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Funeral homes in Navajo County, AZ

The funeral homes in Navajo County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #147 of 1,472 scored counties
#8 of 10 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On funerals · $152 a household
Spending per listing
$871K
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,946
+3.0% since 2020

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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

Navajo County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #147 of 1,472 scored counties and #8 of 10 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for funeral homes.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 funeral homes in Navajo County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 19% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $152 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Navajo County spend about $6.1M a year on funerals. That works out to $871K per home, 28% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Navajo County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 13,354 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates show Navajo County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Navajo County compares

The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all funerals by the funeral homes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Funeral homes in Navajo County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureNavajo CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.70.92.1
Spending per listing$871K$1.7M$679K
Households per official establishment13,35420,6968,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$152$151$143
Median household income$54,606$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score7591

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Navajo County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Navajo County

Population, 2025 estimate
109,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
40,063
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,950 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,874
Median home value
$201,500
Jobs located here
26,234
Daytime population
104,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Arizona

Every Arizona market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Navajo County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ96181.1$1.6M+25.4%#6 of 1,472
2Yavapai County, AZ91161.4$1.4M+6.5%#19 of 1,472
3Mohave County, AZ91161.6$1.2M+6.5%#21 of 1,472
4Yuma County, AZ8970.9$2M+9.2%#25 of 1,472
5Pima County, AZ86370.8$1.9M+2.8%#37 of 1,472
6Maricopa County, AZ811140.7$2.1M+5.5%#57 of 1,472
7Gila County, AZ7752.1$914K+0.9%#110 of 1,472
8Navajo County, AZ7571.7$871K+3.0%#147 of 1,472
9Cochise County, AZ7491.8$950K+0.6%#163 of 1,472
10Coconino County, AZ6161.1$1M−0.6%#451 of 1,472

Other business types in Navajo County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Navajo County, AZ?

There are 7 funeral homes on map listings in Navajo County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Navajo County, AZ spend on funerals?

About $6.1M a year, or $152 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $871K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in Navajo County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Navajo County, AZ compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Navajo County has 1.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $871K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Navajo County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,354 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Navajo County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Navajo County at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. Median household income in Navajo County is $54,606, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, before inflation.

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. Navajo County scores 75 for funeral homes (high), #147 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Navajo County

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