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Funeral homes in the District of Columbia

Markets across the District of Columbia ranked by the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
46
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.3M
On funerals
Listings per 10k households
1.4
33% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$637K
6% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#26 of 51
Market score 52 · Upper middle

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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 46 funeral homes in the District of Columbia. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $90 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in the District of Columbia spend about $29.3M a year on funerals. Spread across 46 funeral homes, that is $637K per home, 6% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in the District of Columbia classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 18,027 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #26 for funeral homes, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 71.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, 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 the District of Columbia, ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV712371.0$1.3M+3.3%#68 of 377

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored461.4$637K+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 funeral homes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in the District of Columbia?

There are 46 funeral homes on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on funerals?

About $29.3M a year, or $90 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $637K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

The District of Columbia has 1.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $637K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 43, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,027 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for funeral homes?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 71 (upper middle). 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. The District of Columbia scores 52 for funeral homes (upper middle), #26 of the 50 states and DC.

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