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Compare Cemeteries and Funeral Homes by State and County

Pick up to four states or counties and see how they compare: how many cemeteries there are for the number of residents and the land area, how many people died in 2024, and how many funeral homes, cremation providers and monument dealers serve them.

OhioTexasCalifornia
MeasureOhioTexasCalifornia
Cemeteries listed
7,763
10,998
1,601
Cemeteries per 10,000 residents
6.5
3.5
0.4
Cemeteries per 100 square miles
19.0
4.2
1.0
Population (2024 estimate)
11,883,304
31,290,831
39,431,263
Deaths in 2024 (estimate)
127,000
229,362
290,135
Deaths in 2024 per listed cemetery
16.4
20.9
181.2
Funeral homes
1,069
1,599
875
Deaths in 2024 per funeral home
119
143
332
Cremation providers
151
152
296
Monument dealers
58
75
39
National, veterans and military cemeteries
4
21
17
Notable burials
2,567
1,599
9,351
All states

States ranked by cemeteries per 10,000 residents

  1. 125.6
  2. 223.6
  3. 323.1
  4. 422.6
  5. 519.6
  6. 619.1
  7. 718.6
  8. 815.9
  9. 915.7
  10. 1014.4
  11. 1114.4
  12. 1213.7
  13. 1313.4
  14. 1410.1
  15. 159.4
  16. 168.3
  17. 177.9
  18. 187.7
  19. 197.6
  20. 207.0
  21. 216.5
  22. 226.5
  23. 236.2
  24. 246.1
  25. 255.9
  26. 265.9
  27. 275.8
  28. 285.5
  29. 295.5
  30. 305.3
  31. 315.0
  32. 324.0
  33. 333.7
  34. 343.5
  35. 352.9
  36. 362.8
  37. 372.8
  38. 382.7
  39. 392.1
  40. 402.1
  41. 411.6
  42. 421.6
  43. 431.4
  44. 441.3
  45. 451.2
  46. 461.0
  47. 470.9
  48. 480.8
  49. 490.6
  50. 500.5
  51. 510.4

Click a state name to add it to the comparison above.

What the measures mean

  • Cemeteries per 10,000 residents divides the cemeteries we list by the 2024 population estimate. Across the country there are 179,777 listings.
  • Cemeteries per 100 square miles uses land area only, so lakes and coastal water do not lower the figure.
  • Deaths in 2024 are Census Bureau estimates. Divided by cemeteries or funeral homes, they show roughly how much demand each one serves.
  • Funeral homes include funeral homes, mortuaries and funeral chapels (21,457 nationally). Cremation providers and monument dealers are counted separately.
  • Notable burials counts people with an encyclopedia entry whose Wikidata record names a cemetery in the area as their burial place.

What stands out

By cemeteries per 10,000 residents, the states at the top are North Dakota (25.6), Vermont (23.6), Maine (23.1); at the bottom are California (0.4), Nevada (0.5), District of Columbia (0.6). Deaths per funeral home run from Nevada (482), Arizona (419), Hawaii (376) at the top to Mississippi (75), Iowa (88), North Dakota (93) at the bottom. Use the ranking under the comparison to sort every state by any measure.

Where to go from here

Every state and county page has its own “How it compares” table with its rank. For costs rather than counts, try the burial cost calculator or read how much a cemetery plot costs. To see the places on a map, open the cemetery map, or browse the national cemetery statistics.

Updated November 8, 2026 · Built and reviewed by the Cemetery Directory USA editors.County names you type are sent to our server only to find matching counties; nothing is stored.

Frequently asked questions

Why do rural states have so many cemeteries per person?

Many rural cemeteries are small family, church or township burial grounds from the 1800s, each serving a few farms or a single congregation. Cities bury far more people in fewer, larger cemeteries, and some growing states were settled after large cemetery companies became common.

What does deaths per funeral home tell me?

It is a rough measure of how busy funeral homes in an area are: the number of deaths in 2024 divided by the funeral homes we know of. A high figure can mean larger funeral firms or more direct cremation, a low one many small family firms. It is not a measure of quality or price.

Are all cemeteries counted?

We count every published listing, which includes small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Some old cemeteries have never been recorded, and a few listings may be inactive, so treat the counts as a close guide rather than an exact census.

Where do the population and death figures come from?

From the US Census Bureau's Vintage 2024 county and state population estimates, which include estimated deaths for each year. Land area comes from the 2020 Census Gazetteer files. Connecticut now reports by planning region instead of county, so its counties show these figures as not available.