Death Care Products & Services Industry Financials

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Death Care Products & Services Industry Financial Summary

The US funeral industry includes 15,000 companies that generate about $15 billion of annual revenue from the operation of 16,000 funeral homes and 7,000 crematoriums and cemeteries. Large companies include Service Corporation International and Stewart Enterprises. The industry remains highly fragmented, despite strong consolidation in the 1990s. The top 50 companies hold only about 30 percent of the market. Most companies operate a single funeral home, with annual revenue close to $1 million.

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Death Care Products & Services industry.

NAICSNAICS DescriptionEstablishmentsSales, Receipts, or Shipments ($1,000)Annual Payroll ($1,000)Paid Employees
339995Burial casket mfg165$1,201,488$172,0605,435
812210Funeral homes & funeral services16,217$11,049,102$2,792,353106,263
812220Cemeteries & crematories6,260$3,230,776$1,037,27741,932
 All NAICS Sectors22,642$15,481,366$4,001,690153,630

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