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Funeral homes in Clay County, AR

How Clay County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$998K
On funerals · $166 a household
Spending per listing
$333K
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,052
−3.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 funeral homes in Clay County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Clay County comes to about $998K a year: $166 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 funeral homes, that is $333K per home, 51% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Clay County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clay County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Clay County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.03.42.1
Spending per listing$333K$409K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7168,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.5%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$166$139$143
Median household income$51,481$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,052−3.3% since 2020
Households
6,021
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
639 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$51,481+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,802
Median home value
$94,600
Jobs located here
3,028
Daytime population
11,822Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Arkansas

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR7491.8$791K+7.6%#168 of 1,472
2Benton County, AR73151.3$922K+16.0%#183 of 1,472
3Washington County, AR69121.2$863K+9.9%#252 of 1,472
4Craighead County, AR6271.6$763K+4.8%#432 of 1,472
5Garland County, AR62102.3$713K−0.6%#435 of 1,472
6Lonoke County, AR5862.1$603K+3.5%#519 of 1,472
7Faulkner County, AR57132.6$431K+8.2%#549 of 1,472
8Sebastian County, AR54122.3$603K+2.2%#601 of 1,472
9Carroll County, AR4854.4$380K+3.6%#766 of 1,472
10Greene County, AR4752.8$473K+3.4%#787 of 1,472
Clay County, ARNot scored35.0$333K−3.3%

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Clay County, AR?

There are 3 funeral homes on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clay County, AR spend on funerals?

About $998K a year, or $166 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $333K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,021 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, AR compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Clay County has 5.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $333K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Clay County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Clay County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 14,052 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,021 households. Median household income in Clay County is $51,481, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Clay County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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