Funeral services · County · Arkansas
Funeral homes in White County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in White County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #879 of 1,472 scored counties
#13 of 31 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On funerals · $140 a household
- Spending per listing
- $318K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,085
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $140 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in White County spend about $4.1M a year on funerals. That works out to $318K per home, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 13 funeral homes on map listings in White County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 31%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in White County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 5,926 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in White County.
Population estimates put the population change in White County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in White County is 44 (lower middle), #879 of 1,472 scored counties and #13 of 31 scored counties in Arkansas.
How White 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 | White County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $318K | $409K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,926 | 5,716 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $140 | $139 | $143 |
| Median household income | $55,249 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in White 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 White County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,085+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 29,629
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,034 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $55,249+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,679
- Median home value
- $163,600
- Jobs located here
- 25,976
- Daytime population
- 72,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13White County, AR | 44 | 13 | 4.4 | $318K | +4.2% | #879 of 1,472 |
Other business types in White County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in White County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 funeral homes in White County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in White County, AR spend on funerals?
About $4.1M a year, or $140 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $318K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,629 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.
How does White County, AR compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
White County has 4.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $318K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, White County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,926 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is White County, AR growing?
Population estimates put White County at 80,085 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,629 households. The median household income in White County is $55,249 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. White County scores 44 for funeral homes (lower middle), #879 of 1,472 scored counties.
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