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Funeral homes in Butte County, CA

The funeral homes in Butte County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #514 of 1,472 scored counties
#35 of 37 scored counties in California

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.4M
On funerals · $137 a household
Spending per listing
$948K
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,211
−0.5% 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

Households in Butte County spend about $11.4M a year on funerals, or $137 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $948K per home, 40% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Butte County has 12 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Butte County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 8,331 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Butte County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Butte County is 58 (upper middle), #514 of 1,472 scored counties and #35 of 37 scored counties in California.

How Butte County compares

The same measures for California 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 Butte County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureButte CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.41.12.1
Spending per listing$948K$1.4M$679K
Households per official establishment8,33117,0638,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$137$151$143
Median household income$67,928$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5873

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 10
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Butte 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 Butte County

Population, 2025 estimate
209,211−0.5% since 2020
Households
83,312
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
127
Median household income
$67,928+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,439
Median home value
$424,700
Jobs located here
75,172
Daytime population
203,711Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Placer County, CA92171.1$1.6M+8.9%#16 of 1,472
2Riverside County, CA87971.3$1.3M+5.0%#34 of 1,472
3El Dorado County, CA8581.1$1.7M+0.6%#38 of 1,472
4Marin County, CA8170.7$2.8M−2.9%#54 of 1,472
5Madera County, CA8161.3$1.2M+7.4%#59 of 1,472
6Sonoma County, CA79211.1$1.5M−0.4%#75 of 1,472
7Contra Costa County, CA78380.9$1.7M+0.3%#85 of 1,472
8Orange County, CA781031.0$1.7M−1.1%#86 of 1,472
9Santa Barbara County, CA77151.0$1.7M−1.4%#99 of 1,472
10San Luis Obispo County, CA77121.1$1.5M0.0%#100 of 1,472
35Butte County, CA58121.4$948K−0.5%#514 of 1,472

Other business types in Butte County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Butte County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 funeral homes in Butte County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Butte County, CA spend on funerals?

About $11.4M a year, or $137 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $948K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,312 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Butte County, CA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Butte County has 1.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $948K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Butte County would have about 17, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,331 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Butte County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Butte County at 209,211 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 83,312 households. The median household income in Butte County is $67,928 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Butte County scores 58 for funeral homes (upper middle), #514 of 1,472 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Butte County

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