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Funeral homes in Fresno County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #303 of 1,472 scored counties
#31 of 37 scored counties in California

Listings
50
7 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
29
−6.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44.1M
On funerals · $136 a household
Spending per listing
$882K
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,035,456
+2.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 funeral homes in Fresno County. 7 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $136 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Fresno County spend about $44.1M a year on funerals. Spread across 50 funeral homes, that is $882K per home, 30% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Fresno County classed as funeral homes and funeral services, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 11,197 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $907K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Fresno County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fresno County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Fresno County is 67 (upper middle), #303 of 1,472 scored counties and #31 of 37 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fresno 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 Fresno County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureFresno CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.12.1
Spending per listing$882K$1.4M$679K
Households per official establishment11,19717,0638,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.4%+3.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$136$151$143
Median household income$74,201$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6773

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 29−6.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
231
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
507 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$907K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Fresno 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 Fresno County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,035,456+2.6% since 2020
Households
324,702
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,959 sq. mi.
People per square mile
171
Median household income
$74,201+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,641
Median home value
$388,800
Jobs located here
413,154
Daytime population
1,017,627Residents 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 Fresno 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
31Fresno County, CA67501.5$882K+2.6%#303 of 1,472

Other business types in Fresno County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Fresno County, CA?

There are 50 funeral homes on map listings in Fresno County as of September 2026. 7 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019.

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

About $44.1M a year, or $136 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $882K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,702 households in Fresno County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fresno County has 1.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $882K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Fresno County would have about 65, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,197 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Fresno County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Fresno County at 1,035,456 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,702 households. Median household income in Fresno County is $74,201, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Fresno County scores 67 for funeral homes (upper middle), #303 of 1,472 scored counties.

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