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.
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.
States in the United States with the highest cremation rate in 2022
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Cremation Association of North America. (June 2, 2024). States in the United States with the highest cremation rate in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029197/cremation-rate-the-united-states-state/
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