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Funeral homes in Fulton County, GA
The funeral homes in Fulton County, GA, 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 #301 of 1,472 scored counties
#18 of 76 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 51
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.4M
- On funerals · $100 a household
- Spending per listing
- $909K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,098,791
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 funeral homes in Fulton County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 48% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $100 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Fulton County spend about $46.4M a year on funerals. That is about $909K of household spending for each home on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Fulton County in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 24,341 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $787K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Fulton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Fulton County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #301 of 1,472 scored counties and #18 of 76 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Fulton 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 | Fulton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $909K | $549K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 24,341 | 9,218 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.4% | +0.2% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $100 | $128 | $143 |
| Median household income | $95,292 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 19−17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 237
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $787K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 462,481
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,043
- Median household income
- $95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,610
- Median home value
- $458,800
- Jobs located here
- 965,119
- Daytime population
- 1,533,450Residents 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 |
| 18Fulton County, GA | 67 | 51 | 1.1 | $909K | +2.7% | #301 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Fulton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Fulton County, GA?
Fulton County has 51 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on funerals?
About $46.4M a year, or $100 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $909K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Fulton County has 1.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $909K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Fulton County would have about 68, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,341 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 67 for funeral homes (upper middle), #301 of 1,472 scored counties.
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