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Funeral homes in Independence County, AR
How Independence County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #819 of 1,472 scored counties
#11 of 31 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.2M
- On funerals · $149 a household
- Spending per listing
- $363K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 95% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,785
- +2.2% since 2020
See the funeral homes around any address in Independence County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in Independence County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $149 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Independence County spend about $2.2M a year on funerals. That works out to $363K per home, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Independence County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Independence County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Independence County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #819 of 1,472 scored counties and #11 of 31 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Independence 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.
| Measure | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $363K | $409K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,716 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $149 | $139 | $143 |
| Median household income | $56,609 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 27 |
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
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Independence 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 Independence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,785+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,638
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,952
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,686
- Daytime population
- 41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Independence County?
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 74 | 9 | 1.8 | $791K | +7.6% | #168 of 1,472 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 73 | 15 | 1.3 | $922K | +16.0% | #183 of 1,472 |
| 3Washington County, AR | 69 | 12 | 1.2 | $863K | +9.9% | #252 of 1,472 |
| 4Craighead County, AR | 62 | 7 | 1.6 | $763K | +4.8% | #432 of 1,472 |
| 5Garland County, AR | 62 | 10 | 2.3 | $713K | −0.6% | #435 of 1,472 |
| 6Lonoke County, AR | 58 | 6 | 2.1 | $603K | +3.5% | #519 of 1,472 |
| 7Faulkner County, AR | 57 | 13 | 2.6 | $431K | +8.2% | #549 of 1,472 |
| 8Sebastian County, AR | 54 | 12 | 2.3 | $603K | +2.2% | #601 of 1,472 |
| 9Carroll County, AR | 48 | 5 | 4.4 | $380K | +3.6% | #766 of 1,472 |
| 10Greene County, AR | 47 | 5 | 2.8 | $473K | +3.4% | #787 of 1,472 |
| 11Independence County, AR | 46 | 6 | 4.1 | $363K | +2.2% | #819 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Independence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Independence County, AR?
Independence County has 6 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Independence County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Independence County, AR spend on funerals?
About $2.2M a year, or $149 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $363K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Independence County has 4.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $363K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Independence County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 46 for funeral homes (lower middle), #819 of 1,472 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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