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Funeral homes in Phillips County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Phillips County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,442 of 1,472 scored counties
#27 of 31 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $918K
- On funerals · $152 a household
- Spending per listing
- $115K
- 83% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 6.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,255
- −13.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Phillips County is 16 (low), #1,442 of 1,472 scored counties and #27 of 31 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Phillips County spend about $918K a year on funerals, or $152 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $115K per home, 83% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
Phillips County has 8 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 6.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Phillips County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Phillips County declined 13.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Phillips 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 | Phillips County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $115K | $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 | −13.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $152 | $139 | $143 |
| Median household income | $40,134 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 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
- 81 chain location
- 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 Phillips 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 Phillips County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,255−13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,023
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $40,134+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $54,873
- Median home value
- $78,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,448
- Daytime population
- 14,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Phillips County marked.
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 |
| 27Phillips County, AR | 16 | 8 | 13.3 | $115K | −13.0% | #1,442 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Phillips County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Phillips County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 funeral homes in Phillips County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Phillips County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Phillips County, AR spend on funerals?
About $918K 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 8 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $115K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,023 households in Phillips County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Phillips County, AR compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Phillips County has 13.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 6.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $115K, 83% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Phillips County would have about 1, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Phillips County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Phillips County at 14,255 people in 2025, down 13.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,023 households. The median household income in Phillips County is $40,134 a year, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Phillips County scores 16 for funeral homes (low), #1,442 of 1,472 scored counties.
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