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Funeral homes in Alaska

Markets across Alaska ranked by the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
28
3 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.3M
On funerals
Listings per 10k households
1.0
52% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.1M
60% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#22 of 51
Market score 57 · Upper middle

A site report maps the funeral homes on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 funeral homes in Alaska. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Alaska comes to about $30.3M a year: $112 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each home on map listings, 60% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Alaska in 2023. That is one for every 15,030 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Alaska.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #22 for funeral homes, with a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area, scores 58. Among 2 scored counties, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest (69).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anchorage, AK58161.1$1M+1.9%#131 of 377
Fairbanks-College, AKNot scored41.1$913K−1.4%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Juneau, AKNot scored21.5$691K−1.8%
Ketchikan, AKNot scored11.7$663K−2.6%

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK6961.5$763K+10.4%#260 of 1,472
2Anchorage Municipality, AK59100.9$1.2M−1.3%#496 of 1,472
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AKNot scored41.1$913K−1.4%
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored31.2$1.1M+5.1%
Juneau City and Borough, AKNot scored21.5$691K−1.8%
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AKNot scored11.7$663K−2.6%
Kodiak Island Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.0%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored13.5$286K−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored110.5$137K+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored00.0n/a−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 funeral homes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Alaska?

There are 28 funeral homes on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Alaska spend on funerals?

About $30.3M a year, or $112 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Alaska has 1.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.1M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Alaska would have about 45, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,030 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for funeral homes?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Alaska is the Anchorage metro area, at 58 (upper middle). Among 2 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Alaska scores 57 for funeral homes (upper middle), #22 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the funeral homes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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