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Funeral homes in Pima County, AZ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Pima County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 86 out of 100: High

Ranked #37 of 1,472 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
37
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
16
−20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$69.6M
On funerals · $159 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,074,685
+2.8% 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

Pima County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #37 of 1,472 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for funeral homes.

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 funeral homes in Pima County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $159 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Pima County spend about $69.6M a year on funerals. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each home on map listings, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Pima County in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 27,364 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pima County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pima 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 Pima County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasurePima CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.92.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.7M$679K
Households per official establishment27,36420,6968,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.0%−0.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$159$151$143
Median household income$70,315$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score8691

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 16−20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
207
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
371 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
103The 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 Pima 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 Pima County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
Households
437,827
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
9,189 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,008
Median home value
$319,700
Jobs located here
381,409
Daytime population
1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Arizona

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

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Pima County, AZ?

Pima County has 37 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019.

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

About $69.6M a year, or $159 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pima County has 0.8 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.9M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Pima County would have about 103, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,364 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 86 for funeral homes (high), #37 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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