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Funeral homes in Little River County, AR

The funeral homes in Little River County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

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
$763K
On funerals · $158 a household
Spending per listing
$254K
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,763
−1.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 funeral homes in Little River County. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $158 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Little River County spend about $763K a year on funerals. That is about $254K of household spending for each home on map listings, 63% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Little River County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Little River County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Little River 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 Little River County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLittle River CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.23.42.1
Spending per listing$254K$409K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7168,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.5%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$158$139$143
Median household income$53,344$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
1The 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 Little River 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 Little River County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,763−1.8% since 2020
Households
4,820
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$53,344+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,347
Median home value
$113,500
Jobs located here
3,100
Daytime population
10,183Residents 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 Little River 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
Little River County, ARNot scored36.2$254K−1.8%

Other business types in Little River County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Little River County, AR?

Little River County has 3 funeral homes on map listings 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 Little River County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $763K a year, or $158 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $254K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,820 households in Little River County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Little River County has 6.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $254K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Little River County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Little River County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Little River County at 11,763 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,820 households. Median household income in Little River County is $53,344, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Little River County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Little River County

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