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Cemeteries and Crematories

Cemeteries and Crematories aren't as prevalent as as many other business types in the United States. Still, across the entire country, there are more than 5,000 Cemeteries and Crematories. Given the current population of the United States, each one of those Cemeteries and Crematories serves about 60,000 citizens on average.

According to national labor statistics, Cemeteries and Crematories will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. So, it's safe to say that Cemeteries and Crematories play an important role in the national economy.

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States with Cemeteries and Crematories
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
36
5.91
2.
West Virginia
106
5.90
3.
North Dakota
32
5.00
4.
Pennsylvania
578
4.71
5.
Iowa
108
3.69
6.
Maine
45
3.54
7.
Wisconsin
167
3.11
8.
Montana
27
3.00
9.
179
2.94
10.
Nebraska
49
2.87
11.
New York
529
2.79
12.
Rhode Island
29
2.77
13.
Minnesota
135
2.75
14.
Connecticut
91
2.72
15.
Kentucky
104
2.58
16.
Missouri
144
2.57
17.
289
2.55
18.
Kansas
68
2.53
19.
Illinois
295
2.38
20.
Alabama
102
2.30
21.
South Dakota
17
2.27
22.
Arkansas
59
2.21
23.
Oregon
75
2.20
24.
South Carolina
87
2.17
25.
122
2.15
26.
New Jersey
174
2.07
27.
Delaware
16
2.04
28.
Maryland
101
1.91
29.
Massachusetts
119
1.87
30.
Virginia
126
1.78
31.
Texas
367
1.76
32.
Oklahoma
59
1.71
33.
100
1.71
34.
New Hampshire
21
1.70
35.
North Carolina
134
1.67
36.
Louisiana
72
1.61
37.
Georgia
121
1.50
38.
Michigan
141
1.42
39.
Mississippi
38
1.34
40.
Hawaii
16
1.32
41.
17
1.32
42.
Florida
205
1.28
43.
Colorado
55
1.28
44.
New Mexico
20
1.10
45.
District of Columbia
6
1.06
46.
Wyoming
5
1.02
47.
California
277
0.82
48.
Arizona
41
0.80
49.
14
0.70
50.
Alaska
4
0.64
51.
Utah
13
0.58

Number of Cemeteries and Crematories by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
3597
5 to 9
1152
10 to 19
646
20 to 49
283
50 to 99
54
100 to 249
8
250 to 499
1
500 to 999
0
1000 or more
0

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