U.S. cremation rate by state 2022

In 2022, Nevada had a cremation rate of 83 percent, higher than any other state in the United States. Maine followed, with a cremation rate of approximately 82 percent.

Funerals, burials, and cremations in the U.S.

The cremation rate in the United States has been increasing steadily since the year 2000. Consequently, the burial rate in the United States has been on the decline, and was around the 30 percent mark at the last count. These trends look set to continue as the median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States has continued to increase.

Leading death care providers in the U.S.

Death care services have proven to be lucrative business opportunities in the United States. For instance, the revenue of Carriage Services from their funeral segment alone reached almost 250 million U.S. dollars in 2023. The revenue of Service Corporation International, the leading death care service provider in the United States, reached over four billion U.S. dollars in the same year.