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Funeral homes in Cobb County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Cobb County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #323 of 1,472 scored counties
#19 of 76 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 38
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.7M
- On funerals · $117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $912K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cobb County spend about $34.7M a year on funerals, or $117 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $912K of household spending for each home on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
Cobb County has 38 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 13%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Cobb County in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 11,829 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cobb County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Cobb County is 66 (upper middle), #323 of 1,472 scored counties and #19 of 76 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cobb County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Cobb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $912K | $549K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 11,829 | 9,218 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.8% | +0.2% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $117 | $128 | $143 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 25−3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 221
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 385 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Cobb 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbia County, GA | 80 | 7 | 1.3 | $1.1M | +7.9% | #70 of 1,472 |
| 2Hall County, GA | 79 | 13 | 1.8 | $859K | +11.4% | #82 of 1,472 |
| 3Union County, GA | 78 | 5 | 4.4 | $513K | +12.3% | #95 of 1,472 |
| 4Fayette County, GA | 77 | 7 | 1.6 | $1.1M | +4.7% | #105 of 1,472 |
| 5Forsyth County, GA | 76 | 7 | 0.8 | $1.7M | +11.8% | #116 of 1,472 |
| 6Cherokee County, GA | 76 | 9 | 0.9 | $1.5M | +11.6% | #117 of 1,472 |
| 7Gwinnett County, GA | 75 | 27 | 0.8 | $1.4M | +6.2% | #128 of 1,472 |
| 8Glynn County, GA | 75 | 8 | 2.3 | $744K | +3.7% | #153 of 1,472 |
| 9Coweta County, GA | 74 | 8 | 1.4 | $921K | +9.2% | #164 of 1,472 |
| 10Chatham County, GA | 73 | 17 | 1.4 | $923K | +5.7% | #182 of 1,472 |
| 19Cobb County, GA | 66 | 38 | 1.3 | $912K | +3.5% | #323 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Cobb County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Cobb County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 funeral homes in Cobb County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on funerals?
About $34.7M a year, or $117 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $912K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Cobb County has 1.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $912K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Cobb County would have about 51, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,829 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Cobb County scores 66 for funeral homes (upper middle), #323 of 1,472 scored counties.
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