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Funeral homes in Delaware

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Delaware, ranked by the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
92
20 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
55
+19.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$62.6M
On funerals
Listings per 10k households
2.3
10% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$680K
In line with the U.S.
Rank among states
#12 of 51
Market score 68 · Upper middle

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What this means

Delaware has 92 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Delaware comes to about $62.6M a year: $156 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $680K per home, in line with the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 55 businesses with payroll in Delaware classed as funeral homes and funeral services, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 7,310 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 1.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Delaware.

Among the 50 states and DC, Delaware ranks #12 for funeral homes, with a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest (44). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware, the Seaford area, scores 94.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Delaware, ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD445852.4$600K+1.4%#215 of 377
1Dover, DE38243.4$442K+6.8%#264 of 377

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Delaware, ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Seaford, DE94232.2$878K+16.1%#2 of 365

Counties

Counties in Delaware, ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sussex County, DE82232.2$878K+16.1%#52 of 1,472
2New Castle County, DE63452.0$706K+3.0%#405 of 1,472
3Kent County, DE55243.4$442K+6.8%#591 of 1,472

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Delaware?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 funeral homes in Delaware. 20 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Delaware spend on funerals?

About $62.6M a year, or $156 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $680K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.

How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Delaware has 2.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $680K, in line with the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,310 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for funeral homes?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest, at 44 (lower middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware is the Seaford area, at 94 (very high). Among 3 scored counties in Delaware, Sussex County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Delaware scores 68 for funeral homes (upper middle), #12 of the 50 states and DC.

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