticut
215
6.42
25.
511
6.35
26.
Tennessee
360
6.34
27.
Montana
56
6.22
28.
Minnesota
303
6.17
29.
Michigan
588
5.92
30.
New York
1,103
5.81
31.
Virginia
395
5.58
32.
Louisiana
246
5.51
33.
71
5.50
34.
New Jersey
446
5.30
35.
Wyoming
26
5.29
36.
Georgia
427
5.29
37.
New Hampshire
65
5.26
38.
Texas
991
4.75
39.
Oregon
145
4.25
40.
New Mexico
76
4.19
41.
221
4.17
42.
District of Columbia
22
3.88
43.
Florida
607
3.80
44.
Utah
72
3.23
45.
Colorado
128
2.98
46.
Washington
158
2.70
47.
Arizona
137
2.67
48.
California
723
2.13
49.
13
2.08
50.
Nevada
40
2.01
51.
Hawaii
20
1.65

Number of Funeral Homes and Funeral Services by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
8041
5 to 9
4747
10 to 19
2401
20 to 49
658
50 to 99
50
100 to 249
7
250 to 499
0
500 to 999
0
1000 or more
0

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