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Funeral homes in Sacramento County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Sacramento County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #175 of 1,472 scored counties
#18 of 37 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 65
- 5 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.7M
- On funerals · $141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 83% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,618,460
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $141 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Sacramento County spend about $80.7M a year on funerals. That works out to $1.2M per home, 83% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 65 funeral homes on map listings in Sacramento County as of September 2026. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Sacramento County was 36 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 15,863 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $996K have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Sacramento County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sacramento County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Sacramento County is 73 (upper middle), #175 of 1,472 scored counties and #18 of 37 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sacramento 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.
| Measure | Sacramento County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.4M | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 15,863 | 17,063 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | +3.4% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $141 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $92,175 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 36−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 365
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 655 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 119The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $996K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,618,460+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 571,057
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 965 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $92,175+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,155
- Median home value
- $534,200
- Jobs located here
- 724,651
- Daytime population
- 1,607,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Placer County, CA | 92 | 17 | 1.1 | $1.6M | +8.9% | #16 of 1,472 |
| 2Riverside County, CA | 87 | 97 | 1.3 | $1.3M | +5.0% | #34 of 1,472 |
| 3El Dorado County, CA | 85 | 8 | 1.1 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #38 of 1,472 |
| 4Marin County, CA | 81 | 7 | 0.7 | $2.8M | −2.9% | #54 of 1,472 |
| 5Madera County, CA | 81 | 6 | 1.3 | $1.2M | +7.4% | #59 of 1,472 |
| 6Sonoma County, CA | 79 | 21 | 1.1 | $1.5M | −0.4% | #75 of 1,472 |
| 7Contra Costa County, CA | 78 | 38 | 0.9 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #85 of 1,472 |
| 8Orange County, CA | 78 | 103 | 1.0 | $1.7M | −1.1% | #86 of 1,472 |
| 9Santa Barbara County, CA | 77 | 15 | 1.0 | $1.7M | −1.4% | #99 of 1,472 |
| 10San Luis Obispo County, CA | 77 | 12 | 1.1 | $1.5M | 0.0% | #100 of 1,472 |
| 18Sacramento County, CA | 73 | 65 | 1.1 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #175 of 1,472 |
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Sacramento County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 funeral homes in Sacramento County. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Sacramento County, CA spend on funerals?
About $80.7M a year, or $141 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 571,057 households in Sacramento County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sacramento County, CA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Sacramento County has 1.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.2M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Sacramento County would have about 119, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,863 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Sacramento County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sacramento County at 1,618,460 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,057 households. The median household income in Sacramento County is $92,175 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Sacramento County scores 73 for funeral homes (upper middle), #175 of 1,472 scored counties.
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